Washington

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the Department of the Interior’s projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for Washington. Across its Bureaus, the Department will invest $208.1 million in Washington as part of the recovery plan signed by the President to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st Century.

Funding Overview

Washington: $190,823,000

Bureau of Land Management: $550,000

Construction: $200,000
Habitat Restoration: $200,000
Trails Maintenance and Construction: $150,000

Bureau of Reclamation: $103,000,000

Environmental/Ecosystem Restoration: $28,430,000
- YRBWEP Sunnyside Conduit - convert up to 66 laterals to closed pipe. Project will pipe the three largest laterals, Rocky Ford, Ryder, and Matheson.
- Roza Roller Gate for Fish Passage, add a second bottom seal to the west roller gate to more effectively seal the gate when it is in the 'tucked' position.
- Columbia / Snake River Habitat Projects, series of projects to improve habitat conditions for endangered anadromous fish .
Meeting Future Water Supply Needs: $55,000,000
- Potholes Supplemental Feed Route - Columbia Basin Completion - modify existing facilities to route water from Pinto Dam to Potholes Reservoir
- Weber Siphon Complex - Columbia Basin Completion - construction of second siphon barrels (cast reinforced concrete pipe) to the Weber Branch and Weber Coulee Siphons
Water Infrastructure Reliability and Safety: $19,570,000
- Leavenworth Water Delivery System - Repairs to address the dilapidated state of the current system.
- Grand Coulee Maintenance Activities #1, electrical equipment purchases for repairs at the dam, including safety features.

Indian Affairs: $9,199,000

Construction: $3,004,000
Roads and Bridges Maintenance: $5,754,000
- 28 Road Maintenance Projects
- 9 Bridge Maintenance Projects
Workforce Training: $441,000

National Park Service: $62,198,000

Fort Vancouver: $99,000
- Replace System Components for Fire and Intrusion Alarms
- Resurface Visitor Use Trails
Lake Roosevelt: $353,000
- Install Micro Hydro System and Grid Tied Power Production at Fort Spokane Water System
- Install Photovoltaic System at Fort Spokane Shop and Office Building
- Install Photovoltaic System at Headquarters Building
- Perform Energy Retrofit of Fort Spokane and Kettle Falls Buildings
Mount Rainier: $3,312,000
- Correct Structural Deficiencies In Historic Buildings
- Install Grid-Tied Photovoltaic Systems on Park Buildings
- Repair Historic Carbon River Area Access Road, Ipsut Campground and Ipsut Ranger Station
- Replace Electric Lines at Narada Falls Overlook
- Replace Exhibits in Historic Sunrise Visitor Center to Improve Accuracy and Meet ADA Requirements
- Stabilize River Bank and Repair Damaged Pavement on Historic Longmire Back Road
- Construct Accessible Trail at New Visitor Center
- Repair Storm-Damaged Trails (multiple projects)
North Cascades: $518,000
- Implement Energy Efficient Improvements to Stehekin Landing Facility
- Paint Interior and Exterior of Historic Buildings in Stehekin and Skagit Districts
- Rehabilitate Stehekin Landing Fuel System
- Repair Storm Damage at Stehekin
Olympic: $57,865,000
- Restore Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Program - Build Wastewater Collection and Transport System
- Restore Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Program - Maintain Off-Reservation Flood Protection
- Restore Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Program - Maintain On-Reservation Flood Protection
- Restore Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Program - Maintain Water Quality at Nippon Paper Mill
- Restore Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Program - Protect Elwha Heights Water Association Water Quality
- Restore Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Program - Protect Private Properties
- Restore Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Program - Replace Griff Creek Culvert with Bridge
- Restore Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Program - Replace Tribal Fish Hatchery
- Restore Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Program - Widen Stratton Road
- Demolish and Replace Operationally Obsolete Hoh Sewer System
- Rehabilitate Four Park Road Bridges
- Replace Electrical Cable Conduit on Hurricane Ridge Road to Preserve Visitor Services
- Replace Historic Roofing Parkwide
- Convert Two Miles of Abandoned Road to a Trail, Remove Failing Culverts, and Restore Campground
Whitman Mission: $51,000

Office of Wildland Fire: $1,252,000

Hazardous Fuels Reduction: $1,252,000
- Colville Biomass Utilization
- Contract Thinning with Specialized Equipment
- Yakama Biomass

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: $12,670,000

Abernathy FTC: $2,245,000
- Rehab Modify Effluent Water System
- Rehab Water meter system
- Rehab Water Well for Fish Production
- Repair Hatchery Building Roof
- Repair Water Intake Earthen Settling Basin
- Replace inclined screens
Carson NFH: $767,000
- Rehab Adult Fish Crowders
- Rehab Cover for Predator Exclusion
Conboy Lake NWR: $132,000
Grays Harbor NWR: $150,000
Julia Butler Hansen: $134,000
Little Pend Oreille NWR: $62,000
Little White Salmon NFH: $200,000
Makah NFH: $180,000
Mid-Columbia River FRO: $234,000
- NFHAP: Cle Elum River Engineered Log Jams and Side Channel Connection
- NFPP Upper Beaver Creek Fish Passage and Rehabilitation
Nisqually NWR: $3,661,000
- Construct boardwalk replacement for Brown Farm Dike trail, Phase 1
- Remove Evergreen dairy barn and shed
- Repair headquarters and visitor center
- Replace McAllister Creek dike and tidegate to restore estuary
Puget Sound Coastal Program: $250,000
- Naas Preserve Prairie Habitat Restoration and Golden Paintbrush Recovery
- Pink Sand Verbena Restoration and Re-introduction
Quilcene NFH: $1,517,000
- Pump Out Penny Creek Settling Pond
- Rehab Hatchery Building (Seismic,Elect,Codes)
- Repair Head box/Walkway on C Deck
- Repair Weir
Quinault NFH: $780,000
- Repair Cook Creek Settling Basin for NPDES
- Repair Slide Gate at Hatchery Creek Intake
- Replace Feed Building Roof
Saddle Mountain NWR: $42,000
Spring Creek NFH: $170,000
- Repair Water Pumps and Motors
- Water Quality Improvement Project - Rattlesnake Creek in the White Salmon river watershed.
Stieger Wald Lake NWR: $180,000
Toppenish NWR: $272,000
Turnbull NWR: $393,000
- Rehabilitate 3 miles of boundary fences
- Tier 2 Energy Efficiency & Tier 3 Renewable Energy Projects, Turnbull NWR
Umatilla NWR: $200,000
Washington Partners for Fish and Wildife: $560,000
Western Washington FRO: $106,000
Willapa NWR: $133,000
- Replace 200 boundary signs
- Replace 25 boundary signs and pylons in Willapa Bay
Willard NFH: $302,000
- Repair 12'' valves on b deck
- Repair Shop Building for Seismic Requirements

U.S. Geological Survey: $1,954,000