Legislation

Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA 03) introduced the “WIFIA Improvement Act” (H.R.8217) yesterday. The legislation would amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) of 2014 to make public water projects like the off-stream Sites Reservoir Project eligible for low-interest, longer-term federal loans from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Specifically, the bill …

After securing substantial support in last year’s funding package, Representative Josh Harder (CA-10) announced that this year’s water development funding bill also includes millions in funding for water storage projects which benefit the Central Valley. The bill passed the House last week on a vote of 217-197. Once the bill is …

Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), a senior member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, has announced several key provisions in the “Water Resources Development Act of 2020” (H.R.7575) have been added for the California Delta and Central Valley. “This critical legislation supports levee projects throughout the Sacramento Valley, which …

Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced a bill to authorize $800 million in federal funding for canals in the San Joaquin Valley otherwise known as the Restoration of Essential Conveyance Act. The bill’s aim is to repair the canals damaged by land sinking from overpumping of groundwater, known as subsidence, and …

A bipartisan group of senators and stakeholders are voicing support for the draft water resources development legislation, the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (AWIA 2020), and the draft drinking water legislation, the Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) Chairman John Barrasso (R-WY) …

Earlier this week, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) introduced legislation that would provide $400 million dollars to repair major water infrastructure in the San Joaquin Valley. The Conveyance Capacity Correction Act authorizes federal funding to repair cracks in the Delta-Mendota Canal and the California Aqueduct due to subsidence which is caused …