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handle is hein.crs/govekfm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional Research Servio Informing the legislitive debate since 1914 January 13, 2023 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Water Infrastructure Programs and FY2023 Appropriations Many 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 and stormwater infrastructure would need $271 billion over the next 20 years to meet federal water quality objectives. In 2018, EPA estimated that public water systems need to invest $473 billion in infrastructure over 20 years to ensure the provision of safe drinking water. FY2023 Appropriations The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328), 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 SRF (DWSRF). The act provides appropriations for some new grant programs authorized in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; P.L. 117- 58). Appropriations for the SRFs and other water infrastructure programs are provided within the State and Tribal Assistance Grant (STAG) account. A separate account funds a federal credit assistance program under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA). As presented in Table 1, Division G provides $3.07 billion in regular appropriations for these water infrastructure programs, 1.25% more than the total regular FY2022 enacted level (P.L. 117-103). Division J of IIJA included emergency supplemental appropriations for the SRFs and one drinking water grant program for FY2022-FY2026. For FY2023, IIJA provides $9.3 billion for such programs. Division N of P.L. 117-328 provides supplemental appropriations for certain locations through the SRFs and a drinking water grant program; these location-limited funds are not shown in Table 1 or discussed further herein. Table I. EPA Water Infrastructure: Enacted Appropriations for FY2022 and FY2023 dollars in millions, not adjusted for inflation FY2022 FY2022 FY2023 FY2023 P gr mIIJA P. L. 1 17-10 3 IIJA Divisio7 G Program II ..1713 lt P.L. 117-328 State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) Account CWSRF $1,902.0 $1,195.2 $2,202.0 $775.8 Grants for Emerging Contaminant Projects $100.0 - $100.0 - Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending (CPFICDS) - $443.6 - $863.1 DWSRF $1,902.0 $728.3 $2,202.0 $516.9 Lead Service Line Replacement Projects $3,000.0 - $3,000.0 - Grants for Emerging Contaminant Projects $800.0 - $800.0 - CPFICDS - $397.8 - $609.3 Grants for U.S.-Mexico Border Projects - $32.0 - $36.4 Grants for Rural and Alaska Native Villages - $39.2 - $39.7 Grants for Testing School Water for Lead - $27.5 - $30.5 Grants for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water - $22.0 - $25.0 Grants for Small and Disadvantaged Communities $1,000.0 $27.2 $1,000.0 $30.2 Grants for Small Water System Resilience and Sustainability - $5.0 - $7.0 Grants for Midsize to Large Water System Resilience and Sustainability - - - $5.0 Grants for Indian Reservation Drinking Water - - - $4.0 Grants for Sewer Overflow and Stormwater - $43.0 - $50.0 Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) Account - $69.5 - $75.6 Total $8,704.0 $3,030.3 $9,304.0 $3,068.3 Source: CRS using from Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (P.L. 117-103); P.L. 117-58; and P.L. 117-328. P.L. 117-58 provides supplemental appropriations for certain activities for FY2022-FY2026. Supplemental appropriations in Division N of P.L. 117-328 are not shown, as they are for certain locations.

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