Ngomhla zi-2 kuMfumfu wezi-2009, uCongresswoman Doris Matsui waklonyeliswa ngendondo ye-California Urban Forestry Award for Community Building with Trees. Lolu dumo luklonyeliswa ngu California Urban Forests Council enkampanini noma esisebenzini somphakathi esinjongo yaso ingahlobene namahlathi asemadolobheni kodwa esibonise izinga elibalulekile neliphawulekayo lomnikelo emphakathini, esifundeni, noma eSifundazweni saseCalifornia sisebenzisa amahlathi asemadolobheni noma izinhlelo zengqalasizinda eluhlaza ukuze sinikele futhi sithuthukise izinga lempilo.
Njengommeleli omisiwe nonolwazi, uCongresswoman Matsui uye wavela eWashington njengommeli ohlakaniphile nonamandla wabantu besifunda sase-Sacramento ogxile ekusebenziseni izinsiza zikahulumeni ukuze athuthukise izimpilo zabantu bakhe. Njengelungu lesine eliphakeme kunawo wonke eKomidini Lemithetho Yezindlu elinethonya, uletha izwi elihlukile lesifunda saseSacramento eWashington, DC.
UCongresswoman Matsui ungumbhali we-The Energy Conservation through Trees Act, Isigaba 205 ku-"American Clean Energy & Security Act of 2009." Lesi senzo sigunyaza uNobhala Wezamandla ukuthi ahlinzeke ngosizo lwezezimali, ezobuchwepheshe, kanye nosizo oluhlobene nabahlinzeki bamandla okudayisa ukuze basize ekusungulweni kokusha, noma ukuqhubeka nokusebenza kwezinhlelo ezikhona, ezihlosiwe zokuhlala & zamabhizinisi amancane, ukutshala izihlahla, futhi sidinga uNobhala ukuba enze isinyathelo sokuqashelwa komphakathi sikazwelonke ukuze akhuthaze ukubamba iqhaza ezinhlelweni zokutshala izihlahla ngabahlinzeki abanjalo.
Usizo olulinganiselwe luhlinzekwa ngaphansi kwalo Mthetho ezinhlelweni ezisebenzisa imihlahlandlela ehlosiwe, yamasu yokutshala izihlahla ukuze kutshalwe izihlahla maqondana nendawo yokuhlala, ukukhanya kwelanga, kanye nendlela yomoya ekhona. Umthetho futhi ubeka izidingo okufanele kuhlangatshezwane nazo ezinhlelweni zokutshala izihlahla ukuze zifanelekele usizo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, igunyaza uNobhala ukuthi anikeze izibonelelo kuphela kubahlinzeki abenze izivumelwano ezisemthethweni ezibophayo nezinhlangano ezingenzi inzuzo ezitshala izihlahla.