Congressman Scott Peters

Representing the 52nd District of California

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Invest in Adaptation and Resiliency

In 2018, NOAA reported there were 11 weather and climate disaster events across the United States with losses exceeding $1 billion each. The federal government must provide state and local planners with the resources and information they need to develop and improve their extreme weather resiliency efforts.

H.R. 1497 (116th) – Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2019 (DeFazio)

Transportation and Infrastructure
Co-Sponsors: 39 – 36 Democrats, 3 Republicans

This bill renews the federal commitment to addressing local water quality challenges by providing federal assistance to construct, repair, and replace the nation’s network of wastewater and stormwater conveyance and treatment facilities. This bill increases the amount of federal assistance to approximately $23.5 billion and makes it available to states and local communities through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program.

S. 2350 (115th) — Forest Incentives Program Act of 2018 (Shaheen)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Co-Sponsors: 0

This bill requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a forest incentives program to keep forests intact and sequester carbon on private forest land of the United States. It would establish programs to encourage managing forests for carbon sequestration and for using bio-based products in building construction for purposes of carbon sequestration.

H.R. 1162 (116th) — Water Recycling Investment and Improvement Act (Napolitano)

Natural Resources
Co-Sponsors: 26–26 Democrats

This bill increases funding Authorization for the Bureau of Reclamation’s Title XVI water recycling competitive grant program from $50 million to $500 million. Priority will be given to projects that provide a more reliable water supply; increase water management flexibility and reduce environmental impact; and, make groundwater management enhancements.

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