Dufur and Hood River are both in line to receive federal funding for infrastructure projects in a bill that funds the Interior Department and U.S. Forest Service.  Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley’s office says the bill includes federal funding for specific conservation, water infrastructure, and other projects throughout Oregon.  That includes $1 million for the City of Dufur’s wastewater treatment expansion project, and $500,000 for the City of Hood River’s Phase IV of its waterfront stormwater line relocation.  The bill will now be the basis for negotiations with the House.  Merkley is chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that works on funding of the Interior Department and the Forest Service.