Trending
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced Monday securing funds for West Virginia priorities through a bipartisan appropriations package, including $12.5 million for Corridor H construction and $2.2 million for the renovation of the Elkins-Randolph County Public Library.
The bipartisan appropriations package included the Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water; Interior and Environment; Commerce, Justice, Science; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs; and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bills.
The package included $191,265,370 in Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests, or earmarks, for 151 West Virginia projects.
"As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I fight every day to ensure West Virginia receives the federal resources we need to build stronger communities, spur economic opportunity, and strengthen our energy and national security," Manchin said. "This package of six funding bills includes historic wins for the Mountain State, including more than $191 million in Congressionally Directed Spending for projects like expanding Corridor H, renovating the Wheeling Gateway Visitors Center, and upgrading the Elkins-Randolph County Public Library.
"I look forward to seeing President Biden sign this legislation into law and as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I will continue to advocate for West Virginian and American priorities while also working to get our fiscal house in order."
Among the local projects affected by the Congressionally Directed Spending earmarks, $12,500,000 will be provided to build the Wardensville to Virginia State Line section of Corridor H.
A total of $2,2000,000 has been earmarked to expand and renovate the Elkins-Randolph County Public Library.
Other West Virginia funding included:
A total of $8,300,000 to ensure all soldiers at Camp Dawson have access to facilities that help them meet physical fitness standards.
A total of $10,022,00 to improve the water system for the town of West Union.
A total of $5,000,000 to transform the blighted Wheeling Gateway Visitors Center.
A total of $4,165,000 to construct a new fire station in Huntington.
A total of $28.6 million for West Virginia for Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Grants, $65 million for ARC POWER Grants and $75 million for EDA's Assistance to Coal Communities.
For the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, $36.1 million of National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund allocated to remove excess structures and abandoned buildings (Phase II), address deficient utilities, historic structures, and visitor facilities; and $655,000 in Land and Water Conservation Fund allocations.
For the Gauley River National Recreation Area, $920,000 in Land and Water Conservation Fund allocations.
For the Monongahela National Forest, $685,000 of National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund allocated to replace the Holcomb Bridge.