Costa Secures Funding for Water Infrastructure, Crime Victims, Health, and Transportation

For crime victims and survivors:  

An amendment introduced by Congressman Costa to provide an additional $2 million for Child Advocacy Centers like the Family Healing Center in Fresno, raising the total to $30.5 million for Victims of Child Abuse Act programs  

$2.6 billion for Victims of Crime Act programs like the Crime Victims fund 

$40 million for implementation and expansion of Sexual Assault Special Victims’ Counsel Program to ensure the safety and well-being of our military service members  

For Valley water users, investments in aging water infrastructure and programs to improve water access for the San Joaquin Valley:  

$108.8 million for WIIN Act storage projects, including:  

$71 million for Friant-Kern Canal pre-construction and construction.  

$7.845 million for the Los Vaqueros Reservoir Phase 2 Expansion Project  

$3 million for the Delta Mendota Canal Subsidence Correction Project  

$4 million for the Sites Reservoir Project  

$1.5 million for the Del Puerto Water District reservoir project  

$1.7 million for the San Luis Low Point Improvement Project  

$25 million for Reclamation canals where operational conveyance capacity has been seriously impaired by factors such as age or land subsidence. 

$200 million for a 50% cost share on canals where operational conveyance has been impaired by subsidence. This includes both the Delta-Mendota and Friant-Kern Canals. 

$300 million for WaterSMART Grants 

$10.5 million for the Water Operations Technical Supports (WOTS) program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

$2 million towards studying atmospheric rivers and extreme weather events to help predict flood and drought conditions  

For our community infrastructure, plans to improve air quality and enhance transportation safety:  

$62.9 billion for the Federal Highway Administration to fund Highway Trust Fund programs and Highway Infrastructure Programs 

$3 billion for the Federal Railroad Administration, including $2 billion for Amtrak 

$1 billion for National Infrastructure Investments to fund programs like the TIGER and BUILD Grants 

$18.1 billion for the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure aviation safety and fund Airport Improvement Grants 

$18.9 billion for the Federal Transit Administration to improve our public transit systems. 

 $2.85 billion for energy efficiency and renewable energy programs 

For our health, investments to bolster our pandemic response:  

$7.2 billion for the Health Resources and Services Administration, including $1.65 billion for Community Health Centers 

$9 billion in emergency supplemental appropriations for the Center for Disease Control to improve the nation’s preparedness for public health emergencies, including:  

$2 billion for state and local public health departments over the next five years 

$1 billion for state and local public health laboratories 

$4 billion to prepare for a COVID-19 vaccination campaign, as well as enhanced seasonal influenza vaccination campaigns in the fall. 

For our national defense:  

$6.8 billion for the Air National Guard 

$33.3 billion for Defense Health Programs 

$512 million for cancer research programs, including breast, prostate, ovarian, and pancreatic cancers  

Authorizes purchase of 12 F-15EX aircraft that may benefit the 144th Fighter Wing in Fresno.