WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) Friday applauded the bipartisan passage of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY24 that will bring nearly $3,159,255 in Community Project Funding to New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District.
This legislation contains the remaining six appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2024:
- Defense
- Financial Services
- Homeland Security
- Health and Labor
- Legislative Branch
- State and Foreign Operations
The appropriations bill passed today will bring a total of $3,159,255 from Community Project Funding requested by Congressman Kean to NJ-07, in addition to the $22 million secured in the Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY24.
This bill also includes a $27 billion increase over the FY23 enacted defense funding level, towards critical national security efforts, including countering the People’s Republic of China, increasing counternarcotics efforts, and investing in quality-of-life initiatives for service members and their families.
“This vote wraps up a very successful Fiscal Year 2024 for New Jersey’s 7th District,” Kean said. “Over $25 million for important community projects is that much closer to reaching our towns, and I am proud of the fight we have led through the House.”
Below are the NJ-07 projects funded in the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024:
Installation of New Diesel generators for Municipal Buildings in Raritan Township
- Subcommittee: Homeland Security
- Recipient: Township of Raritan
- Location: 1 Municipal Drive, Flemington, New Jersey 08822
- Amount: $459,000
- Justification: The purchase and installation of new generators at the Raritan Township Municipal Building and the Police Department Building are critical to the functions of the Emergency Operations Center. The Municipal Building also serves as a reception and warming center during extreme weather events and power outages.
Scotch Plains Emergency Operations Center
- Subcommittee: Homeland Security
- Recipient: Township of Scotch Plains
- Location: 2416 Plainfield Avenue Lot 1.02, Scotch Plains, New Jersey 07076
- Amount: $2,700,255
- Justification: The funding will relocate all emergency services to a new Emergency Operations Center (EOC). This multipurpose facility will include the Office of Emergency Management (OEM), training, Police, Fire, and EMS. The project encompasses moving all services from their existing locations downtown and reconstructing these emergency services
