Rosen, Cortez Masto Push for Upholding Bipartisan EXPLORE Act to Benefit Lake Tahoe Basin

WASHINGTON, DC –Today, Nevada Senators Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) joined California Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) in a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins and U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum requesting that they make sure the Lake Tahoe Basin benefits from the bipartisanExpanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act,which was signed into law last Congress. Their letter comes in advance of the 29th Lake Tahoe Summit, which will take place on August 6, 2025.
“Lake Tahoe is a beautiful, unique environment that both our states cherish and enjoy for its plentiful outdoor recreation opportunities and its precious natural resource value,”the Senators wrote.“We follow a line of previous California and Nevada Senators who have worked with numerous administrations across decades to preserve and protect Lake Tahoe for Californians, Nevadans, and the millions of people from beyond our states who visit Tahoe every year.”
In the letter, the lawmakers urge the agencies to take action on the opportunities presented by theEXPLORE Act, which includes improving outdoor recreation access on U.S. public lands, supporting gateway communities, strengthening conservation efforts, and boosting the outdoor recreation economy. The Senators request that USDA and DOI utilize theEXPLORE Actto implement the following in the Tahoe region:
Read the full letterHERE.
Senators Rosen and Cortez Masto are champions for Nevada’s great outdoor spaces and public lands. They passed critical legislation topermanently fundthe Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which protects public lands in Nevada and across the U.S. Theypassedbipartisan, bicameral legislation to reauthorize theLake Tahoe Restoration Act.
###