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Senate committee hears proposal to invest $2.5 million in Walla Walla Basin projects
Summary
A Senate committee heard testimony Feb. 6 on Senate Bill 761, which would appropriate $2.5 million to implement priority projects from the Walla Walla 2050 strategic plan, matching a like amount from Washington and aiming to leverage federal, tribal and private funds.
Senate lawmakers on the Senate Committee on Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs on Feb. 6 considered Senate Bill 761, a proposal to appropriate $2.5 million to the Oregon Water Resources Department to begin implementing high‑priority projects from the Walla Walla 2050 strategic plan.
Supporters told the committee the funding would be matched by Washington state and build on more than $10 million in existing federal and tribal investments to restore fisheries, support agriculture and address long‑standing water shortages in the Walla Walla River Basin. "Oregon is not being asked to go this alone.…
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