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Washington DC<\/b> – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the House and Senate have passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which includes key job creation and funding opportunities for Oregon communities. The legislation previously passed the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in April and the Senate in September; it will now be signed into law by the President.<\/span><\/p>\n

In particular, the Senators highlighted that the bill would make permanent a provision ensuring that small ports in Oregon and elsewhere receive funding from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF). The bill also helps channel $20 million in funding for the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA), which Senator Merkley developed to help local communities finance safe drinking and wastewater infrastructure projects. The $20 million in initial funding could leverage over $200 million in low-interest loans for communities to finance safe drinking and wastewater infrastructure projects.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Water infrastructure is absolutely essential to our health and economy alike. Senator Wyden and I have been fighting for these Oregon water infrastructure wins, and I’m thrilled to see them included in the bill passed today,” said Merkley. “From keeping communities safe with modernized drinking water systems, to expanding economic opportunities and putting folks back to work with good-paying jobs, these projects will have a real impact across Oregon.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

“Small ports serve as economic linchpins up and down the Oregon Coast, providing a terrific trifecta of benefits – crucial access for commercial and recreational fishing, safe harbor for ocean science and research vessels, and the nation’s gateway to the global economy,” Wyden said. “That’s why I am so glad this water bill includes stable, permanent funding for these ports that generate good-paying jobs and revenues for coastal communities.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Los senadores Merkley y Wyden han luchado constantemente en el Senado para garantizar que el HMTF se utilice para el prop\u00f3sito previsto de mantener los puertos en lugar de ser atacado para pagar otras prioridades, y que los puertos peque\u00f1os de Estados Unidos reciban una parte de esta financiaci\u00f3n. Para las peque\u00f1as comunidades costeras de Oreg\u00f3n, el acceso a financiaci\u00f3n para el dragado es crucial para la econom\u00eda. Como miembro del Comit\u00e9 de Medio Ambiente y Obras P\u00fablicas, el senador Merkley logr\u00f3 aprobar una reserva 10% para puertos peque\u00f1os en 2014; sin embargo, estaba previsto que la retirada de tierras expirara en 2022. La legislaci\u00f3n hace que la retirada de tierras 10% sea permanente.<\/span><\/p>\n

En casi todas las reuniones municipales que celebran los senadores Merkley y Wyden, en todos los rincones de Oreg\u00f3n, escuchan sobre los desaf\u00edos que enfrentan las comunidades locales para encontrar fondos para reemplazar o mejorar la infraestructura h\u00eddrica obsoleta. El agua potable y los sistemas modernos de tratamiento de aguas residuales son fundamentales para la salud y la seguridad p\u00fablicas, la solidez de las empresas locales, el crecimiento de la poblaci\u00f3n y la limpieza de los r\u00edos y acu\u00edferos. Incidentes como la reciente crisis en Flint, Michigan, subrayan los peligros que pueden surgir cuando la seguridad de nuestra agua potable y el estado de nuestra infraestructura h\u00eddrica no se consideran una prioridad.<\/span><\/p>\n

Las disposiciones adicionales incluidas en la legislaci\u00f3n actual que brindar\u00e1n beneficios a las comunidades de Oregon incluyen:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7<\/span>         <\/span>Autorizar la Ley de Restauraci\u00f3n del R\u00edo Columbia para que la EPA pueda establecer un programa de subvenciones voluntarias para incentivar la limpieza a lo largo del R\u00edo Columbia.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7<\/span>         <\/span>Ampliar las opciones de financiamiento de infraestructura h\u00eddrica a los distritos de riego locales, lo que ayudar\u00e1 a los distritos de riego del centro de Oreg\u00f3n a implementar proyectos de conservaci\u00f3n del agua para abordar el desaf\u00edo de las ranas manchadas y ayudar a los agricultores y ganaderos locales.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7<\/span>         <\/span>Trabajar para proporcionar viviendas y recursos adecuados a las tribus a lo largo del r\u00edo Columbia autorizando asistencia de reubicaci\u00f3n a familias nativas desplazadas por la construcci\u00f3n de la presa Bonneville y autorizando un estudio de las familias nativas desplazadas por la presa John Day para determinar si existe una obligaci\u00f3n incumplida. para asistencia de reubicaci\u00f3n.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7<\/span>         <\/span>Proporcionar a los habitantes de Oreg\u00f3n un mejor acceso al Parque Giles French en Rufus, Oreg\u00f3n, al permitir que el Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ej\u00e9rcito permita que una entidad del gobierno no federal cobre las tarifas de los usuarios por los sitios e instalaciones recreativos.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7<\/span>         <\/span>Brindar al Puerto de Cascade Locks mayores oportunidades de desarrollo econ\u00f3mico a lo largo de su costa al aclarar una servidumbre obsoleta.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7<\/span>         <\/span>Ampliar las estaciones de inspecci\u00f3n de embarcaciones para cubrir toda la cuenca del r\u00edo Columbia para proteger nuestros lagos y v\u00edas fluviales de especies invasoras, como el mejill\u00f3n cebra.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite fighting hard for Oregon priorities in the bill, Merkley and Wyden voted against it due to the last-minute addition of California drought provisions that threaten thousands of jobs at Oregon and West Coast fisheries.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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