The bill includes funding secured by Sen. Hutchison for the following projects in Texas:
• $400,000 for the Texas Medical Center Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
• $500,000 for the Advanced Robotics for Lunar and Martian Exploration project at Texas A&M University
• $350,000 for the Team Focus youth mentoring program
• $800,000 for the Sam Houston State University Regional Crime Laboratory in Huntsville
• $300,000 for the development of a nature preserve near Port Aransas
• $500,000 for the Manned Space Flight Education Foundation in Houston to develop further the National Virtual Space Community Model
• $300,000 for the Life Flight Operations Center of the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System
• $250,000 for the Phoenix House substance abuse center in Dallas
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