Congressman Doc Hastings

Hastings’ Work for Kittitas County

• Ensuring federal commitment to local schools heavily impacted by federal land ownership through Secure Rural Schools law ($873,000 a year for Kittitas County schools).

• Authored legislation passed by the House of Representatives to provide land for new fire station at Snoqualmie Pass.

• Authored and passed law requiring federal action on new water storage in the Yakima River basin, including the proposed Black Rock reservoir.

• Secured federal funding for Central Washington University wine quality testing and education program.

• Supported local county decision on wind farms. 

• Successfully pressed the National Marine Fisheries Service to move forward with repairs to Keechelus Dam.