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Presidential Directive 1002 By separate directive I have addressed the resumption of Navy and Marine Corps training on the island of Vieques. 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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