Saturday, January 5, 2013

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

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The money, $5 million would pay for transportation upgrades by FortGeorge G. Meade in Anne Arunde County, Aberdeen Proving Groundx in Harford County, the National Naval Medical Center inMontgomery County, and Andrewds Air Force Base in Prince George’zs County. Between them, the sitea are slated to absorbsome 25,000 militarh jobs under the federal Base Realignment and Closure But the economy has put a severe damper on the state’es ability to fund the $1.3 billionh in planned road improvements around those “My promises made to BRAC-impacted communities are promises kept,” D-Md., said in a statement.
Mikulsk is seeking the funds from the federak 2010Senate Transportation, Urban Development and Related Agencie s Appropriations bill. “It’s my job to put moneyg in the federal checkbook where ther is afederal responsibility, but not enough funding. BRAC brings greatt opportunities, but it also brings greart challenges.” The bill must be passecd by the House and Senate and signe d into law by President Barack Obama beforr the money would be made availableto

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