Tahoe Restoration Act heads for Senate vote

The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act is headed for a vote in the U.S. Senate.The act providing $415 million to Tahoe Basin projects during the next decade has passed out of committee.The measure is sponsored by Nevada Sens. Harry Reid and Dean Heller as well as California Sens. Diane Feinstein and Barbara Boxer.The largest single piece of the funding, $150 million, is earmarked for programs that reduce the risk of forest fires and for forest management including major fuel reduction projects.Reid sai