Water Infrastructure Reauthorization Moves to Senate Floor

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted 17-2 to report to the floor S 1005, the legislation reauthorizing $20 billion for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and $14.7 billion for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund , to fund approximately 1,700 water infrastructure projects per year through 2014. The bill includes Davis Bacon prevailing wage requirements.