The eroding Orange County beaches are getting millions of dollars for sand replenishment thanks to a funding request that passed in the U.S. House of Representatives last week. Introduced by Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.), the funding bill will provide $15.5 million for the Surfside-Sunset & Newport Beach Replenishment Project, as part of a larger spending bill signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 15. “I’ve been working on this since I was at the State Board of Equalization over a decade ago,” Steel told The Epoch Times. “I’m very excited that our hard work has paid off.” The funding will aid the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in repairing the coastline through sand replenishment, covering a 17 mile stretch from Anaheim Bay to Newport Bay. Approximately 1.75 million cubic yards of sand will be delivered to the area. Steel said the beach repair is more than a decade …