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| http://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/brown-highlights-important-provisions-of-appropriations-bill-that-will-benefit-mahoning-valley | Brown Highlights Important Provisions of Appropriations Bill that Will Benefit Mahoning Valley | 2015-12-18 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Democrat | House | OH | Sherrod Brown | B000944 | www.brown.senate.gov | legacy | Friday, December 18, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today supported the year-end appropriations bill and tax extenders bill, which include several provisions that will benefit the Mahoning Valley. This bill makes long-overdue investments our state needs to create jobs and support economic growth, said Brown. Because of our hard work throughout the year, we got a good deal for Ohios working families. Those investments, along with the tax extenders package, will provide families and businesses in the Mahoning Valley with the certainty they need to plan for the future. Brown secured several Ohio priorities, which are outlined below. Military Construction at YARS and Camp Ravenna The bill includes: $9.4 million for Youngstown Air Reserve Station (YARS) to help make improvements to its indoor firing range facility, and $3.3 million in federal funding for Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center to help make improvements to the Camps indoor firing range facility. Manufacturing Hubs The National Network of Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) created by Browns legislation last year will receive $25 million through the year-end appropriations bill to establish more manufacturing centers and support coordination activities. It also includes $70 million for five Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institutes. The first hub created by NNMI is in Youngstown. Prescription Drug Abuse The bill provides $7 million to fund anti-heroin task forces within the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. Competitive grants will be awarded for drug enforcement, including investigations and activities related to stopping the distribution of heroin or unlawful diversion and distribution of prescription opioids.The bill also provides funding for Justice Department grant programs available to state and local governments for residential drug treatment ($12 million), prescription drug monitoring ($13 million), drug courts ($42 million), and the CDCs state-based efforts program. Lake Erie The spending bill includes funding to help protect Lake Erie from harmful algal blooms, restore habitats, and improve water quality by funding the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). The bill also includes language Brown drafted prohibiting open-lake disposal of dredged material into Lake Erie. It also provides $3.7 million in new federal funds for Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) to continue construction on a first-of-its-kind offshore wind project in Lake Erie. Blight Relief The appropriations bill will allow the U.S. Treasury Department to transfer $2 billion from the Making Home Affordable Program (HAMP) to the more targeted Hardest Hit Fund (HHF). Those funds would then be distributed to states with current contracts, including Ohio, that apply for additional funding for foreclosure mitigation and blight demolition programs. Since 2010, the fund has awarded more than $570 million to Ohio. Lead-Based Paint Monitoring and Removal The bill includes funding for critical federal programs at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The CDCs Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is the only federal program that provides funding for states and local health departments to conduct surveillance of where, how, and when children are exposed to lead will receive $17 million. HUDs Office ofLeadHazard Control and Healthy Homes helps protect children from health and safety hazards related tolead-basedpaintand other home hazards. It will receive $110 million for this program. ### Press Contact Lauren Kulik/Rachel Petri(202) 224-3978 | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |