House infrastructure advocates are laying down a marker for water infrastructure funding, proposing a five-year measure to authorize $50 billion for wastewater treatment infrastructure programs.
The heart of the bill, introduced on March 16, is $40 billion over five years for Clean Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs). That program—which provides loans, not grants—has long been the main federal funding source for wastewater treatment projects.
[查看众议院委员会的情况说明书这里;逐节摘要这里;and seven-page bill text这里。]。
该法案的赞助商说大量nt如果颁布，新措施将在30多年来首次重新授权SRF计划。
"We have the opportunity to invest in both rural and urban communities alike and ensure that no matter what Zip Code a person lives in, they will have access to clean, reliable and safe water," DeFazio said.
该法案对相当大的新收入来自何处保持沉默。收入措施属于方式和手段委员会的权限。
另一个警告是，像所有授权法案一样，水提案的资金受年度拨款的约束。该法案的SRF部分授权每年80亿美元用于清洁水SRF。
A key co-sponsor, Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.)—who chairs the water resources and environment subcommittee, said at a Feb. 23 hearing that the SRFs' fiscal 2021 appropriation is only $1.6 billion.[在听证会上新利18备用查看ENR 2/23/2021Stortory这里。]。
Kristina Surfus, National Association of Clean Water Agencies managing director for government affairs, said in emailed comments to ENR, "Congress will be challenged to find pay-fors for infrastructure investment of all types, including water."
Surfus补充说：“此干净的水授权计划是一个很好的第一步，为更高的拨款奠定了基础。”
除SRFS的400亿美元外，这项新提案还将授权100亿美元的水基础设施赠款。
其中，有25亿美元将用于各州进行水质改善计划，再向印度部落的废水项目提供另外25亿美元的资金，而市政当局将用于下水道或雨水项目。新利18备用网址
市政当局将获得10亿美元的流域，潮湿的天气和弹性飞行员项目。新利18备用网址
Pilot projects for alternative water sources, such as wastewater and stormwater reuse also would receive a $1-billion allotment.
The remaining $1 billion would be allocated to municipalities to deal with treatment of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other water contaminants.
The bill doesn’t address drinking-water infrastructure, because that program falls under the jurisdiction of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, not Transportation and Infrastructure.
据众议院委员会称，该措施得到了50多个小组的支持，包括NACWA，美国相关总承包商，塞拉俱乐部，美国市长会议和两个大型建筑工会。
