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handle is hein.crs/govefso0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Cogesoa esac evc Infrmin the eiltv deat inc11 S May 11, 2022 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Water Infrastructure Programs and FY2022 Appropriations Policymakers and stakeholders have raised concerns about the condition of the nation's local drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, and the financial challenges that communities may confront in maintaining, repairing, or replacing aging infrastructure. In 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimated that wastewater treatment facilities will need $271 billion over the next 20 years to meet federal water quality objectives. In its 2018 survey, EPA estimated that public water systems need to invest $473 billion on infrastructure over 20 years to ensure the provision of safe drinking water. These do not include costs to extend services to accommodate population growth or to repair infrastructure not linked to compliance or to related health and environmental goals. EPA Water Infrastructure Programs FY2022 Appropriations The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (P.L. 117-103), Division G, Title II, contains regular appropriations for EPA for multiple water infrastructure programs, including the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). Appropriations for the CWSRF, DWSRF, and other grant programs are provided within the State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) account. A separate account funds a federal credit assistance program under Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA). As presented in Table 1, P.L. 117-103 appropriates a total of $3.0 billion for FY2022 for these water infrastructure programs, 0.5% more than the total FY2021 enacted level prior to rescissions (P.L. 116-260). Further, Division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; P.L. 117- 58) includes emergency supplemental appropriations for the CWSRF, DWSRF, and one drinking water grant program for FY2022-FY2026. For example, IIJA provided additional appropriations for FY2022 of $1.96 billion for each of the SRF programs, as well as SRF appropriations dedicated for specific purposes. For more information, see CRS Report R46892, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA): Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure. Table I. EPA Water Infrastructure: Enacted Appropriations for FY2021 and FY2022 (dollars in millions, not adjusted for inflation) FY2021 FY2021 FY2022 FY2022 Program (P.L. 116-113) (P.L. 116-260) (P.L. 117-58) (P.L. 117-103) State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) Account CWSRF - $1,638.8 $1,902.0 $1,195.2 Grants for Emerging Contaminant Projects - - $100.0 - Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending (CPFICDS) - - - $443.6 DWSRF - $1,126.1 $1,902.0 $728.3 Lead Service Line Replacement Projects - - $3,000.0 - Grants for Emerging Contaminant Projects - - $800.0 - CPFICDS - - - $397.8 Grants for U.S.-Mexico Border Projects $300.0 $30.0 - $32.0 Grants for Rural and Alaska Native Villages - $36.2 - $39.2 Grants for Testing School Water for Lead - $26.5 - $27.5 Grants for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water - $21.5 - $22.0 Grants for Small and Disadvantaged Communities - $26.4 $1,000.0 $27.2 Grants for Drinking Water System Resilience and Sustainability - $4.0 - $5.0 Grants for Sewer Overflow and Stormwater - $40.0 - $43.0 Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Account - $65.0 - $69.5 Total $300.0 $3,014.5 $8,704.0 $3,030.3 Source: CRS, using data from Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260); USMCA Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019 (Title IX of P.L. 116-113); P.L. 117-58; and P.L. 117-103. P.L. 117-58 provides supplemental appropriations for certain activities for FY2022-FY2026. ittps://crsreports.congress.gt

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