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Fresno, CA. – Rep. Jim Costa announced that $5.3 million has been awarded to 5 Central Valley water districts to improve efficiency in water delivery, storage, and management. The funds were part of a cooperative program between the Agencies of the Department of the Interior (Bureau of Reclamation) and Agriculture (Natural Resources Conservation Service).

Fresno, CA. – Rep. Jim Costa joined local, state, and federal elected officials for a celebration of the completion of the Delta-Mendota Canal/California Aqueduct Intertie Project. The Intertie pipeline and pumping station links the Delta Mendota Canal to the California Aqueduct.

Fresno, CA – Rep. Jim Costa released the following statement regarding the release of the California High-Speed Rail Authority's revised 2012 business plan.

"I want to commend the High-Speed Rail Authority and the Governor for listening to the concerns raised about high-speed rail," said Costa. "Transparency, construction costs, ridership numbers and long-term funding have to be addressed to make the project viable. Mitigation in the Valley, especially for agriculture, must be a part of the solution."

Washington, DC – Rep. Jim Costa released the following statement in response to reports that Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) had been detected in a Central Valley dairy cow. This is the fourth case of BSE ever in the United States and the first in California.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressmen Jim Costa (D-Fresno) and Dennis Cardoza (D-Merced) announced that the University of California Merced's Violence Prevention Program has been awarded the Allied Profession Award by the Congressional Victims' Rights Caucus for their work in addressing sexual violence, dating and domestic violence, and stalking on campus. Costa and Cardoza will present the award to the director of the UC Merced program during a Capitol Hill ceremony tomorrow.

Washington, DC – Rep. Jim Costa opposed partisan budgets put forth by both Republicans and Democrats, and called on lawmakers to set aside their differences to put the nation's fiscal health first. In that spirit, Rep. Costa joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Reps. Jim Cooper (D-TN) and Steve LaTourette (R-OH) in offering a budget alternative that mirrored the recommendations of the Simpson-Bowles Commission.

Washington, DC – Rep. Jim Costa announced Fresno County will receive $275,518 to offer rental assistance and case management to 50 homeless veterans. The HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program is a jointly administered program by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).