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US Senate bill would provide more funding for restoring salmon along the San Joaquin River

July 20, 2026 — The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources advanced legislation providing additional funding for restoring salmon in the San Joaquin River, clearing the bill for a vote from the full Senate.

If passed into law, the bill would triple the cap on funding available under the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act from USD 250 million (EUR 219 million) to USD 750 million (EUR 656 million). The original legislation was passed in 2009 as part of a settlement ending an 18-year-long lawsuit filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council, which blamed government policy and dam operators for causing local extinction of spring-run Chinook salmon in the San Joaquin River.

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US Senate committee approves bill directing offshore energy revenues to coastal states, fisheries research

November 27, 2024 — The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has approved a bill that would take money from offshore energy projects and redistribute it to adjacent states for coastal restoration, infrastructure, and fisheries research.

First introduced in 2021, the Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies & Ecosystems (RISEE) Act would create a new offshore wind revenue-sharing model, requiring offshore energy projects to share 37.5 percent of revenue with adjacent states. Those states can spend that money to support coastal restoration, invest in hurricane protection, improve infrastructure, or dedicate it to fisheries science and research.

The legislation was passed out of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in 2022, but never received a vote from the full Senate.

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