On June 10, 2009, the House Appropriations Interior & Environment Subcommittee approved it’s FY 2010 bill, which provides funding for the Department of the Interior and other agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This bill delivers on the President’s requested budget of $3.9 billion for EPA’s Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs with an increase of approximately 250% from FY09 appropriations (excluding the $6 billion in ARRA stimulus funding).
The bill provides $2.3 billion for the Clean Water and $1.5 billion for Drinking Water SRF programs with additional funding allocated to specific earmarked projects. The bill also funds the President’s request of $475 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and various other programs. For a complete listing of programs with funding levels click here.
The full Appropriations Committee is expected to vote on this legislation June 18, 2009.
For additional information, please contact Perry L. Fowler at fowlerp@agc.org.