California has secured $1 billion in federal funding to bolster water storage as 40 percent of the state grapples with drought, Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) announced on Sept. 18.
Kiley called it “great news,” in a post on X.
The announcement was made two days after a coalition of California Republican lawmakers, led by Kiley, urged the White House to direct $1 billion in newly enacted federal funding exclusively toward water storage and conveyance projects in the state, warning that the money could otherwise be diverted to other regions.
The letter, signed on Sept. 16 by the full California Republican congressional delegation, praised President Donald Trump’s recent executive actions on water policy and calls for swift allocation of the funds to address chronic shortages affecting farms and communities across the drought-plagued state. The One, Big Beautiful Bill Act, which Trump signed on July 4, included the water infrastructure provisions amid broader budget reconciliation efforts….