Transportation and Infrastructure
Each member of Congress can submit up to 10 community project funding requests for consideration. Rep. Earl Blumenauer joined Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici in advocating for $2.67 million in funding for the Multnomah County Behavioral Health Resource Center, among other projects.
U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici says she has not given up on congressional approval of some form of President Joe Biden's Build Back Better plan to boost federal aid for social supports and climate change work.
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) announced that Oregon will soon receive $92,079,000 in federal funding from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to strengthen drinking and wastewater systems and replace dangerous lead service lines and pipes. This funding is the first round of a five-year investment authorized by the new law.
Oregon is expected in 2022 to receive a total of $92,079,000 in federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which was signed into law last month. "Access to safe and reliable drinking water is critical for our communities to stay healthy and thrive," U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici said in a written statement Wednesday, Dec. 22.
Oregon is getting $92 million to improve drinking water safety across the state. The money is the first round of a 5-year investment included in the recently passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Rep. Suzanne Bonamici said. The money will go to replaced lead pipes as well as make improvements to wastewater and drinking water systems.
Oregon is set to receive more than $92 million to replace lead service pipes and strengthen public water systems. The money is coming from the bipartisan infrastructure bill that Congress passed last month. Representative Suzanne Bonamici says the federal money will help provide clean and safe drinking water to hundreds of thousands of Oregonians.