House Approves Funds for Hansen Dam Lake
The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Tuesday a bill containing $272,000 for the continued development of a recreational lake at Hansen Dam.
The House also approved language requested by Rep. Howard Berman (D-Panorama City) that directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to apply the money exclusively to the development of a recreational facility at the dam. It also directs the corps to continue a dredging operation until the dam basin is fully excavated, Berman said.
“This is another important step toward a lake at Hansen Dam,” Berman said. “Restoring this recreation area remains one of my highest priorities in Congress.”
The financing, contained in the Energy and Water Appropriations Act of 1990, is now subject to approval by the Senate.
In 1969 and 1980, floods brought in millions of tons of debris into the dam, burying the one-time 130-acre lake.
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