Priorities

Last week, Senator Warner and Senator Webb announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee allocated $467.1 million for key military construction projects in Virginia.

The funding is authorized through the spending bill approved by the Subcommittee for Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies. It is part of more than $133.9 billion in total funding, including more than $76.7 billion in discretionary spending.  

The bill incorporates two projects specifically requested by Virginia's senators and supported by the U.S. Navy and Army:

  • $3.66 million for the expansion of an electromagnetic research and engineering facility at the Naval Surface Warfar Center in Dalghren, Va; 
  • $8.9 million to upgrade the marshalling area at Fort Eustis.  
Here are the 
Dalghren Naval Surface Warfare Center AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense Facility expansion:   $24.5M
Dam Neck Special Operations Forces Operations Facility (Increment III):   $15.967M
Fort A.P Hill Automated Infantry Platoon Battle Course:   $4.9M
Fort A.P. Hill Field Training Area:   $9M
Fort A.P. Hill Training Aids& Center: $9.1M
Fort Belvoir Flight Control Tower: $8.4M
Fort Belvoir Road and Access Control Point: $9.5M
Fort Pickett Regional Training Institute (Phase II): $32M
Langley Air Force Base West & LaSalle Gates Force Protection/Access: $10M
Little Creek Special Operations Forces Activity Operations Facility: $18.669M
Little Creek Naval Construction Division Operations Facility: $13.095M
Norfolk E-2D Trainer Facility: <$11.737M
Norfolk Facility Upgrades for E-2D Program: $6.402M
Oceana Naval Air Station C-40 Hangar: $30.4M
Oceana Naval Air Station C-40 Hangar: $30.4M
Pentagon Secondary Uninterruptible Power Raven Rock: $8.4M
Portsmouth Ship Repair Pier Replacement: $126.969M
Quantico Student Quarters – The Basic School (Phase IV): $32.06M
Quantico Marine Security Guard Battalion Training Facility: $10.34M
Quantico Marine Corps Information Operations Center: $29.62M
Quantico Aircraft Trainer: $3.17M
Quantico Dining Facility – The Basic School:   $14.78M
Quantico South Mainside Electrical Substation: $15.27M