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FY10 Appropriations Requests Defense Landing Craft Composite Lift Fan This project will support the design, development, and manufacture of two sets of prototype composite material lift fans for application on current and next generation Navy landing craft vessels. The initiative will address an ongoing problem the Navy has been experiencing with current generation metal lift fan blades that have to be replaced every few months at a cost of approximately $1.4 million a year. This technology will extend the life of landing craft lift fans, reducing failures, maintenance, and life cycle costs. The proposed fan improvement utilizes state of the art composite materials, fiber-reinforced matrix composites. Similar composite materials have proven themselves in pumps used in sea water applications onboard U.S. Naval Ships. This funding would complete the development of landing craft composite lift fan initiated in FY09, providing final design and production ready capability to replace current generation landing craft lift fans. Lightweight Munitions and Surveillance System for Unmanned Air and Ground Vehicles The Hybrid Projectile program’s goal is to produce low-cost guided munitions capable of reaching targets faster than a traditional UAV. These munitions will be more efficient and effective than current guided projectiles of the same caliber with larger payloads and the ability to change targets or be recalled mid-flight. With additional taxpayer funding, current early phase research can be accelerated, completed, and transferred to other caliber weapons. The Hybrid Projectile program will offer a wide range of forward-looking, advanced weapons and surveillance capabilities to not only Army personnel, but also members of all branches of the Armed Services. Energy and Water Implementation of Measures to Improve Water Quality in Greenwood Lake, West Milford, Passaic County, New Jersey Greenwood Lake is a 1,920 acre body of water located in both Passaic County, New Jersey, and Orange County, New York. The lake is highly valued as an ecological water quality and recreational resource for both New Jersey and New York. When the lake was created, the forest was cut at waist level and the tree stumps were left under the waters of the expanded lake. During the past 100+ years the southern portion has suffered from eutrophication with large amounts of silt beginning to fill the lake. The water levels are no longer as high as in the early 1900’s, and these tree stumps have become a major hazard to boaters and swimmers. This project serves to minimize the potentially life threatening hazard posed to New Jersey residents in their use of this local natural resource. Interior and Environment Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge Land Acquisition Project This funding from the Land and Water Conservation Fund will further consolidate refuge ownership and important habitat, increase recreational opportunities within the refuge, and maintain the water quality in the Highlands region of New Jersey. The national wildlife refuge system was created to ensure protection of ecologically sensitive wildlife species and the Wallkill River NWR was added to the system because of the importance of the biodiversity along the river. Adding these 237 acres to the refuge would also meet the criteria of the Land and Water Conservation Fund by providing additional opportunities for public recreation, outdoor education and research, and by protecting open space and habitat for wildlife, including endangered and threatened species, in our rapidly developing state. Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor-HHS) Aging-in-Place in Northern New Jersey Aging-in-Place demonstration projects are a timely and innovative response to the challenges facing community-based providers of health and social services to older Americans throughout the Nation. The UJA Federation of Northern New Jersey is conducting one of these projects. The requested funding will be used for items traditionally reflected in the core programmatic components of an Aging-in-Place Program: case management; health care management, assistance, and prevention; education, socialization, and recreational activities. This program is an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars because the health and social service programs that will be provided can help older adults remain independent in their homes rather than in more costly residential facilities. The project will help guide aging policies and provide best practices for stronger and more effective community services. This funding would support the development of a Health Education and Professional Development Center. This community college-hospital partnership facility, to be located on the campus of the Hackettstown Regional Medical Center (HRMC), will provide educational/training programs for citizens and medical professionals in Northwestern NJ. The project will create jobs, retrain a displaced nursing workforce, expand community education resources and address statewide nursing shortage concerns in partnership with a regional hospital and simulation training expert Lockheed Martin. Newton Memorial Hospital Tower Planning and Design This funding will aid in the expansion of the Newton Memorial Hospital Tower. The project will help add 40 beds and making every room single-patient. This expansion represents an increase in the hospital’s capacity by approximately 33% and will better position the hospital to meet the projected growth in both outpatient and inpatient services. The new tower will expand the hospital's radiology, intensive care, oncology, cardiology and women's services departments, offering more specialized services and technology. The new tower expansion will give members of its staff more room to treat its patients. Nurse stations will be more than double in size, and patient rooms will be bigger and private, allowing the sick to have uninterrupted time with their family and doctors. Related Documents: Related Files:
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