Tahoe restoration efforts set to lose $301 million; state officials urge Congress to act
With less than seven months remaining before the expiration of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, state and tribal officials gathered in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday to urge its renewal before Sept. 30. The federal government authorized $415 million in 2016 to help mitigate fire risk in the Tahoe Basin and preserve the lake’s famous clarity, but only $114 million of that has been appropriated so far. H.R. 1274, the Lake Tahoe Restoration Reauthorization Act, would extend the expiration of the program another decade until Sept. 30, 2034. But the bill has languished in Congress since its introduction a little over a year ago.
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