Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015 Passes House Natural Resources Committee

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Rep. Tom McClintock's (R-CA) and Rep. Mark Amodei's (R-NV) H.R. 3382, the "Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015" passed the House Natural Resources Committee today. The legislation focuses resources on fire prevention and additional measures to protect the lake from the introduction of invasive species.

"The House measure is specifically designed -- after extensive input from fire districts throughout the Tahoe region -- to reduce excess fuel loads in the Tahoe Basin before they burn. It streamlines the planning process that has severely hampered past attempts at forest management," McClintock said. "It calls for new revenues generated within the Tahoe Basin to stay in the Tahoe Basin for environmental improvements. It also augments efforts to protect the lake from invasive species that have already devastated many other lakes in the West."

"For the last eight years, Tahoe legislation has been introduced in the Senate and has not moved off the Senate floor," continued McClintock. "This bill has been carefully crafted to fit within the budget parameters set by Congress and it addresses the two most immediate environmental threats to the Tahoe Basin. I believe this bill has an excellent prospect for passage out of the House."

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