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- # Projects Funding Request
## Overview
This entity is a text segment extracted from a larger document, identified as a formal directive outlining funding requests for development projects on the island of Vieques. The segment spans lines 753 to 769 of the source file and was extracted on January 27, 2026, by an automated system. It carries the label "Projects Funding Request" and includes specific directives addressed to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to seek congressional authorization and funding totaling approximately forty million dollars.
## Context
The segment is part of a broader administrative or policy document, likely issued by a U.S. federal authority, given the reference to the Federal Register and involvement of federal agencies such as the OMB and the Army Corps of Engineers. It appears in the context of resumed military training on Vieques, a historically sensitive issue due to prior displacement and environmental concerns. The directive links funding for civilian infrastructure and economic development to the resumption of military activities, suggesting a policy effort to balance national defense operations with local community investment. This segment is archived within the [More Classics](arke:01KFXT0KM64XT6K8W52TDEE0YS) collection, which curates a range of documents, though the thematic connection to other items in the collection is not immediately evident.
## Contents
The segment directs the OMB to request funding for six key initiatives: (a) construction of a commercial ferry pier and terminal by the Army Corps of Engineers; (b) an artificial reef and fish aggregation program to support Vieques fishermen, including temporary financial compensation during restricted access; (c) improvements to cross-island roadways and bridges; (d) a youth apprenticeship program for civic construction; (e) a joint effort with Puerto Rico to preserve the bioluminescent Puerto Mosquito Bay; and (f) establishment of a professional economic development office to promote job creation on Vieques. The directive also mandates publication in the Federal Register and establishes its ongoing effect.
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- 1. Provided that training has resumed and is continuously permitted on Vieques, within 90 days of this memorandum, I direct the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to request authority and funding (which with funding for projects described in paragraph 5(f) of Directive #1001 will total approximately forty million dollars) from Congress for the following projects:
(a) To support the construction of a new commercial ferry pier and terminal by the Army Corps of Engineers.
(b) To establish an artificial reef construction and fish aggregation program to create substantial new commercial fishing areas for Vieques fisherman. Until such time as these new fishing grounds are operational, this legislation will authorize direct payments of an amount (to be determined by the National Marine Fisheries Services) to be paid to registered Vieques commercial fisherman for each day they are unable to use existing waters because the Navy is training.
(c) To support expanding or improving the major cross-island roadways and bridges on Vieques.
(d) To establish an apprenticeship/training program for young people on Vieques to facilitate participation in small-scale civic construction projects.
(e) To establish a program with the Government of Puerto Rico to preserve the Puerto Mosquito Vieques bioluminescent bay and to commit Federal resources to its preservation.
(f) To establish a professional economic development office for Vieques for the purpose of promoting Vieques and attracting jobs to the island.
2. This directive shall be published in the Federal Register and shall remain in effect.
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