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Agency: Department of Interior (DOI)
Wednesday, April 22, 2009Secretary Salazar Announces $750 Million Investment to Restore and Protect America's National Parks, Create Jobs
More than 750 Park Projects to Receive Funding Under President's Economic Recovery Plan
Washington, D.C. - From the Statue of Liberty and Independence Hall to Yellowstone and Death Valley, the National Park Service will undertake more than 750 projects at parks across the country to create jobs, restore and protect our nation's parks, and preserve our history and heritage for future generations, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009Secretary Salazar Announces Recovery Act Funds to Upgrade Earthquake Networks
High-Hazard Areas in California Stand to Benefit
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the U.S. Geological Survey will fund $29.4 million in earthquake network upgrades nationwide through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, an investment that will significantly improve the timely delivery of information to high-hazard regions such as the Bay area.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009Secretary Salazar Announces $1 Billion Economic Recovery Investment in America's Water Infrastructure
Water-Related Economic Investments Total $1 Billion in the West
SACRAMENTO, CA - Today, at a press conference with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and California congressional leaders, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the Department of the Interior will invest $1 billion under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) in America's water infrastructure to create jobs and get the economy moving again. Overall, the Department of the Interior will manage $3 billion in investments as part of the recovery plan signed by the President to jumpstart our economy, create or save jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st Century.
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Friday, April 10, 2009Secretary Salazar Introduces Recovery Investments
Secretary Salazar introduces new DOI recovery website and plans for DOI recovery investments.
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Friday, April 10, 2009Secretary Salazar Announces Department of Interior Economic Stimulus Projects
USGS Investments Underscore Commitment to "Best Science"
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the Department of the Interior's first projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - $140 million that will fund 308 U.S. Geological Survey projects across the 50 states. The USGS, the leading science research bureau in the federal government, supports the science needs of all the other bureaus of the Department of the Interior and other departments of the U.S. government. The USGS will play a critical role in addressing the nation's energy and climate change challenges.
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