The $230 million pledged to fund military construction projects at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has been signed into law.
The funding has been specifically earmarked for the base in President George Bush's budget and is included in the pending 2008 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill, according to U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville. President Bush's signature on Monday of the Defense Authorization Bill signed the appropriations bill into law.
The funding will support several construction projects necessary after the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure process consolidated several U.S. Air Force mission at Wright-Patt.
Though aimed at all the Wright-Patt BRAC projects slated for fiscal year 2008, the majority of the funding will go towards constructing a $215 million, 700,000-square-foot Human Performance Wing building.
The wing will merge four different Air Force operations and facilities from all over the country, such as the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine in Texas, to one location, as directed by BRAC.
In all, the base plans 14 construction projects related to BRAC worth about $332 million, with about $90 million slated appear in 2009.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, awarded Dayton-based Butt Construction Co. Inc. the first military construction award to prepare for incoming BRAC operations at Wright-Patt in late September.
The company will build roadways, utilities and further infrastructure in preparation for the behemoth Human Performance Wing building.
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