Virginia Pilot Article: Review, delay sought on moving Navy ships
5/15/2008
A House committee wants the Navy to complete a full study of the economic damage that would be done to Hampton Roads if the service decides to relocate one of its Norfolk-based aircraft carriers or other ships to a base in Mayport, Fla.
Language quietly inserted on Wednesday by U.S. Rep. Thelma Drake into a 2009 defense spending bill would block the secretary of the Navy from announcing a final decision on transferring any ships until 30 days after the economic review is complete. The provision won the backing of the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday night.