WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kit Bond today announced that he secured over $6 million in federal dollars for Missouri projects that will provide economic development, fund new technologies, support local law enforcement and protect the environment in the Senate’s Commerce-Justice-Science and Interior spending bills.

 

“Local and community leaders in Missouri asked me to help send some of their tax dollars back home for local priorities and with today’s committee passage we are one step closer to making these critical projects a reality,” said Bond. 

 

As a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Bond secured more than $6 million in federal funds in the fiscal year 2010 Commerce-Justice-Science and Interior spending bills, which passed the full Senate Appropriations Committee today.  Before being signed into the law the bill must be passed by the full Senate and reconciled with the House of Representatives version.

 

            Bond secured funds for the following Missouri projects that:

 

 

·       $500,000 for the Midwest China Hub Commission in St. Louis. The funds will help establish a Chinese Freight Airline Hub which will develop new markets for Midwestern products. The hub will increase exports of Midwestern products to China and create new jobs in Missouri through business development. (Commerce-Justice-Science)

 

·       $700,000 for the Forensic Science Research and Education Laboratory at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. The funds will help construct and equip a facility that will support law enforcement by serving as a state-of-the-art teaching and research laboratory for forensic education. The facility will also serve as a research and development center for new methods of forensic analysis, a regional training facility, and a resource for the Midwest Forensic Resource Center Casework Assistance Program. (Commerce-Justice-Science)

 

·       $600,000 for the St. Louis Community College Missouri for the BioBench and Training Facility in St. Louis. The funds will help build and equip 10,000 square feet of classroom and laboratory space at the new Danforth Center North 8 facility, which will provide specialized career and technical training for students interested in careers in life sciences. The project will provide a highly trained workforce to supply the growing life sciences industry in Missouri and attract new life sciences companies and jobs to the area. (Commerce-Justice-Science)

 

·       $500,000 for the Missouri NASA Math, Science and Technology Education Enhancement Program at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. The funds will help enhance K-12 science, mathematics, and technology programs among schools, teachers, and students throughout Missouri.  This program will increase employment opportunities for thousands of students as a result of their enhanced science, math, and technology skills/education in a high-tech society. (Commerce-Justice-Science)

 

·       $300,000 for the Center for Development of Woody Biomass at the Missouri Forest Foundation in Jefferson City.  The funds will help scientists at the center research and develop woody biomass as a renewable energy.  The center will take advantage of the neighboring Missouri University of Science and Technology and Mark Twain National Forest to test and demonstrate biomass harvesting and processing techniques that improve the ecosystem health of forests, reduce fire risks, curb disease and insect infestation.  The research will help develop woody biomass as a self-sustaining source of renewable energy and economic development for the region.  This project will create jobs, facilitate economic development and employment opportunities in the region and improve the health of the region’s forest resources. (Interior)

·       $1,500,000 for the Cape Girardeau County Sherriff’s Office for the Missouri Sherriff’s Methamphetamine Relief Team (MOSMART) in Cape Girardeau County. The funds will help MOSMART fight methamphetamine production and trafficking through financial assistance to Missouri sheriff’s offices and multi-jurisdiction drug task forces.  The program to date has funded over 300 meth investigators, 10,000 meth lab seizures, nearly 30,000 meth arrests and over 1,000 anhydrous ammonia theft arrests. (Commerce-Justice-Science)

 

·       $200,000 for the Hope House Guardian Program in Lee’s Summit. The funds will help provide services to victims of domestic violence and their children.  In addition to safe refuge for recent victims of domestic violence, the program provides counseling and educational services to children to help break the cycle of violence arising from abusive environments. (Commerce-Justice-Science)

 

·       $1,500,000 for wastewater infrastructure improvements in the City of Lee’s Summit. The funds will improve the city’s wastewater infrastructure which will help spur economic development on land adjacent to Interstate 470 between View High and Pryor Road interchanges.  This project is a local top priority these much needed infrastructure improvements will attract high-skilled and -paying jobs to the area. (Interior)

 

·       $300,000 for wastewater infrastructure improvements in the City of New Haven. The funds will provide wastewater infrastructure improvements including consolidation and replacement of wastewater pump stations nearing the end of their useful life.  This project will create jobs and ensure continued water services to their residence and places of employment. (Interior)

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