Hastings’ Work for Klickitat and Skamania Counties

• Ensuring federal commitment to Klickitat and Skamania County schools heavily impacted by federal land ownership are kept through Secure Rural Schools law and Impact Aid program.

• Authored legislation to protect endangered salmon from predatory sea lions around Bonneville Dam. 

• Secured funding to study a new Columbia River bridge between White Salmon and Hood River, to help provide Klickitat County law enforcement with enhanced communications network, to Bingen based Insitu for work for the Air Force on unmanned aerial vehicles, to help replace Klickitat’s wastewater treatment plant.

• Support local efforts to develop Broughton Mill.

• Hosted roundtable to discuss issues of importance to the wine industry and local economic growth.

• Working with federal agency to ensure fence maintenance responsibilities are upheld around Conboy Wildlife Reserve for local ranchers.

• Pressing for federal government to uphold promises to local counties of economic development and recreation enhancements under Act creating Gorge Scenic Area.