{"id":6078,"date":"2014-05-15T17:02:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T21:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-announces-job-creation-wins-for-oregon-in-water-resources-development-act\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:10:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:10:22","slug":"merkley-announces-job-creation-wins-for-oregon-in-water-resources-development-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-announces-job-creation-wins-for-oregon-in-water-resources-development-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley anuncia victorias en la creaci\u00f3n de empleos para Oreg\u00f3n en la Ley de Desarrollo de Recursos H\u00eddricos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Washington DC- <\/strong>El Senador de Oreg\u00f3n Jeff Merkley anunci\u00f3 hoy que la Ley de Desarrollo de Recursos H\u00eddricos (WRDA) sali\u00f3 del comit\u00e9 de conferencia de la C\u00e1mara y el Senado esta semana y ser\u00e1 votada por la C\u00e1mara y el Senado la pr\u00f3xima semana. El proyecto de ley contiene muchas oportunidades de creaci\u00f3n de empleo y financiaci\u00f3n para las comunidades de Oreg\u00f3n. En particular, el Senador Merkley destac\u00f3 el aumento de fondos en el Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) para puertos peque\u00f1os en Oreg\u00f3n y la inclusi\u00f3n de un nuevo programa promovido por Merkley para ayudar a las comunidades locales a financiar proyectos de infraestructura de agua potable y aguas residuales. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cLo mejor que podemos hacer en este momento es realizar las inversiones necesarias en nuestra infraestructura que ayuden a crear empleos de clase media\u201d, dijo Merkley. \u201cEste proyecto de ley crea empleos al financiar el dragado que se necesita de manera cr\u00edtica en nuestros puertos costeros. Adem\u00e1s, este proyecto de ley contiene mi programa para financiar proyectos de agua muy necesarios en todo Estados Unidos\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>El Senador Merkley ha luchado constantemente en el Senado para asegurarse de que el HMTF se utilice para el prop\u00f3sito previsto de mantener los puertos y que los puertos peque\u00f1os en Estados Unidos reciban una parte de esta financiaci\u00f3n. Para las peque\u00f1as comunidades costeras de Oreg\u00f3n, el acceso a la financiaci\u00f3n para el dragado es crucial para la econom\u00eda. La legislaci\u00f3n anunciada hoy garantizar\u00e1 que los puertos peque\u00f1os de Oreg\u00f3n y la naci\u00f3n reciban casi $90 millones al a\u00f1o, m\u00e1s del doble de los $40 millones que el Senador Merkley luch\u00f3 anteriormente por incluir en el presupuesto de este a\u00f1o.<\/p>\n<p>La Ley de Innovaci\u00f3n para el Financiamiento de la Infraestructura del Agua (WIFIA) fue presentada por el Senador Merkley en 2012 y se incluy\u00f3 en el proyecto de ley WRDA aprobado por el Senado en 2013. La legislaci\u00f3n WRDA establece un programa piloto de cinco a\u00f1os para permitir que el Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ej\u00e9rcito y la Protecci\u00f3n Ambiental Agencia para otorgar pr\u00e9stamos y garant\u00edas de pr\u00e9stamos para proyectos de infraestructura de control de inundaciones, abastecimiento de agua y aguas residuales. Este financiamiento permitir\u00e1 que m\u00e1s comunidades emprendan construcciones, mantenimiento y reparaciones cr\u00edticas sin cargar a los contribuyentes locales con grandes facturas. Adem\u00e1s, el programa WIFIA incluye una disposici\u00f3n de &quot;Compre estadounidense&quot;, que garantiza que los materiales utilizados en los proyectos WIFIA deben comprarse en Estados Unidos para ayudar a respaldar la fabricaci\u00f3n estadounidense. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>En casi todas las reuniones p\u00fablicas que realiza el Senador Merkley, en todos los rincones de Oreg\u00f3n, escucha sobre los desaf\u00edos que enfrentan las comunidades locales para encontrar fondos para reemplazar o mejorar la infraestructura de agua obsoleta. El agua potable limpia y los sistemas modernos de tratamiento de aguas residuales son fundamentales para la salud y la seguridad p\u00fablicas, las empresas locales s\u00f3lidas, el crecimiento de la poblaci\u00f3n y los r\u00edos y acu\u00edferos limpios. Y estos proyectos tienen el potencial de poner a trabajar a miles de habitantes de Oreg\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC- Oregon&rsquo;s Senator Jeff Merkley today announced that the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) has come out of the House and Senate conference committee this week and will be voted on by the House and Senate next week. The bill contains many job creation and funding opportunities for Oregon communities. 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