Representative John Carter (R-Fort Hood), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that $2.8 million has been included in the 2009 Defense Appropriations bill for the Fort Hood Training Lands and Restoration and Maintenance project.

 “I am pleased to have secured funding for this program that will provide dedicated resources to rehabilitate lands at Fort Hood degraded by over 60 years of training with military vehicles.” Carter said.  “This program will reduce soil erosion and compaction, increase vegetation, fill gullies, construct sediment traps, and provide appropriate tank trails, stream-crossings and hilltop access points for tactical vehicles.”