{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140301025622/http://reed.house.gov/press-release/congressman-reed-announces-grant-hydrilla-task-force-eradicate-invasive-species-cayuga", "CONGRESSMAN REED ANNOUNCES GRANT FOR HYDRILLA TASK FORCE TO ERADICATE INVASIVE SPECIES FROM CAYUGA INLET", "2013-12-02", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "NY", "Tom Reed", "R000585", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Tom Reed Monday announced a grant awarded to the Hydrilla Task Force to help in the group\u2019s efforts to eradicate hydrilla from the Cayuga Inlet. Congressman Reed worked with the local Task Force to identify the grant opportunity and sent a letter of support on the Task Force\u2019s behalf. The grant was awarded in the amount of $75,000.\n\u201cThis grant is great news for the Tompkins County community as it continues its work to eliminate this threat to ecosystems, recreation, and the local economy as a whole,\u201d Congressman Reed said. \u201cWe will continue to work with the Task Force to see that the area receives its fair share of resources to help combat the spread of hydrilla.\u201d\nJames Balyszak, Hydrilla Program Manager added, \u201cThe progress made since the implementation of the Cayuga Inlet\u00a0Hydrilla Eradication Project in 2011 has been exceptional. Eradication of this highly invasive aquatic plant is crucial to the overall health of Cayuga Lake and all\u00a0NYS waters. Education and outreach to the community will be an important component of the overall project.\u00a0With the support of\u00a0Congressman Reed,\u00a0as well as the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the Hydrilla Task Force of the Cayuga Lake Watershed looks to continue successful eradication efforts in Tompkins County\u00a0moving forward. We greatly appreciate the support of all of our stakeholders.\u201d\nEarlier this year Congressman Reed met with the Hydrilla Task Force in Ithaca to learn more about education and eradication efforts in response to the highly invasive aquatic weed in the Cayuga Inlet. The Hydrilla Task Force, comprised of the Cornell Cooperative Extension, City of Ithaca, Tompkins County, the Finger Lakes-Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, received the grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.\n#####", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "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://web.archive.org/web/20140301025622/http://reed.house.gov/press-release/congressman-reed-announces-grant-hydrilla-task-force-eradicate-invasive-species-cayuga"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.970005989074707, "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"}