{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://tonko.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3764", "Tonko Floating Solar & Water Priorities Advance in Must-Pass Legislation", "2022-12-07", "2022", "2022-12", "Democrat", "House", "NY", "Paul Tonko", "T000469", "tonko.house.gov", "tonko", "https://tonko.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC\u2014Congressman Paul D. Tonko cheered the inclusion of several provisions he championed to protect and enhance water resources throughout the Capital Region and across the country.\n\n\u201cBy harnessing the power of our waterways, we can strengthen our local communities, address drought and flood risks, support environmental justice, bolster the economy, and so much more,\u201d Congressman Tonko said. \u201cI\u2019m lucky to represent a region that is home to several historic waterways, and I have long been working to protect them. After years of pushing, I am proud that the provisions I authored will be taken up to strongly invest and support these cherished waters and the communities surrounding them.\u201d\n\nThe Tonko-championed provisions include:\n\n$10 million for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to assess the potential for installing floating solar projects on Corps\u2019 assets. This provision was also recently introduced in Congress as part of Tonko\u2019s POWER our Reservoirs Act.\n\nA designation of the New York-New Jersey Watershed as a \u201cpriority river basin and watershed\u201d, which will enable greater ability for the Army Corps to assess ecosystem protection and restoration, flood risk, and other watershed needs for the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers.\n\nAn authorization to assess flood risk management, navigation, and environmental restoration in the Mohawk River Basin.\n\nTonko has long led on legislation that would support and protect key waterways in New York and across the nation. Last week, he introduced the POWER our Reservoirs Act (Protect our Waters and Expand Renewables on our Reservoirs Act) to advance clean energy production and drought protection at our nation\u2019s federal water reservoirs, by calling on federal agencies to study opportunities to deploy floating solar panels on their reservoirs and launch innovative pilot projects.\n\nThese Tonko-led provisions were included in the Water Resources Development Act of 2022, a title of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which is expected to be voted upon in the House later this week.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://tonko.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3764"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7782150059938431, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}