Congressman Moore Secures over $30 million for Utah Communities in Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriations

Congressman Moore Secures over $30 million for Utah Communities in Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriations

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Blake Moore secured over $30 million for communities across Northern Utah in the committee-passed Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriations. Funding will address local concerns on water, infrastructure, public safety, military readiness, and more.

Funded projects include:

Recipient: Office of the Great Salt Lake Commissioner

Amount Awarded: $4,500,000

Project Description: The Great Salt Lake Stansbury Bay Improvement project will revert existing hydrology to the Great Salt Lake by modifying dikes and impoundment systems that are currently preventing natural runoff and precipitation from entering the lake. Protecting the Great Salt Lake is vital to Utah's economy, environment, wildlife, and future.

Recipient: U.S. Air Force

Amount Awarded: $6,500,000

Project Description: The F-35 Canopy Repair Facility at Hill Air Force Base is for the maintenance and repair of low-observable canopy assemblies associated with F-35 fighter aircraft. The facility will provide a world-class facility for the repair, maintenance, and modification of F-35's low-observable canopy assemblies.

Recipient: Syracuse City

Amount Awarded: $3,000,000

Project Description: The Syracuse Antelope Drive project will fund operational improvements to the road and the construction of a paved, multi-use trail connecting to the Antelope Island Causeway. This project enhances safety, regional mobility, tourism accessibility, economic activity, and multimodal transportation, while supporting state and regional planning priorities.

Recipient: Hooper City

Amount Awarded: $1,500,000

Project Description: The Hooper Wastewater Infrastructure project will expand wastewater infrastructure and resources, including two lift mains and a sewer force main, in the cities of Hooper and West Point. The project will enhance the treatment of residential wastewater and avoid future installation, maintenance, and failures of septic systems.

Recipient: Box Elder County

Amount Awarded: $475,000

Project Description: The Box Elder County Emergency Medical Services Equipment project will fund ambulances, cardiac monitors, and retrofit autoload/power cot stretchers to provide service to an underserved population in Box Elder County. The project directly addresses a critical need in rural emergency medical services, which are essential for the health, safety, and well-being of residents across a geographically expansive and sparsely populated area. This project will enhance response times and coverage, improve the quality of care, strengthen emergency preparedness and resilience, support rural residents and visitors, and foster long-term economic and social benefits for the community.

Recipient: Morgan City Corporation

Amount Awarded: $2,068,165

Project Description: The Morgan City Culvert Bypass project will fund the construction of a concrete box culvert bypass around the southern State Street Bridge abutment. The project will improve flood resilience infrastructure, ensuring continued access to essential services and regional transportation networks.

Recipient: Layton City Corporation

Amount Awarded: $1,560,000

Project Description: The Layton Pedestrian Overpass project will fund the construction of a pedestrian overpass spanning a rail corridor, providing a safe and direct connection to the UTA FrontRunner Layton Station. The project will enhance public safety, strengthen regional transportation connectivity, and support economic vitality in downtown Layton.

Recipient: Bear Lake Special Service District

Amount Awarded: $1,500,000

Project Description: The Bear Lake East Shore Sewer Expansion project will extend centralized wastewater service along the east shore of Bear Lake, providing collection, conveyance, and treatment infrastructure to replace current septic systems. The project proactively preserves the lake's beauty and quality, safeguards the surrounding ecosystem, and supports robust economic development in the Bear Lake valley.

Recipient: North Logan City

Amount Awarded: $1,500,000

Project Description: The North Logan City Culinary Water Well project will support a new culinary water well to supplement existing wells operating at or near capacity. The project will directly protect public health and ensure a safe and reliable drinking water supply for the existing population.

Recipient: Town of Laketown

Amount Awarded: $1,350,000

Project Description: The Laketown Municipal Well project will fund the development of a well to provide a redundant source of culinary water and comply with state requirements for communities with more than 100 residences. The project will help preserve the long-term viability of a rural community by supporting essential drinking water infrastructure while ensuring that the cost of compliance with public health standards is not borne solely by a small group of residents.

Recipient: Cache Valley Transit District

Amount Awarded: $1,000,000

Project Description: The Cache Valley Transit Center Upgrades project will remodel an existing intermodal transit center serving as the primary transfer hub for the region's public transportation network. The project will provide trips to employment, healthcare, education, and nutritional shopping. Renovation of the building will significantly enhance functionality and passenger experience while maximizing prior public investment and minimizing costs.

Recipient: Utah Transit Authority

Amount Awarded: $1,000,000

Project Description: The Utah Transit Authority Paratransit Vehicle Upgrades project will procure twenty low-floor replacement paratransit vehicles that allow boarding without mechanical ADA lifts. The project will improve safety, accessibility, ride comfort, and operational reliability of Salt Lake City's public transit system while supporting UTA's State of Good Repair goals and preparing the system for increased accessibility needs ahead of the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Recipient: Salt Lake City Corporation

Amount Awarded: $925,000

Project Description: The Salt Lake City Police Department's Public Safety project will fund critical transport and tactical law enforcment vehicles to improve public safety response times, enhance officer safety in high-risk situations, and improve logistical management of large events, emergencies, and other urgent public needs ahead of the 2034 Winter Olympics.

Recipient: University of Utah

Amount Awarded: $663,000

Project Description: The University of Utah Rare Earth Elements and Critical Mineral Research Equipment project will stand up a testbed to research, develop, and evaluate technologies related to the extraction and processing of critical minerals and rare earth elements. The project will improve the supply and manufacturing of U.S. critical minerals to secure the domestic supply chain for defense and energy technology, reduce reliance on foreign adversaries, and spur economic growth.

Recipient: North Park Police Agency

Amount Awarded: $520,000

Project Description: The North Park Police Department Equipment and Training project will modernize critical law enforcement equipment and invest in specialized officer training. The project is a high-impact, cost-effective commitment to foundational public safety infrastructure.

Recipient: Garden City

Amount Awarded: $500,000

Project Description: The Garden City Road Improvements project will reconstruct the Foothill Estates Subdivision's privately maintained gravel roads into a modern, asphalt-surfaced roadway system and upgrade undersized water lines. The project addresses critical safety risks that currently impede emergency service access and resolves a vital public safety need by meeting modern fire flow requirements. These improvements enhance access to the nearby Garden City Canyon recreational area and provide essential secondary ingress and egress points to resolve current bottlenecks.

Recipient: Ogden City Corporation

Amount Awarded: $500,000

Project Description: The Ogden Accessibility Improvements project will implement a coordinated infrastructure project focused on improving connectivity along the Historic 25th Street and Union Station corridor. This investment provides targeted infrastructure improvements within an existing, high-impact economic corridor rather than creating new facilities. By enhancing connectivity, safety, and accessibility along the corridor, the project leverages an existing public asset to generate increased economic activity through tourism, events, and small business growth.

Recipient: Utah State University

Amount Awarded: $500,000

Project Description: The Utah State University Police Department's project will fund the purchase of ten NDAA-compliant small unmanned aircraft systems to support public safety operations on Logan and Price USU campuses. The project will enhance campus situational awareness, emergency response, and law enforcement coordination while also being integrated into USU's UAS academic programs to expand hands-on workforce training. The project strengthens both campus safety capabilities and Utah's growing UAS workforce pipeline.

The appropriations bills now await passage in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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