The House committee with authority for approving drinking water infrastructure funding has begun a legislative effort to reauthorize the 1996 law which created the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said both Republicans and Democrats support making newer and larger investments in the nation's infrastructure. But he did not specifically endorse higher funding for either the DWSRF or the Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) grants, the two federal funding programs that help cities, towns and villages repair underground water pipes in order to address lead and other water contamination issues.
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