Cortez Masto Delivers Critical Funding to Nevada Communities, Local Law Enforcement

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) delivered over $49 million in funding to community projects across Nevada, and advanced policies that support local law enforcement, help combat crime, promote travel and tourism, and prioritize water conservation and drought mitigation across Nevada. These victories were included in the Commerce-Justice-Science, Energy and Water, and Interior-Environment government funding bills, which passed the House earlier this week and now head to the President's desk to be signed into law.

"The funding I helped deliver to Nevada today will keep our communities safer," said Senator Cortez Masto. "From supporting local police to funding critical water conservation projects, I'm proud to have fought for Nevada priorities in this critical bill. I urge the President to sign it into law as soon as possible."

Senators Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen worked together to secure $49,025,766 for community projects across Nevada, including:

• $1 million for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department to procure equipment needed to support flight operations for search and rescue, routine patrols, and large-scale event security;
• $3 million for Washoe County to acquire a Mobile Command Intelligence Vehicle (MCIV) for emergency preparedness and response;
• $5 million for the City of Ely to purchase technology and upgrade a new 9-1-1 dispatch system that would significantly improve safety and response times for White Pine County residents and visitors;
• $3.8 million for the City of Sparks to begin construction of backup power systems for the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility;
• $2 million for the City of Elko to pay for the construction costs associated with rehabilitating a three million-gallon water storage tank;
• $2.2 million for the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony to engineer and design a potable water pipeline from Lemmon Valley to the Hungry Valley Reservation; and
• $1 million for the City of Henderson to implement a domestic violence and sexual assault response program.

The full list of community projects can be found here.

In addition to critical annual funding for criminal justice work, conservation and land management, and programs within the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the FY26 Appropriations bills passed today includes:

• Over $4.4 billion in funding for local law enforcement, including support for the COPS Hiring program, the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, Byrne JAG grants, and programs that help law enforcement access mental health services;
• $3.5 million for the implementation of the Visit American Act to promote travel and tourism to the U.S.;
• Significant funding for water conservation and drought mitigation, including millions for the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act and to help the Lower Colorado River Basin conserve water, combat invasive species, and enhance water supply infrastructure;
• Over $6 million for the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program to help Tribes invest in clean energy;
• Language taking first steps to adding Nevada to the ShakeAlert earthquake alert system;
• The bill also includes Cortez Masto's Help Hoover Dam Act to allow the Bureau of Reclamation to access about $50 million in unused, long-stranded funds for Hoover Dam operations, maintenance, and improvement projects.

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