Transportation
Napolitano is the most senior California member of the U.S. House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure where she currently serves as the top Democrat on the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, which oversees EPA’s Clean Water Act and US Army Corps of Engineers water programs.
On that panel, Napolitano works with the Corps, local flood control districts, and water agencies to capture more water in flood control reservoirs, which is a major issue at Santa Fe Dam in her district and the bordering Whittier Narrows Dam. In 2014 she was appointed as a conferee to finalize the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), providing more equity to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in dredging operations. She also secured important provisions for L.A. County to expand water supply, flood control, and recreation projects in the region. Napolitano supports both the Los Angeles River Revitalization Plan and improvements to the San Gabriel River with environmental restoration projects and recreational opportunities, such as bikeways, fishing, and swimming areas.
Napolitano also encourages the EPA and sanitation agencies to find ways to recycle water for irrigation use and groundwater replenishment. She closely monitors the implementation of a new Clean Water Act Stormwater Permit, ensuring affordability for L.A. County cities and residents.
In fall of 2015, Napolitano became the only California Democrat appointed to finalize the recently passed FAST Act (H.R. 22), a $305 billion 5-year transportation bill for the nation. Napolitano fought to secure more than $26 billion for California, $450 million of which going to the Los Angeles region for transit funding, benefiting Foothill Transit, LA Metro, and Metrolink. Funds will also relieve congestion, improve transit, and reduce the negative impacts her district takes on as a primary shipping corridor from the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.
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More on Transportation
(Washington, DC) Today, H.R. 3114, the Army Corps of Engineers’ Veterans Curation Program (VCP) Act, sponsored by Reps. Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA-32) and Rodney Davis (R-IL-13) passed the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee during a full committee markup.
(Washington, DC) Today, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-El Monte), with support from 37 California Democratic Members of Congress, sent a list of priority transportation projects and policies to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Shuster and Ranking Member DeFazio, urging the priorities to be included in any future long-term Transportation Bill. The letter includes 21 transportation reauthorization priorities and calls for increased investment in transit and passenger rail and the creation of a freight program.
(Washington, DC) Today, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-El Monte), Ranking Member on the House Transportation Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, reflected on the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (WRRDA) and urged adoption of reforms to address the ongoing drought in the West.
(Washington, DC) Today, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-El Monte), the Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, praised the public release of the final Clean Water Protection rulemaking by the Obama administration. This rulemaking fulfills the requests of members of Congress, state and local officials, industry, agriculture, and environmental organizations to clarify the scope of Clean Water Act protections over our nation’s rivers, streams, and wetlands.
(Washington, DC) Today, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (CA-32) spoke against H.R. 1732, a reckless, partisan attack on the Clean Water Act:
(Washington, D.C.) Last night, the House passed Rep. Grace F. Napolitano’s (CA-32) amendment to H.R. 2028, the FY2016 Energy & Water Appropriations Act, ensuring more fairness for the Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, and other donor ports across the country.
(Washington, DC) Today, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (CA-32), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, called for a balance of economic growth and public health at a hearing on the Administration’s FY2016 Budget for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).