The House Natural Resources Committee has scheduled a September hearing on the Lake Tahoe Restoration Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1274). The Act provides funding for projects that support forest health, water for fire infrastructure, watershed restoration, water quality, aquatic invasives species control, Lahontan cutthroat trout recovery, and accountability. Since the Act’s passage in 2016, Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program (EIP) partners have implemented hundreds of projects, leveraged the federal investment 5-to-1 with state, local, and private funding, and supported 1,700 jobs per year.
U.S. Representative Kevin Kiley (R-El Dorado) announced that he plans to seek a special waiver to join the Natural Resources Committee on the day of the Hearing, noting the importance of advocating directly for California’s communities across the Tahoe basin to ensure that local concerns are fully represented. For additional information, contact RCRC Senior Policy Advocate Staci Heaton.