Water And Energy Get $33.3 Billion

Yesterday the House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2010 water and energy appropriations bill totaling $33.3 billion, including $5.4 billion for clean up of old nuclear weapons manufacturing plants, and $5.5 billion for construction projects for the Army Corps of Engineers.

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.

Clean Water Appropriation Clears Another Hurdle

H.R. 1262, the clean water funding bill, passed the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Thursday. The bill authorizes #13.8 billion through 2014 for sewer treatment construction, including $1.8 billion for sewer overflow control projects. No word yet on when the bill will come to the House floor for a vote. The only controversial provision is retention of the Davis Bacon prevailing wage requirement on these projects, many of which will be built in right to work states.