Environment

WASHINGTON, DC— Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA08), a senior member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, secured key provisions in the "Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024" (H.R.8812) for the Bay Area and California Delta. The bipartisan legislation passed the House of Representatives and is expected to become law this year.

FAIRFIELD, CA – Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) issued the following statement commending Mitch Mashburn, Chair of the Solano County Board of Supervisors, for his recent announcement regarding the California Forever development project. Garamendi serves as the federal representative for much of the service area, and the project raises concerns about the security of Travis Air Force Base, protection of the National Delta Heritage Area, and a full National Environmental Protection Act Review:

WASHINGTON, DC— Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA08) voted to pass the "Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024" (H.R.8812) in the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure by a bipartisan vote of 61 to 2. The full House of Representatives is expected to take up the bill in the coming weeks.

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA – Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) presented $4,410,279 in newly available federal funding for infrastructure improvements and affordable housing projects in Contra Costa County.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) sent a letter calling for the California State Lands Commission only to permit offshore wind projects that use local workers, American-built vessels, and domestically manufactured wind turbines. As the Lieutenant Governor of California, Garamendi served as an ex officio State Lands Commissioner from 2007 until 2009 before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives John Garamendi (CA-08) and Mike Thompson (CA-04) joined President Joe Biden at the White House to announce the expansion of Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. The expansion will include approximately 13,696 additional acres of federally owned public land in Lake and Colusa Counties, California, encompassing the entirety of the Molok Luyuk region within the monument.

WASHINGTON, DC–This week, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) and Senator Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME) introduced the "Biomass for Transportation Fuel Act” (H.R.7609), with U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Representatives Jared Golden (D-ME02) and Ann Kuster (D-NH02).

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative John Garamendi (D-CA08) voted to finalize $13,502,031 in community project funding that he previously secured for local affordable housing, transportation infrastructure, and social services projects across California’s 8th Congressional District in the first 2024 government funding bill in the House of Representatives.