Congressman Gallagher Secures $155 Million for Sacramento River Basin Water Infrastructure in House WRDA Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.—At the request of Rep. James Gallagher (CA-01), the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today approved an authorization of $155 million for the Sacramento River Basin through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Environmental Infrastructure program, to support water and wastewater infrastructure, environmental restoration, and surface water protection across the Sacramento River Basin.
The authorization, which allows funds to be separately appropriated by Congress and expended by the Corps, covers nine counties in the heart of California’s water system: Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sacramento, Shasta, Sutter, Tehama, Yolo and Yuba. The $155 million authorization will help accelerate investments in surface water reliability and environmental restoration that improve drought resilience, salmon recovery, and support migratory birds along the Pacific Flyway, all without increasing flood risk. The investments reflect priorities long championed by the late Rep. Doug LaMa…