Public Disclosure Of FY24 Community Project Funding Requests
Project Name: Oregon Inlet Dual Jetty Feasibility Study
Requested Amount: $500,000
Requesting Entity: Dare County, N.C.
Location: Oregon Inlet, N.C.
Justification: Oregon Inlet is the primary route to the ocean for hundreds of vessels. However, the inlet experiences more high winds, strong tides, and shifting sand than any other major commercial inlet in the U.S. The funding would be used for the Oregon Inlet Dual Jetty Feasibility Study to address the problems caused by these severe conditions and save lives and property. This project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the dual jetty system has been needed for decades to consistently keep Oregon Inlet open.
Federal Nexus: The funding provided is for purposes authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-611) and section 8201 Feasibility Study (a), page 1354, Oregon Inlet project for navigation, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263).
Project Name: F35 Sustainment Center (P-993)
Requested Amount: $230,000,000
Requesting Entity: Town of Havelock, N.C.
Location: Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE), Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Havelock, N.C.
Justification: The Department of the Navy will use this funding to construct a critical new late-to-need hangar to greatly expand FRCE’s capacity to provide depot-level maintenance for F-35B and F-35C fighter aircraft belonging to the Navy, Marine Corps, and partner nations. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because F-35 sustainment is crucial to the nation’s defense posture and our NATO allies.
Federal Nexus: The funding provided is for purposes authorized by 10 USC 169 and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, Public Law 117-81.
Project Name: Federal Channel from Back Sound to Lookout Bight
Requested Amount: $5,200,000
Requesting Entity: Carteret County, N.C.
Location: Carteret County, N.C.
Justification: This project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the channel is used by a passenger ferry to go to and from a National Park.
Federal Nexus: This project has been authorized in two separate Public Laws, the River and Harbor Acts of 1937 and 1945, as amended, in Public Law 117-263