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WASHINGTON D.C.- U.S. Senator Wayne Allard,a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announcedWednesday that he has secured $468.3 million in funding for military installations and $61.3 million for the new Denver VA hospital at Fitzsimons in Colorado as a part of the 2008 Military Construction Appropriations bill.Allard, a member of the Military Construction Appropriations subcommittee said the funding was approved on Wednesday by the subcommittee. The full committee will approve the funding bill on Thursday.”This funding will strengthen the infrastructure at many of the Colorado military bases and assist them in better performing their missions,” said Allard. “Colorado remains a top priority for Defense and Military Construction spending, and these dollar amounts reflect that.”The $529.6 million in funding for Colorado includes the following projects across the state:* $61.3 million for the VA medical facility at Fitzsimons;* $53 million for barracks construction at Fort Carson;* $4.9 million for the construction of an indoor range at Fort Carson;* $8.3 million for Fort Carson’s defense road;* $18 million for a hospital addition and dental clinic at Fort Carson;* $72 million for Fort Carson’s unit operation facilities;* $13.5 million for Fort Carson’s air support operations squadron complex;* $24.5 million for an air and space integration facility at Schriever Air Force Base;* $15 million for upgraded academic facilities at the U.S. Air Force Academy;* $35.159 million for continued clean-up at the Pueblo Depot;* $27 million in additional hospital expansion funding at Fort Carson;* $54 million for a troop health clinic at Fort Carson;* $90 million for a brigade combat team complex at Fort Carson;* $20 million for the division headquarters complex at Fort Carson;* $13.2 million for a vehicle maintenance facility at Fort Carson;* $10.08 million for utility infrastructure improvements at Buckley Air Force Base;* $2.363 million the CIFA west office building at Peterson Air Force Base;* $7.3 million for squadron operations replacement at Buckley Air Force Base.