HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Camp Shelby and the University of Southern Mississippi might benefit from a new national defense legislation adopted by the U.S. Senate.
The Senate version of the FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) included $22M for improvements to rail loading capacity and railcar storage at Camp Shelby. It also authorizes $5.4M for Shelby’s Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site.
In addition, the bill encourages the Office of Naval Research to partner with USM on solar cell research.
The House of Representatives' version of the bill differs from the Senate.
"(T)hey’re different, so we’ve got to go to negotiations, so let’s don’t cash the check yet,” Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) said in a statement.
But, he says, the ball is moving forward, and he thinks "it’s an indication that we can see the finish line.”
Last week, Wicker helped Hattiesburg officially kick off construction of the Hall Avenue-West Railway overpass. (WDAM 08/05/23)
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