Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer Secures $3.75 Million for Local Infrastructure Projects in House-Passed Interior Appropriations Bill

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Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) released the following statement after supporting H.R. 4821, the Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, which includes nearly $4 million in funding for infrastructure projects in the 5th District.

“Reinvesting Oregonians’ hard-earned tax dollars back into our state is one of my top priorities. In this interior appropriations bill, I successfully secured much-needed funding for water infrastructure projects across the district – projects that will benefit Oregon families for generations to come. These investments are essential to protect public health, boost economic development, and maintain a clean environment. As the appropriations process unfolds, I’ll keep pushing to get this critical funding signed into law,” Chavez-DeRemer said.

This appropriations bill includes three of Chavez-DeRemer’s Community Project Funding requests, totaling a $3.75 million infrastructure investment in the 5th District:

$1.25 million for the city of Redmond to expand a wastewater interceptor to help complete the city’s constructed wetlands wastewater management project.
$1.25 million for the city of Albany to help replace and extend the Cox Creek interceptor, which provides sanitary sewer service to almost 1,600 acres in Albany.
$1.25 million for the city of West Linn to replace a water main that runs along the I-205 Abernethy Bridge, which is necessary due to the bridge replacement project.

Additionally, the legislation provides a $1.6 billion increase in discretionary funding for wildland fire management at the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of the Interior, along with $32.6 million for the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system managed by the U.S. Geological Survey to help quickly detect earthquakes.

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