Disaster aid package includes $2B for military

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Disaster aid package includes $2B for military

By: Joe Gould ?  12 hours ago

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican appropriators announced a proposed $13.45 billion aid package Tuesday that would include more than $2 billion to help the military respond to damage wrought by hurricanes Michael and Florence last fall. Senate Appropriations Committee chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala., released the text of the bill, meant to address damage from various natural disasters across the country—some related to recent catastrophic flooding in the Midwest and some related to events in 2017 and 2018.

The bill would include $1.1 billion for the Air Force — $400 million would be applied to damages caused by Hurricane Michael to repair facilities and begin the process of rebuilding Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and $700 million in military construction funding for planning and design costs.

For the Coast Guard, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, there is $526 million to repair and upgrade facilities damaged by recent disasters and provide for response and recovery operations costs.

For the Marine Corps, there’s $315 (m)illion — $200 million in operations and maintenance funding to repair damage caused by Hurricane Florence to Marine Corps installations, including Camp Lejeune and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, both in North Carolina, as well as $115 million for planning and design.
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