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This Week: Secretary Haaland traveled to Houston to highlight Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments to address legacy pollution; Deputy Secretary Beaudreau announced co-stewardship efforts in the Arctic, Kuskokwim and Norton Sound Region; Interior leadership visited the Colorado River Basin to announce a nearly $585 million investment in aging infrastructure; the Gila River Indian Community will receive $233 million in historic funding and conservation agreements; four small surface and groundwater storage projects in California and Utah will receive a $20 million investment; the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has completed its review of critical design and installation reports for the South Fork Wind project; Native artists and crafters will help shape new rules to ensure the authenticity of Indian-made products; Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Tanya Trujillo participated in a Nihimá Nahasdzáán Gallery Event to showcase Landsat imagery of the Navajo Nation; the Bureau of Land Management celebrated the conveyance of five acres of public land in Nevada for affordable housing; the National Park Service announced the addition of 963 acres to New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia; and our social media picture of the week the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument.
Secretary Haaland Hosts Roundtable in Houston
 Secretary Haaland traveled to Houston, Texas as part of the Administration’s Investing in America tour to highlight investments being made through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create jobs and address legacy pollution.
Co-Stewardship in the Arctic, Kuskokwim and Norton Sound Region
 Deputy Secretary Beaudreau continued the Investing in America tour with travel to Alaska. He announced more than $16 million in new funding to enhance the resilience of ecosystems and salmon in Alaska’s Yukon Kuskokwim and Norton Sound Region through co-stewardship with Alaska Native Tribes.
$585 Million Investment for Aging Infrastructure
 Biden-Harris administration leaders visited the Colorado River Basin to announce a nearly $585 million investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for infrastructure repairs on water delivery systems throughout the West.
 During a visit to the Gila River Indian Community as part of the Investing in America tour, Deputy Secretary Beaudreau, Senior Advisor Landrieu and Deputy Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner David Palumbo announced $233 million in historic funding and conservation agreements.
 The Bureau of Reclamation announced a $20 million investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for four small surface and groundwater storage projects in California and Utah.
 The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has cleared the way for the start of turbine construction offshore Rhode Island and New York. This will be the first commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project to start turbine construction in federal waters in the U.S.
 Interior announced it will hold nation-to-nation consultations with Tribes, and listening sessions with Indian artists and craftspeople, on draft amendments to regulations that implement the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.
 Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Tanya Trujillo participated in a Nihimá Nahasdzáán Gallery Event this week to showcase Landsat imagery of the Navajo Nation.
 Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Laura Daniel-Davis and Bureau of Land Management leadership celebrated the conveyance of five acres of public land in Clark County to the state of Nevada for affordable housing.
 The National Park Service announced the addition of 963 acres to the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve thanks to funding from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to increase outdoor recreation activities to the public.
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