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A measure to advance environmental restoration and forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin passed out of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee last month. The legislation would reauthorize the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, originally passed in 2000, which has helped advance one of the most comprehensive watershed restoration programs in the nation — the Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program.
The bill was introduced last year by U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Harry Reid (D-NV), and Dean Heller (R-NV) to provide critical tools for programs to improve water clarity, reduce wildfire threat, and combat invasive species at Lake Tahoe. A complementary bill has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressmen Mark Amodei (R-NV).
“I am pleased the committee has approved these common-sense bills that protect vital habitat, invest in needed research, reform critical programs and restore important water bodies, such as Lake Tahoe, which is one of the most treasured places in my home state,” Sen. Boxer said.
