Senator Rosen and Senator Cortez Masto requested funding for projects in their communities to be included in the FY2023 omnibus funding agreement. The funding awarded to local projects is listed below by subcommittee.
Agriculture, Rural Development
City of Fallon – Fixed Based Operations Facility - $825, 000
The City of Fallon's Fixed Based Operations Facility project request consists of the demolition and reconstruction of a new state of the art Fixed Base Operations Center (FBO) at the Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX).
Energy Water and Development:
City of Fallon – New River Feeders - $879,835
Fallon's New River Feeders project request will install two additional circuits, known as the New River Feeders, to the recently constructed and commissioned New River Substation. This will allow the New River Substation to absorb much of the current electric load of another substation, ensuring the continued delivery of safe and reliable power.
Interior and Environment:
Churchill County -
Water Storage Tank - $3,000,000
Churchill County’s Water Storage Tank project request will replace open storage ponds with enclosed effluent water storage tanks at the waste water treatment facility. A water storage tank will prevent evaporation in open ponds, thereby further conserving water in the County’s arid desert environment.
City of Fallon - Wastewater Treatment Plant Dewatering Press - $4,369,600
City of Fallon’s Wastewater Treatment Plant Dewatering Press project request will construct a new dewatering press at the city’s Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). This will more effectively process the biosolids generated from the treatment processes at the plant and allow the city to respond to current and anticipated population growth.
Labor, HHS, and Education:
Western Nevada College - Rural Nursing Expansion and Renovation Project - $2,314,000
Western Nevada College’s Rural Nursing Expansion and Renovation project request will create a permanent instructional training space for its rural nursing cohort at the Fallon Campus (health facilities, construction, and equipment).
Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development:
Nevada Department of Transportation - Churchill County
Moody Lane/Coleman Road Connector Construction - $4,000,000
Churchill County’s Coleman Road Connector project request will provide an alternate route for traffic traveling from rural areas north of Fallon into the central retail/commercial area of Fallon. This project will increase access to local businesses and educational institutions and accommodate the expected growth in population to the area.
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