{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-merkley-blumenauer-hoyle-state-of-oregon-and-four-tribes-earn-more-than-12-million-in-federal-funds-for-grid-resilience", "Wyden, Merkley, Blumenauer, Hoyle: State of Oregon & Four Tribes Earn More Than $12 Million in Federal Funds for Grid Resilience", "2024-10-30", "2024", "2024-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "OR", "Ron Wyden", "W000779", "www.wyden.senate.gov", "wyden", "https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "Tribes with Oregon presence to receive federal investments are the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, Burns Paiute and Nez Perce\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley as well as U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Val Hoyle today announced that Oregon\u2019s Energy Department has secured $10.9 million and four Tribes with members in Oregon have earned a combined $1.16 million in federal investment to modernize the electric grid and reduce the impacts of extreme weather while also ensuring power sector reliability.\n\nThe four Tribes securing the federal funds are the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, Burns Paiute and Nez Perce.\n\n\u201cOregon families, small businesses, schools, hospitals and more rely on a dependable energy grid, said Wyden, who also has introduced the Grid Resilience Improvement through Dedicated (GRID) Assistance Act. \u201cThese fresh federal investments in grid resilience are incredibly timely after this year\u2019s state record of nearly 2 million acres burned by wildfires. I\u2019m gratified these resources are heading to these Tribes along with the state Energy Department, and will keep battling for similar funds for communities throughout the state.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs devastating wildfires, droughts, and intense winter storms continue to grip Oregon, we must invest in strengthening our power grids to safeguard Oregon families and businesses,\u201d Merkley said. \u201cIt is great news that these federal funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are heading to the Oregon Department of Energy and Tribes to make these critical improvements that will make all the difference for communities across Oregon when disasters strike.\u201d\n\n\u201cOur communities need an electric grid that can withstand the increasingly severe impacts of the climate crisis. Thanks to Democrats in Congress, Oregon and Tribal nations are receiving the investments necessary build this reality with a smarter, more resilient power grid,\u201d said Blumenauer.\n\n\"As this season's record-breaking wildfire season showed, extreme weather, caused by the climate crisis, is becoming increasingly common across Oregon,\" Hoyle said. \"These funds will help to fortify our energy infrastructure against extreme weather and improve its dependability across the state and in Tribal communities. I'll continue working with federal and state partners to ensure Oregon's electric grid is safe and resilient.\"\n\nThe federal money for the state Energy Department and four Tribes is part of a combined total of $473.6 million nationally in fiscal year 2024 Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants from the U.S. Department of Energy. The resources will be distributed as follows:\n\n\u00b7 Oregon Department of Energy, $10.9 million\n\n\u00b7 Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs, $454,958\n\n\u00b7 Nez Perce Tribe, $290,877\n\n\u00b7 Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribes of Indians, $268,172\n\n\u00b7 Burns Paiute Tribe, $148,901\n\n\"The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs is thankful for the federal government\u2019s financial investment in our ability to protect our communities from extreme weather situations,\u201d said Jonathan W. Smith, Sr., Chairman, Tribal Council for the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. \u201cThese funds will allow us to develop community resilience centers on our reservation for our tribal members to seek refuge during unbearably hot and cold weather patterns.\"\n\n\u201cThe Burns-Paiute tribe has identified energy security and resilience as a key priority,\u201d said Tracy Kennedy, Chair of the Burns-Paiute Tribe. \u201cWe appreciate the support from Senator Wyden and Senator Merkley in helping us get funding to achieve our goals.\u201d\n\n\u201cFor the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, we aim to use these generous funds to improve the reliability of delivering power, water and utility services provided by our own Umpqua Indian Utility Cooperative to the many Cow Creek Umpqua Tribally-owned properties, our Tribal citizens, and our community members in Canyonville,\u201d said Carla Keene, Chairman of the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians. \u201cThis grant allows us to exercise our sovereign rights, strengthen the resilience of our system, and put us closer to achieving one of our long-term goals of energy independence.\u201d\u2013", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:55:29Z"]], "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://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-merkley-blumenauer-hoyle-state-of-oregon-and-four-tribes-earn-more-than-12-million-in-federal-funds-for-grid-resilience"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.712660003453493, "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"}