$230 Million For Washington In Draft Senate Appropriations Bills

WASHINGTON — Draft versions of Senate appropriations bills for the next fiscal year include $230 million in federal funding for Washington projects, including millions to improve fish habitats and complete other infrastructure projects across the state. Sen. Patty Murray's office released a list of projects that will receive funding pending final passage of the bills.

Murray is the second-highest ranking Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee and said the current level of proposed funding for Washington is nearly double of last year.

The bills include funding for several projects around Western Washington, including new electrical infrastructure for Tacoma's Mary Bridge Hospital, a solar array for the Lake Washington Insitute of Technology in Kirkland, and more than $10 million for the Army Corps of Engineers to improve fish passage at the Mud Mountain Dam.

Here are some other projects slated to receive funding from the 2023 appropriations bills:

• $10.6 million to modify fish passages at the Mud Mountain Dam.
• $6 million for aquatic habitat restoration and recovery throughout Puget Sound.
• $3.6 million to the Port of Pasco for construction of an industrial railroad spur.
• $3 million to Kennewick Housing Authority for development of a new affordable housing complex.
• Over $800,000 for Family Solutions, a youth behavioral health clinic Vancouver.
• $1.5 million for water lines and a booster pump station in Cowlitz County.
• $1.9 million to rebuild sewer systems destroyed by fires in Malden.
• $3 million to develop permanent supportive housing and community spaces in Salish.
• $2.5 million for West Richland to replace their drinking water disinfection system.
• More than $2 million for the African Community Housing and Development organization for the construction and development of affordable housing.
• Over $1.5 million to support Operation Military Family’s individualized transition programs for veterans coming home.
• $3 million for the South Central Workforce Council in Yakima and Spokane Counties to provide childcare for people while they receive workforce training.

A full list of projects is available here.