Congresswoman Jackie Speier

December 27, 2022 - Washington, DC – Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) has secured $16,918,650 in federal funding for 15 local community projects that were included in a package of appropriations bills to fund the federal government, which have passed the House and Senate and are on the way to President Biden to be signed into law. These projects will help improve the lives of families and individuals, protect the environment, increase access to educational resources, and improve transportation and infrastructure across San Mateo and San Francisco Counties. Rep. Speier also secured $54.5 million for San Francisco Bay restoration efforts, more than double the previous annual amount, which builds on her recently enacted provision to establish a permanent San Francisco Bay program at the Environmental Protection Agency.

“Whether it’s wildfire mitigation and management, library restoration, environmental and historic preservation, health care and early childhood development, public transportation improvements, or critical infrastructure updates, each of the community projects included in this year’s funding package are vital to ensuring our communities continue to grow and thrive. Government must serve the people first—these projects ensure that will be done,” Rep. Speier said. “As my time in Congress comes to an end, I’m proud that so many local initiatives—including crucial work to restore our iconic and beautiful San Francisco Bay—will now have the federal support and resources they need and deserve after years of underfunding. Ensuring our communities and hardworking families benefit from these federal resources has been my greatest priority and privilege, and I am grateful for Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro’s leadership and support of these crucial projects.”

Rep. Speier championed funding for 15 projects:

• $494,300 for the Cities of Belmont and San Bruno Wildfire Prevention Project
• $750,000 for the City of Burlingame Town Square Project
• $1,200,000 for the City of Redwood City for the Douglas Avenue Pump Station Project
• $2,400,000 for the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County for a Stormwater Capture Project
• $1,000,000 for the County of San Mateo, CA for an electronic health records initiative
• $800,000 for the Daly City Early Learning Center for Infants and Toddlers
• $1,500,000 for the East Palo Alto New Public Library
• $800,000 for the Fencing for Caltrain Right of Way
• $494,300 for the Filoli Wildfire Mitigation Project
• $2,000,000 for the Highway 1/Frenchman’s Creek Intersection and Bike/Pedestrian Improvements
• $988,600 for the Levee Protection Planning and Improvements Project (CIP 301-657)
• $741,450 for the Midpeninsula Open Space Wildland Fire Resiliency Project
• $750,000 for the San Mateo County History Museum Carriage House
• $1,500,000 for the San Mateo Marina Branch Public Library Restoration Project
• $1,500,000 for the South San Francisco New Library and Parks and Recreation Center

A detailed summary of the omnibus spending bill is available here.
Source: Congresswoman Jackie Speier