Hawaii’s two congressional representatives on Monday praised the inclusion of nearly a half billion in military infrastructure funding for Hawaii in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2016, currently winding its way through the House.

Reps. Tulsi Gabbard and Mark Takai both serve on the House Armed Services Committee and took credit for line items including nearly $230 million in airfield modernization, housing and support facility upgrades at Marine Cops Base Hawaii and about $108 million in health facilities at Schofield Barracks.

Takai also called attention to the inclusion of an infrastructure plan to make improvements to the Red Hill Underground Fuel Facility. A reported 27,000 gallons of fuel leaked from the facility last year, and Department of Defense budget documents released late in 2014 said there is a “high potential for fire incident” at the complex. City of Honolulu officials have said the 70-year-old fuel tanks have the potential to contaminate one-fourth of urban Oahu’s drinking water supply.

Takai said the NDAA moves conversation about the Asia-Pacific “rebalance” into action, showing “that we are already beginning to shift the focus … and that Hawaii needs to start preparing now.” Gabbard echoed that, calling attention to “key provisions that directly support both the readiness of our troops based in our state and Hawaii’s strategic role in the Asia-Pacific region.”

The full committee is scheduled to take up the NDAA on Wednesday.

Read the full statement from Gabbard and Takai here: