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WASHINGTON, DC – Recently, U.S. Representatives Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-WA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced bipartisan legislation (ENABLE Conservation Act of 2023 - Eliminating Needless Administrative Barriers Lessening Efficiency for Conservation Act) to support farmers who voluntarily participate in conservation programs. Of particular interest to Washington state is the Conservation Reserve Program’s (CRP) State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) initiative.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) announced that the 8th District will be receiving almost $11.5 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to prevent and mitigate wildfires, including $10 million for the Kittitas County Conservation District, the largest grant in the country. The funding is from Community Wildfire Defense Grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) announced that her bipartisan bill to fund the remediation and restoration of damaged public lands was signed into law by President Joe Biden as part of the FY23 government funding bill. The National Forest Restoration and Remediation Act was introduced in 2021 with U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) released the following statement after voting for the Wildfire Recovery Act that passed the House this week with bipartisan support:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) voted for the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act (H.R. 5118), a package that would fund comprehensive mitigation and resiliency efforts to prevent wildfires and reduce the effects of drought across the West. The bill also includes provisions from Rep. Schrier’s previously introduced legislation to increase prescribed burns, fund the clean-up of damaged forest lands, and close gaps in wildfire detection. Rep.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, two West Coast U.S. Representatives, Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) and Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-07), introduced the Fire Ready Nation Act. This legislation will allow the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to be more involved in the detection and response of wildfires. U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) has introduced companion legislation in the Senate.