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handle is hein.crs/goveoxa0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional ____ ~ Research Service Wastewater and Drinking Water: Committee Deadlines for EPA's Administration of Earmarks April 5, 2024 Congress has demonstrated interest in assisting communities to finance certain wastewater and drinking water infrastructure improvements needed to comply with federal regulations and maintain levels of service. Through statute, appropriations, and report language, Congress has provided the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with authorities, funding, and direction to support state and local entities in making investments to comply with regulations and furthering public health protection. Congress authorized two primary programs at EPA to support this type of infrastructure: the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), authorized by the Clean Water Act (CWA), and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF), authorized by the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The 117th Congress reestablished its practice of directing funding to specific wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects through community project funding/congressionally directed spending (CPF/CDS) items, commonly called earmarks. For more details, see CRS Report R47633, The Role of Earmarks in CWSRF and DWSRF Appropriations in the 117th Congress. In the I 8th Congress, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (P.L. 118-42) also contains CPF/CDS grants for wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects. P.L. 118-42 directs EPA to reserve 48% ($787.7 million) of the CWSRF appropriation and 56% ($631.7 million) of the DWSRF appropriation for CPS/CDS. The funds reserved for CPF/CDS are distributed directly to recipients, instead of to states' SRF programs. This process effectively reduces the amount available for state SRF capitalization grants as well as the amounts set aside for grants to tribes and territories. The funds for CPF/CDS items support water infrastructure projects, so the total amount available for water infrastructure projects from the FY2024 appropriations act remains the same, though the CPF/CDS amounts are distributed directly to recipients rather than through SRF programs. Some Members have raised concerns that EPA has not provided FY2022 and FY2023 CPF/CDS to grant recipients in a timely manner. The joint explanatory statement accompanying P.L. 118-42 stipulates that, within 45 days of enactment, EPA is to brief the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on ways to improve the timeliness of CPF/CDS administration and requires EPA to report on the matter within 90 days of enactment. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN12345 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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