On June 10, 2009, the House Appropriations Interior & Environment Subcommittee approved it鈥檚 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鈥檚 requested budget of $3.9 billion for听EPA鈥檚 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).
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The bill provides $2.3 billion for the Clean Water and $1.5 billion for Drinking Water SRF programs with additional funding allocated to . The bill also funds the President鈥檚 request of $475 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and various other programs. For a complete listing of programs with funding levels .
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The full Appropriations Committee is expected to vote on this legislation June 18, 2009.
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For additional information, please contact Perry L. Fowler at fowlerp@agc.org.