SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Representative Kevin Kiley (R-CA) hosted Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and the rest of the “Tahoe Team” at Heavenly Mountain Resort’s Lakeview Lodge to celebrate President Joe Biden signing the reauthorization of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (LTRA) on October 2. The bill extends to 2034 and extends the existing funding of over $300 million to the protection and preservation of the “Jewel of the Sierra.”
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and League to Save Lake Tahoe were two agencies who were part of the Tahoe Team, represented by Cindy Gustafson, Julie Regan, and Jesse Patterson. Kiley himself wore a Keep Tahoe Blue shirt as he spoke to the crowd.
“The coalition that made this happen… transcends political differences,” said Kiley, a nod to the bipartisan and bicameral partnerships that pushed this legislation forward. He thanked and acknowledged the many people in Congress that made the LTRA possible, including Dianne Feinstein who was part of pushing the first LTRA and subsequent reauthorizations before her death.