The federal funding deal signed into law by President Joe Biden last Friday includes nearly $26 million set aside for Central Coast harbors and ports to fund dredging and other upkeep work. The funding was sought by Congressman Salud Carbajal over the past year of negotiations over the federal budget for Fiscal Year 2024.
“The Central Coast’s harbors and ports are central to our… Read more »
Representative Carbajal voted today to finalize $13,446,901 in funding he secured for Central Coast community projects in the 2024 government spending deal advanced by the U.S. House of Representatives.
The funding, which Rep. Carbajal championed over the course of the past year’s federal budget negotiations, will go towards 14 projects ranging from affordable housing construction and… Read more »
Representative Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.) led a call with 14 other Hispanic members of the U.S. House of Representatives today urging the Biden Administration to reverse course on a proposal that could significantly reduce air service between the United States and Mexico.
In January, the U.S. Department of Transportation proposed canceling the Joint Cooperation Agreement (JCA) between… Read more »
On Friday, January 26, Congressman Salud Carbajal and Congresswoman Julia Brownley presented a $12 million federal award from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand access to public electric vehicle charging in Ventura County, advancing the County’s goals of equitable mobility and energy resiliency.
The federal funds are projected to support the construction of 190 new EV chargers… Read more »
Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced today nearly $1,000,000 in grants funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to prevent roadway deaths and protect pedestrians in Santa Barbara County.
Grants from the Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program, which was created by Rep. Carbajal through his work on the 2021 infrastructure law, is delivering funds to both the City and… Read more »
Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) announced $1,000,000 in investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support improved passenger rail options for Central Coast residents through a federal rail program created by his work on the landmark 2021 law.
The federal investments will support efforts to expand and improve the Pacific Surfliner corridor through the Central Coast down to… Read more »
Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) joined his colleagues U.S. Reps. Garret Graves, Adam Smith, Mark Green, Michael Guest, and Dina Titus to introduce bipartisan legislation, the Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act, to eliminate the redundant fees and background checks for essential transportation workers.
The bill cuts through red tape to allow workers to apply existing… Read more »
Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal announced a $8,000,000 grant funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to reduce vehicle collisions with Central Coast wildlife by connecting the habitat on either side of U.S. Highway 101 through the Gaviota Pass.
“I championed creating the Wildlife Crossing program when we were writing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and I’m proud to see our… Read more »
Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) visited the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport to see how $4,691,793 in support from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will help upgrade and renovate the airport in the face of growing passenger numbers and rebounding air travel.
The funding will support the airport’s upcoming renovations of key runways and taxiways and the possible relocation of… Read more »
Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Lompoc Mayor Jenelle Osborne toured examples of how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) is providing funding for infrastructure and transit upgrades and operations, and discussed how these programs will raise the quality of life in Lompoc Read more »
