Garamendi Introduces House Companion to Lake Tahoe Restoration Act

This week, Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) introduced legislation in the House entitled the “Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015” (HR 3692).  Garamendi’s bill is the House companion legislation to the Senate bill (S 1724) which was introduced by Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) and is supported by both Senators Feinstein and Boxer.  

This bill would authorize $415 million over 10 years, including $150 million for wildfire suppression, $113 million for stormwater management, erosion control and watershed restoration, $45 million for invasive species, and $80 million for various environmental projects.  Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) also has a bill (HR 3382) pending in the House about Lake Tahoe Restoration that would authorize $60 million for the effort.