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Congressman LaMalfa Secures Funding for Paradise Police Department Radio System

Mar 24, 2022 Press Release
Paradise, CA. – Today, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R – Richvale) announced a $615,000 Community Oriented Policing (COPS) Technology Grant for the Town of Paradise. This grant will be used to upgrade the radios for the Paradise Police Department. The Camp Fire, which destroyed much of the town in November 2018, destroyed the VHF radio network connections throughout the town. Since the fire, Paradise has been operating on a combination of a transmitter, a single surviving repeater, Butte County’s Butte Regional Interoperable Communications System (BRICS), and one 700 MHz trunked radio network. Unfortunately, none of Paradise’s portable or mobile radios currently work on the County’s network, and the remaining VHF radios are “end of life”, meaning they are no longer supported by the manufacturer for repairs or updates. These radios will provide the foundation upon the rest of the Town’s two-way radio communications infrastructure can be rebuilt on, ultimately minimizing replacement costs and maximizing interoperability of equipment.

LaMalfa Cites Concerns On Taxpayers Paying for EV Infrastructure

Jan 14, 2022 Press Release
Washington, D.C. – This week, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R- Richvale) and the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to review the implications of electric vehicle (EV) investments for rural Americans. Electric Vehicles are a significant priority for the Biden Administration and they are pushing additional spending to expand the use of EVs to the American public. While some consumers have moved towards them, they represent a small portion of the US fleet of vehicles and remain relatively expensive with limited charging networks, especially in rural areas.

LaMalfa Votes Against Socialist Spending Spree

Aug 30, 2021 Press Release

(Washington, D.C.) Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after House Democrats passed S. Con. Res. 14, a budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2022. This resolution opens up the reconciliation process, which will allow for Democrats to pass a $3.5 trillion spending increase without any input from Republicans.

LaMalfa Rejects House Democrats’ Green New Deal Expansion

Jul 1, 2021 Press Release

(Washington, D.C.) Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after voting against the House Democrats partisan infrastructure package, H.R. 3684, the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act. The legislation would spend $548 billion over five years. $276 billion of that funding will be spent fulfilling the goals of the Green New Deal. As a result, the Highway Account, which collects gas taxes to pay for road and bridge projects across the United States, could go bankrupt within two years.

LaMalfa: Biden’s Bait-and-Switch “Infrastructure” Plan Contains Some Short-term Benefits But Permanent Pain

Mar 31, 2021 Press Release

Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale), a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, issued the following statement after joining a White House briefing announcing details of the Biden Administration’s transportation proposal.

House Passes Bipartisan Water Resources Development Act

Dec 8, 2020 Press Release
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa issued the following statement after the House passed S.1811, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) by a voice vote. This biennial legislation authorizes water projects across the United States, and reforms programs within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Office. Army Corps projects improve America’s ports and harbors, inland waterway navigation, levees, dams and other water-related infrastructure.

LaMalfa Announces Grant for Road Repair in Shasta County

Sep 28, 2020 Press Release
(Shasta County, CA) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa issued the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a $1,042,993.50 grant to Shasta County to repair Cove Road following the severe winter storms of 2017.

LaMalfa Announces Grant to Help Begin Process of Rebuilding Honey Run Covered Bridge

Sep 21, 2020 Press Release
(Chico, CA) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa issued the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued a $3,441,268.50 grant to Butte County for an alternate project and to facilitate the deed transfer of the Honey Run Covered Bridge, per Board of Supervisors approval, to the Honey Run Covered Bridge Association (HRCBA). This deed transfer will allow HRCBA to use private funds to rebuild the bridge following its destruction in the 2018 Camp Fire.

LaMalfa Announces Grants to Repair Infrastructure in Lassen National Forest Following Hog Fire

Sep 14, 2020 Press Release
(Susanville, CA) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Transportation issued two grants, $600,000 for the Bureau of Land Management and $700,000 for the U.S. Forest Service, from the Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads program to repair or reconstruct Federal Lands Management Agencies transportation facilities that were damaged or destroyed during the Hog Fire in Lassen County.

LaMalfa Announces Nearly $77 Million for Camp Fire Recovery

Sep 10, 2020 Press Release
(Paradise, CA) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) issued the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced two grants totaling $76,989,729 to assist with Camp Fire recovery in Paradise. The first grant awards $48,272,229 to Paradise Irrigation District (PID) to repair damage to water mains, including contaminated pipes, and restore and update their infrastructure to current standards. The second grant awards $28,717,500 to the Town of Paradise to restore roads damaged during debris removal activities. As a result of debris removal, the roads have incurred permanent damage due to the frequent hauling of debris and transportation of heavy equipment.

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