DOD Releases List of Projects They Can Divert Funds From to Build Border Wall
Julio Rosas
Posted: Mar 19, 2019 8:50 PM
The Department of Defense released a list of projects they are able to pull money from in order to fulfill the emergency declaration that President Donald Trump signed so the wall can be built on the U.S.-Mexico border.
“To make decisions about the use of military construction funds, the Joint Staff and [U.S. Northern Command] will examine a project list of specific border barrier construction projects provided by the Department of Homeland Security and will conduct a mission analysis on which border barrier projects would support the use of the armed forces,” the Pentagon said in a statement. “This analysis will help determine the border barrier projects the Department of Defense (DoD) might undertake and the level of funding required.”
The DOD made it clear that money will not be taken from military housing, barracks, or dormitory projects and the projects that are listed does not mean money will be taken from it.
Projects where money can be taken from include (in thousands):
Fort Campbell, Vehicle Maintenance Shop $32,000
U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Engineering Center $95,000
Camp Pendleton, AAV-ACV Maintenance & Warehouse Facility $ 49,410
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Sewer Lift Station & Relief Sewer Line $73,200
Dover Air Force Base, Aircraft Maintenance Hangar $39,000
Joint Base Charleston, Fire & Rescue Station $17,000
The full list can be viewed here.