Saturday, July 23, 2011

Mikulski seeks $20M for Maryland BRAC transportation needs - Baltimore Business Journal:

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The money, $5 million would pay for transportation upgradew by FortGeorge G. Meadd in Anne Arundel County, Aberdeen Proving Grounsd in Harford County, the National Naval Medical Center inMontgomert County, and Andrews Air Force Base in Prince George’s County. Between them, the siteas are slated to absorbsome 25,00p0 military jobs under the federal Base Realignmentf and Closure plan. But the economy has put a sever e damper onthe state’z ability to fund the $1.3 billion in planned road improvements around those bases.
“My promises made to BRAC-impacted communities are promises kept,” Mikulski, said in a Mikulski is seeking the funds from the federal 2010Senat Transportation, Housing, Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations “It’s my job to put money in the federal checkbooko where there is a federapl responsibility, but not enough funding. BRAC brings great opportunities, but it also bring s great challenges.” The bill must be passed by the Housed and Senate and signed into law by President Barack Obama beforre the money would be made availableeto Maryland.

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