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and for use when tours to MSFC resume. Each bus is expected to cost $250,000; therefore, the cost for 8 will be $2 million.

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The U.S. Space & Rocket Center requests $1.5 million to expand a pilot program to help bring systemic change to the way science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) are presented in Title I schools. M.A.S.T. (Math and Science Technology) is modeled after a project that first was funded in 2002 by Marshall Space Flight Center. Seventeen Title I schools from Alabama have participated thus far. The NASA Stars program has trained 38 teachers and 1,819 students.

Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County Alabama

Chamber Agenda With the help of our Congressional delegation, both past and present, Huntsville/Madison County has become a world leader in engineering, research and development. We hope to build on that reputation by pioneering new space exploration and military systems to help our country maintain our position of world leadership. In this Agenda, the Chamber outlines some of the most pressing issues facing our nation today.

We again rely upon our Congressional Delegation to help us realize this next chapter in our nation’s and our community’s growth.

The program consists of a five-day summer institute for teachers; a follow-on SPACE CAMP experience for teachers and their students; and a second year SPACE CAMP experience for the original teachers and a second class. Robotics is incorporated into the program, and teachers are instructed as to how to incorporate the curriculum into the classroom to augment instruction in math and science.

We want to express our sincerest appreciation to the members of our Congressional delegation and their staffs who worked so hard and championed our interests so diligently during this recent BRAC round. We are excited about the future of Redstone and the Huntsville/ Madison County community. As we look forward to the implementation of the 2005 BRAC recommendations, we are mindful that challenges lie ahead as projected BRAC capital costs grow well over amounts that have been budgeted. We encourage the delegation to remain vigilant in their defense of Redstone and its programs. We also encourage the delegation to keep close contact with Army and MDA officials to track projected BRAC transition timelines and budgets and, where possible, accelerate the Redstone consolidations.

SPACE CAMP has a history of motivating and inspiring young people from all over the world to look beyond themselves to discover new interests, to develop untapped talents and abilities, and then to find a place for those abilities in our society.

USSRC management would like to expand this opportunity to even more underprivileged/underserved children in Alabama.

Missile Defense Program Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) The Chamber is very proud of the significant role Huntsville plays in our nation’s Missile Defense Program and will continue to play as our community becomes increasingly important in the years to come.

MDA has enjoyed very strong support within the Administration, Congress and especially among the members of our delegation. The Ground-Based Midcourse Defense program continued in 2005 to field interceptors in Alaska that are designed to defend against the threat of a rogue nation nuclear missile attack. The evidence that nations such as North Korea and Iran are aggressively developing weapons of mass destruction, and long range missiles to deliver them, continues to validate the necessity our nation’s integrated missile defense program, and fielding a robust GMD capability specifically.

Low Cost Interceptor The Low Cost Interceptor (LCI) Program, managed by the Army’s Space and Missile Defense (SMDC), is scheduled this year to show through a proof of concept technology demonstration that a longrange, low-cost missile interceptor can be developed to defend against the proliferation of unsophisticated air-breathing weapon systems. The program is funded in FY06 at $10.5 million. LCI is intended to be an adjunct that can be integrated with either the PAC-3 or Surface Launched Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) systems. FY 2007 funding of $25M is requested to enable the program to continue subsystem and system level development, design reviews, and ground tests on the current schedule.

The Chamber has a long history of support for additional interceptors and increases in numbers of other system hardware elements as required for a more robust defensive capability, but we also recognize the fact that advanced technology is the lifeblood of the missile defense system. Investment in advanced technology development and a focused and sustained product improvement program is vital to the future health and operational effectiveness of the BMDS. Since 2002, an average of only about 2% of MDA’s budget has been allocated for advanced technology development.

Accordingly, the Chamber believes it is time for greater emphasis across the program on advanced technology spending and product improvement upgrades through spiral development.

Threat System Foreign Student Training Program (FSTP) In support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), the U.S. Government provides a training solution to U.S. and foreign aviation students in several types of foreign aircraft and equipment who provide realistic opposing forces (OPFOR) capabilities for numerous Army, and other U.S. agency training exercises. This training also supports non-combat support of U.S. missions abroad. The Threat System Management Office located at Redstone Arsenal, AL, is the lead agency in providing this training capability. Several foreign general support and training systems including the MI-17 helicopter are fielded in great numbers world wide and provide a unique capability for many allies.

The U.S. Army desires to implement a robust simulation program at Redstone Arsenal and establish a Threat System Training Center of Excellence (TSCOE) in which to conduct initial ground school and MI-17 simulator training prior to reporting to Biggs field for Phase II training.

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The Chamber recognizes difficult choices have to be made to achieve maximum capability with limited resources. The Chamber requests full funding for the following missile defense programs: ■ Project Hercules - developing more robust algorithms for

improved discrimination ■ Multiple Kill Vehicle (MKV) program - significant

capability improvements to defeat incoming threat clouds ■ Physics-based Discrimination Algorithms - promise of

less dependence on a priori data on threat objects.

■ Kill Vehicle Center of Excellence at SMDC - this Center

Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County 225 Church Street Huntsville, AL 35801 phone 256.535.2000 fax 256.535.2015 www.HuntsvilleAlabamaUSA.com

should serve as a major nexus for BMDS requirements and advanced technology development for MDA. ■ KEI – a mobile, complimentary boost/ascent element for BMDS Please see “Missile Defense Program” in the Appendix

Cruise Missile Defense Cruise Missile Defense is of paramount importance given the severity of the threat and lack of action taken by the Department of Defense to most appropriately assess and develop defensive systems to counter it. Given the vast number of cruise missiles in the possession of groups around the world and the existence of sophisticated hypersonic missile research and test flight programs being conducted by governments, it is time to make significant investments of time and money to develop technology necessary to defend the U.S. from this growing asymmetric threat.

Consistent with the FY2006 Defense Authorization Bill, Title IX, Sec. 905, the Chamber strongly endorses the addition of a Continental United States (CONUS) CMD to the IMD mission with execution by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Command (USASMDC) as the Joint Functional Component Command (JFCC) to develop the plan to defend the Homeland against Cruise Missiles and other low altitude aircraft.

The Chamber asks the delegation to focus on the process to develop a comprehensive operational effectiveness architecture for CMD – a system of systems concept that provides the backbone for CONUS and OCONUS CMD capability. Many believe that no mission area will rely more on jointness than detection and intercept of advanced cruise missiles. The Chamber believes special attention must be given to development of an effective Single Integrated Air Picture, Integrated Fire Control, and Joint Combat Identification System for an integrated CMD program to succeed.

Please see “Cruise Missile Defense” in the Appendix

Army Aviation and Missile Science & Technology Funding Technology is key to solving operational problems and supporting and protecting our military forces engaged in armed conflict. In the 2001 Quadrennial Defense Review Report the Secretary of Defense expressed his commitment to technology development by advocating at least 3% of Department of Defense spending be dedicated to science and technology programs. Very unfortunately, funding for Army Aviation and Missile Science and Technology (S&T) programs has not approached these levels. In fact, funding levels within critical Redstone aviation and missile R&D accounts (PE 602303A, PE 602307A, PE 603327A, PE 603313A, PE 602211A, and PE

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603003A) are inadequate to sustain current developmental efforts and produce technologies that will satisfy future Joint Force requirements.

The Chamber has expressed serious concern about this funding reality for several years. If action isn’t taken to substantially increase 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 S&T accounts, Army Transformation, the Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center (AMRDEC), and employment in the Huntsville/Madison area will be significantly harmed. (please see Appendix for more information) Please see “Army Aviation and Missile Science and Technology Funding” in the Appendix

Future Combat Systems The U. S. Army’s Future Combat Systems (FCS) will operate as a Systems-of-Systems that will network existing systems, those already under development, and those to be developed to meet the requirements of the Army’s Future Force modular brigade combat teams (MBCT). The FCS advanced communication network of systems will equip joint war fighters with battlefield knowledge across all military fronts, so they can engage the enemy at a time and place of their choosing and achieve swift, decisive victory. FCS is tightly integrated with the Army transformation vision for a modular, more responsive force, capable of full spectrum dominance to meet threats whenever and wherever they arise.

Boeing is the lead systems integrator (LSI) for FCS in partnership with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). In their roles, Boeing and SAIC are leading the FCS best-of-industry team to accelerate the technology to the current force. Currently, Boeing and SAIC have approximately 400 personnel assigned to, or supporting, the FCS program in the Huntsville, AL area. There are an additional 19 companies in Alabama, mostly in Huntsville, contributing to the FCS program. Fourteen of those companies are small businesses and bring 55 additional jobs to the region. Add to that over 100 Huntsville-based government employees that are part of the FCS One-Team. Together there are over 550 high paying, technical and business jobs, located in Alabama, developing the future combat capability for our nation’s soldiers. Approximately $148 million dollars are generated for AL by the FCS program. The Huntsville FCS team also manages over $100M annually of additional critical program requirements that support the future warfighter.

Fifteen FCS Integrated Product Teams are represented in Huntsville, with two being headquartered in the city. The FCS program is colocated in Huntsville with the government Non Line-of-Site, Launch Systems (NLOS-LS) Project Office, the Joint Robotics Program Office and the Unmanned Ariel Vehicles PMO, bringing synergy to the development of these systems. In addition, the FCS program works closely with the current force systems located at Redstone Arsenal to ensure the latest technologies can be inserted early and to insure FCS will integrate with those current force systems in the future.

The Chamber recognizes the significance of the FCS program to the future of the Army, Huntsville, the surrounding area and the state.

We would like for the entire delegation to continue to fully support the FCS funding levels recommended by the Army.

Vision for Space Exploration The Huntsville community strongly supports the NASA Vision for Space Exploration (VSE) and continued American human presence in space. In addition to the VSE, the local community supports the Space Shuttle Return to Flight and completion of the International Space Station (ISS).

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in an affordable and sustainable manner. We strongly urge Congress to pass a robust FY07 budget that enables NASA and its industry partners to make significant and meaningful progress towards the Administration’s civil space goals. The Chamber also urges that adequate consideration be given to the budgetary and workforce skills issues associated with the transition from the Space Shuttle and ISS programs to the future elements of the VSE. The Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) will play key roles in the exploration initiative with its expertise in the design and development of launch vehicles, propulsion systems (both Earth-to-Orbit and in-space), lunar landers (scientific spacecraft), and systems engineering and integration. The Chamber recommends that funding be provided to support the MSFC Facilities Master Plan to provide the critical infrastructure and foundation for the next 40 years of space exploration. The Chamber recommends continued funding of the Crew Launch Vehicle (CLV). The CLV will be a critical element in placing the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) into low-Earthorbit after the retirement of Shuttle in 2010. There are substantial system engineering and integration capabilities in the local community to support Marshall’s efforts. Marshall should utilize this expertise as they plan their acquisition strategies The Chamber supports recent congressional action to accelerate the development of the Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle (HLLV) project.

Significant investment in the development of the HLLV early in the lifecycle of the Constellation program will result in greater risk reduction and clearly identify integration issues that must be addressed. The Chamber urges continued support for HLLV funding during this early stage of Project Constellation.

In addition, the Chamber encourages full funding of the Robotic Lunar Exploration Program (RLEP). RLEP will provide a series of lunar lander robotic missions to support human exploration.

Marshall’s significant role will be in the program management of this important effort. Furthermore, the Chamber recommends continued support and funding of robotic exploration of the solar system beyond low-Earth-orbit and the Moon. MSFC plays a key role in technology development, systems engineering & integration, and program management in programs such as Discovery / New Frontiers and In-Space Propulsion.

As a full partner with NASA, the Huntsville / Madison County community stands ready to assist the agency and the nation in maintaining U.S. leadership in space and providing a legacy for future generations of explorers. The Chamber strongly encourages NASA to continue to include industry and academia in their teaming plans for new exploration opportunities.

Unmanned Systems Initiative (USI) Through USI, the Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) has established the capability to coordinate across the spectrum of technology and Combat Development Centers to bring focus to the development, weaponization, interoperability, and integration of unmanned air and ground systems. USI leverages advancements in unmanned system technologies and provides a means to comprehensively examine, integrate, and experiment with systems and technologies in an effort to speed their transition to our warfighters. USI will optimize the resources within the Southeast Region, especially those concentrated at Redstone Arsenal and at Fort Rucker’s UAV Center of Excellence.

Please see “Unmanned Systems Initiative” in the Appendix

Department of Homeland Security The Chamber strongly urges the delegation to continue to promote awareness and encourage the Department of Homeland Security to

AMRDEC, SSDD Rapid Assessment and Development of Systems (RADS) Capability Summary: SSDD’s Advanced Prototyping, Engineering and eXperimentation (APEX) Laboratory at the US Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) provides analysis, simulation, and distributed simulation architectures for aviation and missile systems. Rapidly and accurately assessing promising technologies and systems through the use of distributed and collaborative simulations supports both new system development efforts and our ability to “spiral in” future technologies. This simulation enabled Rapid Assessment and Development of Systems (RADS) initiative supports AMRDEC’s core mission and ensures that SSDD will have the simulation capabilities necessary to meet the Army’s current and future needs. This capability incorporates many of the advanced tools and simulation platforms already available to offset the development costs of event simulation engines, image generation, data collection, and distributed simulation. AMRDEC is linked to other Army laboratories and users through the Defense Research Engineering Network (DREN) to more efficiently and effectively engage the research and development, program managers, and users in the RADS process.

The requested $10M in FY07 funding will: ■ Enhance existing simulation assets to support computer-

aided design, rapid virtual prototyping, advanced image generation, and networking bandwidth required to achieve the highest levels of realism and interoperability with DoD and Army laboratories, battle labs, and program managers.

■ Enhance existing SSDD simulations to facilitate rapid

implementation of a broader range of new or evolving technologies, concepts and threats.

■ Apply the RADS capability within a current operational

framework to support the insertion of technologies critical to supporting our forces. This includes addressing the survivability and lethality issues associated with our currently fielded systems as well as developmental systems.

Comprehensive National Broadband Policy The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce advocates the enactment of a comprehensive national broadband policy to spur investment and innovation in e-commerce, education, health care, entertainment, government and just about every other sector.

Our nation's position as a leader in technology and innovation requires a clearly defined vision and the adoption of public policies at the federal, state, and local levels encouraging private sector investment in future infrastructure and applications of broadband technologies. The private sector should be given the opportunity to meet our community's broadband needs before governments choose to make the tremendous investment of taxpayer funds necessary to design, build and maintain a communications infrastructure of any kind.

U.S. Space & Rocket Center As the Official Visitor Center for NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and as a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate Museum, it is imperative that the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC) update/upgrade the appearance and educational value of its exhibits and galleries to maintain its reputation as a “World Class Museum.”

While the USSRC has a priceless collection of artifacts, they are

placed according to space allowances. The effect is a hodge-podge arrangement that makes it difficult for a visitor to understand the progression of space exploration. The USSRC has a master plan that arranges artifacts in chronological order within a logical exhibit structure that takes the visitors from the days of Chinese fireworks, through the evolution of military missiles, up to the launching of satellites and the development of the manned space program.

Exhibits on the vision of going back to the moon and on to Mars will be part of the renovated museum.

As part of this plan, 26 missiles and rockets displayed together in the USSRC’s Rocket Park will be separated and exhibited in areas known as Missile Walk and Rocket Walk. As with the indoor artifacts, placing the displays in chronological order will help visitors better understand the progression from military hardware to space exploration vehicles. Rockets and missiles will also be repaired and restored before being placed in new exhibit areas located adjacent to a tramway that will be completed on the USSRC grounds within coming months as part of a $12.9 million Federal Transit Administration Project.

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Because the USSRC was built in the 1970s, the facility is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The USSRC has been working to remedy many of the accessibility issues. However, construction will be required to connect upper-level exhibit areas with accessible walkways and to install an ADA elevator.

The transformation of the museum to a science center that is an ADA-accessible facility with interactive exhibits is expected to cost $10 million. The project to refurbish and to relocate the rockets and missiles within new exhibit areas on USSRC property is expected to cost $5 million. Refurbishing and preserving the Pathfinder, the only full-stack shuttle exhibit in the world, is expected to cost $1.5 million.

However, these projects can be done in stages. The USSRC requests $3 million from the FY07 appropriation to the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Relation Agencies budget in order to begin upgrades to the museum.

■ Transportation—Buses

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC) maintains buses in order to transport groups, primarily of Alabama students, from their schools to the museum and to SPACE CAMP. Alabama schools often find it difficult to allocate buses for field trips.

Thus, being able to offer that service to the state’s schools helps principals and teachers offer this informal education experience to students who might not otherwise be able to visit a science museum.

The USSRC offers an Ultimate Field Trip that includes a museum tour, science experiment conducted in a museum classroom, lunch, and bus transportation. Thus far for the 2005-06 school year, nearly 7,000 students are booked.

The USSRC has 10 buses and none are handicapped accessible.

The USSRC ran a fleet of 20 buses for many years, but 10 of the buses were in such poor condition that they were put up for auction in 2004 through the Alabama Surplus Property process.

While this is the only legal means by which the USSRC can dispose of the buses, it did not yield enough income to replace even one bus.

Prior to September 11, 2001, the buses were used to take museum visitors on a tour of the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). For security reasons, those tours were stopped.

However, MSFC officials have expressed interest in reviving some type of bus tour.

Therefore, it is important that the USSRC obtain additional buses. The Center requests 8 handicapped, accessible buses suitable for transporting both students to and from the USSRC

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capabilities to DHS requirements such as civilian situation awareness enhancement; investment in the utilization of Unmanned Air Vehicles and other robotic assets to enhance the ability to fully respond the mission of monitoring and protecting the nation’s borders; and the development of the next generation of the Light Utility Helicopter (LUT). The development of UAV technology by the Army and utilization of the related infrastructure is directly applicable to the DHS mission. The DHS has increased the funding for the Armed Helicopter for Homeland Defense Security Project for 2006. The Army’s designation of Redstone as the Army’s Aviation Center of Excellence provides ample opportunity for this community to contribute to the DHS initiative this area.

The Alabama Department of Homeland Security in cooperation with the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command and the University of Alabama Huntsville has established the Office of Assistant Director Science and Technology for the Alabama Homeland Security department. This office provides an immediate and accessible link for the Huntsville community to access and support Department of Homeland Security S&T requirements.

Joint Common Missile (JCM) JCM was one of the first weapon systems to be validated by the Joint requirements process instituted by the Secretary of Defense and the first program approved by the Department of Defense Joint Requirements Oversight Committee (JROC) through the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) process.

JCM is currently the only air-to-ground missile with the potential to fulfill the six critical capability gaps identified in the JCIDS analysis, such as targeting time sensitive moving targets, mitigation of collateral damage and targeting diverse target sets.

In keeping with the FY 06 Congressional add for JCM, Program Executive Office, Missiles and Space (PEO MS) will support the staffing required to continue the development of key technologies and seeker algorithms. PEO MS will continue to work with the department to provide this much needed capability to the warfighter.

Army Missile and Space Technology Initiative Huntsville International Airport Huntsville International Airport is served with only one cross taxiway (taxiway “J”) that connects the parallel runways. The cross taxiway does not allow for the maximum utilization of the existing concourse or the planned expansion of the concourse due to the fact that a Group V (such as Boeing 747) or VI (such as Airbus A380) aircraft cannot taxi on taxiway "J" while an aircraft larger than a commuter is parked at the end of the concourse. With the recent extension of the west runway larger international cargo aircraft will be able to utilize this runway and thus increase the traffic from the west runway to the International Air Cargo Center on the east side of the airport.

This new taxiway will be approximately 3800 LF in length and meet all design requirements for GROUP VI aircraft. In addition to allowing for the future expansion of the airport concourse, it will open up access to the proposed midfield development. To date we have received $4.7 million of the needed $9.0 to complete the project.

Today, the Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) technology development budget has no Applied Research funds (6.2), and its Advanced Technology Research funding accounts for only a miniscule portion of the overall Missile Defense Agency (MDA) budget with the vast majority of funds being dedicated to acquiring and fielding near term systems. The lack of funding for Applied Research (6.2) by MDA and the US Army leaves a gap in critical technology development for the US Army Air, Space, and Missile Defense PEO. As a result, there is a critical need for a coherent, focused applied research program in the US Army for BMD research specifically dedicated to our nation’s Ballistic Missile Defense System.

leverage the significant Science and Technology infrastructure located on Redstone Arsenal and the world-class R&D capabilities that reside within the companies in the Huntsville community. Focus areas include securing a strategic partnership between DHS and the AMRDEC; obtaining funding for DHS S&T mission-critical programs within the labs; support for FAA approval for UAV operation within the continental US; support for the Counter-MANPADS program and a significant role for MSIC in this program; and support for DHS-related organizations locating to Redstone Arsenal.

Please see “Department of Homeland Security” in the Appendix

Military Construction – Software Engineering Directorate, Phase II Redstone and its research, development and engineering activities have been at the heart of Huntsville’s growth for more than 50 years. Through partnerships with the U.S. Army, our community has become one of the top technology towns in the United Sates.

The Software Engineering Directorate is a renowned center of national excellence in the field of software development and design, and one of a handful of software engineering operations to achieve recognition as a CMMI level IV software engineering center. We thank the delegation for taking action last year to support Phase I funding for the Software Engineering Directorate Annex expansion project. The Chamber requests that the delegation work to secure Phase II funding to complete the SED Annex project.

Infrastructure The Chamber encourages our Congressional delegation to focus on the following important infrastructure development projects during the FY07 appropriations cycle:

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Southern Bypass

The Chamber’s highest priority infrastructure project is the construction of the Southern Bypass. The bypass will greatly improve access to Redstone Arsenal and is an essential link in the development of the Memphis-Huntsville-Atlanta corridor.

The bypass will do a great deal to relieve congestion on the over-capacity Memorial Parkway. This will become even more important as BRAC personnel transitions occur in the next several years As the area surrounding Huntsville continue to grow, improving access to the City, which is the economic engine for the region, becomes increasing important. Approximately 30,000 people drive every workday to their jobs in Huntsville/Madison County from surrounding counties.

As a critical first element of the Memphis-Huntsville-Atlanta Highway, this project is positioned for immediate development.

Preliminary engineering and environmental studies have been conducted and a final route has been designed by the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT). Federal funds for design finalization and right of way acquisition is requested.

Now that the environmental impact statement for the Memphis through Huntsville to Atlanta Highway has been approved, it is extremely important this nationally significant highway be given top priority.

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Huntsville International Airport

Huntsville International Airport appreciates the support of our congressional delegation with the 50% funding to date of the cross taxiway project. In order to complete this high priority project we need the project to be funded at 100%.

Please see “Huntsville International Airport” in the Appendix

To strengthen the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s position as the leader in BMD technology development a comprehensive applied research program is needed that focuses on the following critical technology areas: ■ Radar and RF sensors technologies providing increased

sensitivity, discrimination, transportability, and countercounter-measure capabilities ■ Electronics and micro-fabrication technologies providing

Huntsville Marina 1. Dredge Ditto Landing Harbor - $400,000.00 TVA fluctuates water levels in the Pickwick Wheeler Reservoir frequently to maximize control of water levels upstream, even purposely flooding our marina on occasions. The high/low differential is about 25 feet.

Mud deposits accumulated over the past 28 years is about two feet in depth, four-and-a-half feet near the harbor entrance. Water levels are about as low now as they can get, resulting in several boats unable to enter or exit, even closing the marina. Corps of Engineers support with TVA assistance is requested.

2. Streambank Erosion (Rip-Rap) Project - $2,000,000.00 The Rip-Rap Project cost is $2,000,000.00 and funding is sought through a grant by the Corps of Engineers.

increased performance and thermal management through advanced materials and fabrication techniques ■ MEMS and nano technologies enabling lighter weight,

smaller size, faster response time, higher reliability, and reduced cost via large scale micro-fabrication ■ Optical sensors technologies providing improved

performance, improved discrimination capability, extended operating environments, and advanced manufacturing techniques ■ Composite materials and structures technologies for light

weight multi-functional structures, advanced coatings, materials, and manufacturing methods ■ Propulsion and attitude control technologies for advanced

propellants and novel propulsion systems including fullspectrum analysis tools ■ Power systems technologies for increased energy density

and shelf life with reduced weight and unit cost ■ Algorithm development for target discrimination and

data fusion.

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