President Obama has signed into law a measure that will allow for a public-private partnership to build a $136 million veterans medical facility in Omaha.

Democratic Congressman Brad Ashford of Omaha said in a news release that the measure was signed on Friday. Rep. Ashford pushed the bill through the House. U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer, a Nebraska Republican, sponsored it in the Senate.

Under the measure, the Department of Veterans Affairs will provide $56 million to build 157,000 square feet of new medical space next to the current aging and outdated VA hospital in Omaha. Private donors will put up the remaining $80 million.