Chelan and Douglas Counties

Hastings’ Work for Chelan and Douglas Counties

Working to protect the Wenatchee Valley Medical Center and its clinics from efforts in Congress to ban doctor-owned hospitals.
Pressed the VA to bring a new veterans clinic to Wenatchee and introduced legislation to name the clinic after local veteran Bud Link.
Ensuring federal commitment to local schools heavily impacted by federal land ownership thru Secure Rural Schools law ($2.7 million a year for Chelan County schools).
Authored legislation passed by the House of Representatives to allow continued fish stocking in the North Cascades National Park.
Authored legislation to allow reconstruction of the Stehekin Valley Road.
Authored legislation to enable Douglas County PUD to provide greater local control over land within the Wells Project.
Worked with Chelan PUD to finalize historic Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP).