Water Infrastructure Projects Designated in EPA Appropriations Trends and Policy Implications

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Federal aid.

Sewage.

Water-supply.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2009

Summary:

Discusses the appropriations process for EPA water infrastructure programs, focusing on the practice of using appropriations "earmarks" to designate funds for the assistance of communities with high water infrastructure funding needs. Provides background on EPA involvement in assisting wastewater treatment and drinking water infrastructure projects, and examines issues related to the use of earmarked special purpose project grants to fund water infrastructure improvement projects, including earmarking trends, earmarks for specific cities, lack of special project grants in FY2007, and policy implications

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Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Water Infrastructure Projects Designated in EPA Appropriations

Publisher Number:

CRS-2009-RSI-0834

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