Maurice Hinchey NEWS

22nd C O N G R E S S I O N A L D I S T R I C T , N E W Y O R K

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 14, 2003

HINCHEY DELIVERS $18.26 MILLION FOR AREA PROJECTS

KINGSTON - U.S. Representative Maurice Hinchey today announced that several

earmarks he placed in fiscal year 2003 appropriations bills for local projects were

included in the final omnibus spending bill that passed the House on Thursday. Hinchey

is a member of the House Appropriations Committee. He made the announcements at a

press conference in Kingston.

The funded projects in the Hudson Valley and Catskills regions of the 22nd District are as

follows:

New York City Watershed: $5.4 million for watershed infrastructure to protect drinking

water.

Stewart International Airport: $2.065 million for construction of a new air traffic control

tower.

Newburgh-Beacon Ferry Service: $1.65 million for improvements to the waterfront

areas of Newburgh and Beacon. The funds will also be used for improvements to docking

facilities and the leasing or buying of a vessel.

New York State Department of Transportation: $1.5 million for construction of the I-

84/I-87 interchange.

Ulster County Tourism: $1 million to build a visitor center.

Ulster County Rural Transportation: $900,000 for construction of a bus garage.

Village of Walden: $900,000 for wastewater infrastructure improvements. This earmark

was originally requested by former U.S. Representative Benjamin Gilman. Hinchey fought

to keep the funding in the bill after Gilman's retirement.

New York City Watershed: $750,000 for economic development in the watershed.

Watershed Agricultural Council: $650,000 for technical assistance and perpetual

stewardship of easements on farms in the New York City watershed. This is Phase II of a

multi-year plan.

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Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area: $600,000 to implement the Heritage

Area's management plan. Hinchey wrote the legislation that created the Heritage Area

and authorized $10 million in funding.

City of Middletown: $450,000 for water filtration plant. Originally requested by Gilman.

Orange County Community College: $405,000 for facilities construction and the

establishment of the Benjamin A. Gilman Institute for Political and International Studies in

Middletown.

Kingston-Newburgh Enterprise Community: $400,000 to continue KNEC's efforts to

promote urban renewal and economic development through job training initiatives. The

funds would enable KNEC to continue to offer training programs for local community

college students to transition into the local work force, sponsor job fairs, and establish

counseling and referral programs.

Benedictine Hospital: $350,000 to help construct and equip an on-campus

Comprehensive Oncology Center to fill the critical need for cancer treatment in the area.

The new center will house outpatient medical and radiation oncology services.

Catskill Regional Medical Center: $350,000 for the completion of the Selma Ettenberg

Center for Women's Health, a state-of-the-art facility for women. The funds will be used

for the last piece of the project: the renovation of the Hospital's Maternity Unit.

City of Middletown: $320,000 to allow the city to purchase buses and improve facilities.

City of Kingston: $240,000 for the purchase of buses.

Bethel Performing Arts Center: $180,000 to help with the construction a state-of-the-art

performance facility.

Saugerties Boys & Girls Club: $150,000 for renovations to a building that will serve as

the home.