The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing April 30 for water and wastewater experts to report on the impacts of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in addressing major infrastructure repairs and upgrades much needed by state and local agencies. The experts called repeatedly for Congress to fully appropriate funding at authorized levels for fiscal 2026. This would mean at least $3.25 billion for both the Drinking Water and Clean Water SRFs and for the legislation to be reauthorized with increased infrastructure funding for rural communities, in particular, with focus on ways to improve the 2021 law's water infrastructure provisions.
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