U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier
Federal legislation that would authorize $50 million a year for five years for San Francisco Bay restoration efforts was introduced Thursday by U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo, on Thursday, along with 10 other co-sponsors, according to her office.
The San Francisco Bay Restoration Act would establish a San Francisco Bay Program Office within the Environmental Protection Agency.
”San Francisco Bay is a national treasure and the lifeblood of our region, producing over $370 billion in goods and services annually and supporting more than 4 million jobs,” Speier said in a press release. “Tragically, the federal government has been complicit in its deterioration. The $250 million authorized in my bill would go a long way towards restoring wetlands and estuaries, helping endangered species recover, and study water quality improvement and adaptation to climate change. It’s a smart and necessary long-term investment.”
According to Speier, the Bay has been short-changed compared to other estuaries in the United States. Between 2008 and 2016, EPA geographic programs invested only $45 million into the San Francisco Bay, while Puget Sound received over $260 million and Chesapeake Bay $490 million.
The bill’s sponsors are Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA-12); and U.S. representatives Jared Huffman (CA-2), John Garamendi (CA-3), Mike Thompson (CA-5), Jerry McNerney (CA-9), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Ro Khanna (CA-17), Anna Eshoo (CA-18), and Zoe Lofgren (CA-19).
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