Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015 Introduced

Statement

Congressman Tom McClintock (R-CA) and Congressman Mark Amodei (R-NV) introduced legislation yesterday to address catastrophic wildfire and invasive species threats to Lake Tahoe and the Tahoe Basin. The Federal Lands Subcommittee chaired by McClintock had already considered the preliminary draft of H.R. 3382, "Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015," on July 14th, putting it on a fast track for House passage.

"For the last eight years, Tahoe legislation has been introduced in the Senate and has not moved off the Senate floor," McClintock said. We have carefully crafted this bill to fit within the budget parameters set by Congress after extensive input from local fire districts and have targeted it to address the two most immediate environmental threats to the Tahoe Basin," McClintock said. "I believe this bill has an excellent prospect for passage out of the House."

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