MATSUI ADVANCES FUNDING FOR THE SACRAMENTO REGION IN GOVERNMENT FUNDING PACKAGE
Matsui Advances $33 million in project funding for the Sacramento region
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), issued the following statement after the introduction of final text of the omnibus spending bill to fund the government for fiscal year 2023. The bill advances several Matsui-backed projects and priorities that will benefit the Sacramento region.
“Today, Congress reached an agreement on a funding bill that would make transformative investments to tackle some of our region’s most pressing challenges,” said Congresswoman Matsui. “I am proud to secure funding for several important community projects throughout the Sacramento region that were included in this legislation. These projects inject money right into our community, funding projects like new bike trails, electrifying our homes, and much improved sewer and water infrastructure. Sacramento is always innovating, and it’s crucial that we invest in the projects and priorities that help everyday Sacramentans.”
“This package also includes numerous additional legislative and regional priorities of mine that I fought hard to include,” Matsui continued. “With the funding in this package, we will have fully funded the Natomas Levee Project – something I have been working on with our regional partners for years. This package also funds projects that will make needed infrastructure improvements and expand quality, affordable health care throughout the Sacramento region.”
Congresswoman Matsui fought to include additional legislative priorities in the government funding package, such as:
Nationwide telehealth access for people with Medicare for an additional two years
H.R. 7249 The Anna Westin Legacy Act of 2022, legislation to provide education and training on eating disorders for health care providers and communities
The Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Education Act which increases the Japanese American Confinement Sites grant program that supports the preservation of U.S. confinement sites that were used to detain Japanese Americans during World War II and establishes a program to provide grants to Japanese American nonprofits to educate about the historical significance of these events
Permanent Medicare coverage of in-home intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for individuals with primary immunodeficiency (PI)
New investments in mental health services, which will improve access to medication-assisted treatment, expand the mental health workforce and increase coverage of mental health services
Enhanced FDA oversight to protect consumers and ensure the safety of cosmetics, personal care products and their ingredients
Vital disaster relief to help victims of wildfires across California
The legislation includes Community Project Funding advocated for by Congresswoman Matsui:
Transportation and Housing and Urban Development:
$4,933,861 for the City of West Sacramento’s I Street Bridge Deck Conversion for Active Transportation Project
Project will convert the top deck of the historic double-deck I Street railroad drawbridge from motor vehicle access to a dedicated bikeway/walkway.
$4,300,000 for the City of Sacramento’s ZEV Fleet Infrastructure Program
Program will install supportive EV charging infrastructure and catalyze expanded electrification of the City of Sacramento municipal fleet. The project includes construction and installation of 78 Level 2 chargers, 4 DC fast chargers, and electrical infrastructure upgrades at 17 City locations.
$2,000,000 for the City of Elk Grove’s Laguna Creek Inter-Regional Trail Crossing at State Route 99
Project would build a Class 1 bicycle/pedestrian overcrossing over SR-99 along the Laguna Creek Inter-Regional Trail System.
$750,000 for La Familia Counseling Center’s Opportunity Center
The Opportunity Center will provide job training and placement, small business enterprise resources, and supportive services to help lift up the community.
$750,000 for the City of West Sacramento’s Bryte Park All-Weather Field
The funding would be used for the purchase and installation of equipment and materials for the All-Weather Soccer Field.
$750,000 Habitat for Humanity’s Cornerstone Project
The funding would be used to provide Direct Homebuyer Assistance for qualified, low-income, first-time homebuyers The Cornerstone project is a collaborative affordable housing community created by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento and Mutual Housing of California.
Health Care:
$1,509,543 for UC Davis Behavioral Health Services
The funding will create an automated, asynchronous mental health platform, available to any patient 24/7.
$1,500,000 for CommuniCare Health Centers
The funding will implement an electronic health record system to provide the ability to share information electronically across health care entities and improve patient care.
$1,050,000 for the Food Literacy Center
The funding will be used to convert a 1-acre vacant plot into an active student garden and park with community programming focused on nutrition and wellness.
$1,000,000 for the Sacramento Native American Health Center
The funding will support construction and other associated costs for the new site at 3800 Florin Road. This approximately 35,000 square foot facility will offer medical, behavioral, dental, and supportive services. The location will also have a youth and family space.
$3,058,000 for the American River Watershed, Folsom Dam Raise
The funding will be used to complete the replacement of the existing Temperature Control system. Construction of the new system will improve environmental sustainability by allowing operators to preserve the amount of cold water behind Folsom Dam and deliver the water downstream as needed to promote a suitable aquatic habitat for downstream fish and fisheries.
$3,000,000 for SMUD’s Neighborhood Electrification Project
The project will provide clean energy technology for up to 300 single family homes, aiming for 100% electrification of homes when feasible. The project will increase home values as well as reduce customers’ utility bills, maintenance costs and pollution, fostering the health and welfare of the people in the community.
$3,452,972 for the City of Sacramento’s Shasta Groundwater Well Project
The funding would be used for construction and material costs for Phase 2 of the Shasta Groundwater Well. This is part of a larger Sacramento Water Bank that saves water during wet periods to allow for groundwater usage during droughts.
$3,000,000 for the Sacramento Area Sewer District’s Franklin Community Septic to Sewer Conversion Project
The Project will convert on-site septic systems to the public sewer with the Sacramento Area Sewer District as their local sewer system provider. Currently, parcels in the Franklin Community have aging septic systems that need replacement.
Homeland Security:
$1,977,200 for the Pannell Community Center
Funding will be used to support the first phase of improvements, including enhanced air filtration and circulation, retrofits for enhanced insulation and partial electrification, energy storage system and a DC Fast Charger to support emergency response vehicles and equipment charging needs.
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