RCRC Member County Areas to Benefit from Recently Announced Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

On Tuesday, August 23rd, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding was announced that will benefit several RCRC member counties. First, the Administration announced investments of more than $65 million to help the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service improve water quality, roads, trails and fish habitat nationwide. August 26th marked the start of the first round of a $25.5 million investment over five years, through the new Collaborative Aquatic Landscape Restoration Program and more than $40 million for Fiscal Year 2022 projects for the already successful Legacy Roads and Trails Program. The Tahoe, Modoc, and Sierra National Forests are among the recipients for aquatic resiliency projects.

That same day, Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla announced that the Department of the Interior will provide nearly $26 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Klamath Basin restoration projects, including nearly $16 million for ecosystem restoration projects in the Basin and $10 million to expand the Klamath Falls National Fish Hatchery.