Lake Tahoe, Stateline, NV – U.S. Senator Dean Heller (R-Nevada) is hosting the 19th annual Lake Tahoe Summit on Monday, August 24 at the Round Hill Pines Beach Resort in Zephyr Cove. The theme of this year’s Lake Tahoe Summit is “Connecting Lake Tahoe’s Environment and Economy through Innovation and Transportation.” The keynote speaker is Chris Bently, Chief Executive Officer of Bently Enterprises.

Since the Presidential Forum at Lake Tahoe in 1997, the Lake Tahoe Summit has become a yearly gathering of local, state, and federal leaders who are working to preserve and restore the Lake as one of our country’s most precious environmental treasures. The summit is free and open to the public and offers a unique opportunity to highlight the successes and challenges in restoring Lake Tahoe’s unique environment.

Held outdoors on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe, the 2015 Lake Tahoe Summit will also feature remarks from:

Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval
California Governor Jerry Brown
Nevada Lieutenant Governor Mark Hutchison
Congressman Mark Amodei (R-Nev.)
Congressman John Garamendi (D-Calif.)
Congressman Tom McClintock (R-Calif.)
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)
Carlos Monje, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy as U.S. Department of Transportation

Guests are encouraged to register for the Lake Tahoe Summit online at http://www.tahoefund.org/events/2015-lake-tahoe-summit/. Event parking will be offsite at the Kingsbury Transit Center across from Lakeside Inn and bus shuttles will provide transportation from there to Round Hill Pines Beach Resort. Bikes are encouraged and a bike valet will be provided by the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition. The summit is from 10 a.m. to noon. Registration begins at 9 a.m.

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency leads the cooperative effort to preserve, restore, and enhance the unique natural and human environment of the Lake Tahoe Region, while improving local communities, and people’s interactions with our irreplaceable environment. For additional information, contact Tom Lotshaw, Public Information Officer, at 775-589-5278.