House Committee Approves Clean Water Bill; Measure Would Boost State Revolving Funds

摘要

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved legislation March 5 that would reauthorize and significantly increase money for clean water state revolving funds, with a portion reserved for subsidies and interest-free loans.rnThe Water Quality Investment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1262), approved by voice vote, would authorize $13.8 billion in federal grants over five years for the revolving funds to improve and replace aging sewer infrastructure.rnCommittee passage followed approval March 4 by the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.rnThere is no companion bill in the Senate.rnThe legislation would designate $18.7 billion overall to improve water quality and reflects provisions contained in five previous bills-all of which were passed by the House of Representatives in the 110th Congress.