The U.S. Department of the Interior announced on March 18, 2026, that it is directing $40 million toward planning and preconstruction activities to raise Shasta Dam, the centerpiece of California’s Central Valley Project. The funding comes from President Donald J. Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law on July 4, 2025, which earmarks $1 billion through 2034 for western water storage and conveyance projects.