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<br />e1unges may need to I.... made in Ihe ways we desi,L.'1l,
<br />bul, Imild and fin;lIlcc pr"jeCls at a.IJ il'n:l, of g"n'Tn-
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<br />At loe fedt'Tal Icvel, the (Jpculion and m;umenanfe
<br />hud,L.'(.'ls of lillo' 1\l,0 lar,L.'Csl fnkral water supply :~l'n.
<br />t-il's, till' U,S_ Aml)" Corps of EnKln(,(~Ts :tnll U,S_ Bu
<br />Teau of Rl'cLlffialion, nnw cxct."l'd Ih{'ir conSlruellon
<br />bUIl~I:ls_ Their opnalion ;lntl m;lJnll'nann' h:lCklol-:' as
<br />well J_' Ihelr rehahilil;uion and rcpbn'mcm ....lsh Iisl,
<br />COlllJnUI.S 10 pow_ The Ennronmt'nuj I'rnlt'Cli,,"
<br />.\!{cney's (l.PA) funding for Iht' Ck;1n \\afn .\ct and
<br />S..fe Dnnkinj,: \'faler An StMt' Rt'v.llving Loan Fund~
<br />(:o.Rh) i, tlr.lslit'ally declining whdt. fll'cds conllnue I"
<br />Wow, VanlJu~ a!-.'t:neil's ;1Il11 "~anJlatiom h;IVC puh.
<br />IIshl'l1 rq.orts ulinJ.t the.. condition of our infr,LslrUt-.
<br />ture, Itknti[~mg future nl'l.~d, .m,l highlighling hM.ming
<br />gaps in eUTfCnl f,'der.!1 funding. Increasing puhlic
<br />supp"rt and a eh;m/-.'t: in nalional pnomics will Ix:
<br />nct't!t'd 10 S(."Curt' sufticicnl ft'tlt'r;lI mouey 10 address
<br />pr,'s,inj.( puhlic hl'alth anti s;lft,t) fll,t'ds and mn:1 ;\Sso-
<br />[I'llt'd fNlt'r;1I Tt'lJulTl'nWnts anll "b]igatj,,"_s_
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<br />Furtht'r, mt'Clmg future w;Ltl'r.rdall'd puhhc health
<br />Jnll satel}' n.:t'.ls 1Il conn.n \l,llh \".UCous fl'.kr,d, "all',
<br />lrih,lI and lot:;lllmcrcsls will Tt'IJUIn: c!l.p:mdmj.t CUTft'nl
<br />p:lrmt'rship' ,mil hudding ne..... p,mncrshlps, Innt'aQ:d
<br />j;l('U~ IIlU'1 lx, pLll"l't1 on mln-regional arltl imcr~t.Lt'.
<br />pl,lIming Ml.1 ("(KJI>t'r,ilLon 10 m.Haml..," 111<' !ll'nclin,u
<br />use "lour hlllilcJ W,lIcr ,md tinallt"ial n:SOIUCCS, This
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<br />1ll;1! ,'\'cllluallr n'lJuirc realHhonntion of some fcdcral
<br />projects 10 indude new projen I'UrprlSl"S, .....1111... pro
<br />lecling Ir;u!itiunal u~s_ I jkcwisc. w,' musl full} l'~-
<br />ploTe opponunili,'s 10 apply diffl'R'1ll m:lIl,lgenll'1ll
<br />slralq.;es an.1 new .md inno\,41i\'c uses of In.hnolol-:)
<br />10 sol\e c:\l,ting infra_'lnKluTe prohlems and tml'ru\'e
<br />lunlre f;lCilil}'orcrali"ns,
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<br />\\lull' funliing and tinannn/o: fUlurl' infr..strunuTl'
<br />necds will Ill' eh;llIt'n/-.<in" Un.leT our currelll hud",,-t
<br />eon"r:UlllS at :II1II'\'ds of J(on-rnmeill, Ihcr(' n'nuins ..
<br />signiliranr fedn;d rolc III pl<>\'Idlllg JS'ISUncc when
<br />ne(.tls exc..,(:.1 Slalt' ami loea] resourn's; wherl' Tnbal,
<br />l'nVITI ,nmrlllal. Of fCtler;tl puhllr health JIllI S,lfl-l}' I't'-
<br />tjuin'rrll'llls arc inn,h ('tl; Iff wilt'n: nau<llul Sl'Cllnly is
<br />Ihrealellnl. Al Ihe s,mll' lime, SI;I!CS and I,....al ;Ig:cncies
<br />musl phn how Ihl'} ....111 meel Ihclr tJwn n'spcni\('
<br />(Jhli....>:lli"lls f"f pn>\itlmj.( rill' nl"Cess,II') miraslruC!un:
<br />for asu'Ialllahl... fUlurl',
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<br />necolluurndal..i.umii
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<br />3,A. The WGA dltJuld !IUppnrt cllminuinJ: ""Ihlt.
<br />fnleral SLII(' Rt"'flh'illJ.: Fund apprupri;lrinn!i
<br />OIt " !en! uf $1.35 hilli,," fnr Iht, Clean W,lIt'r
<br />SHF and $1150 milliun fUT Ihe UrinkillJ: Wall'r
<br />SltF. increased ;jnnually' h)" a l-oll_slmclillll
<br />inttuinn ind('x. FHntwr. SI;II('!I ne,,'d Ilcxihil-
<br />i1y ;jnd (""\H'r rl'!ilriclillfls in ;tddrt.'s!linJ: Iht.'ir
<br />prinrilies.
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<br />Past ;1Il.! pn,'s.:nt (edcral l>Ud....".1 Tl'l.\ut.'s!S Ihat prn
<br />pt)~.. ~igruticarll n'duni"ns 10 SRI' futullll/o; .m; 1I\("n
<br />SlSle11l \\;Ih thc nt.....J 10 d"..... Ihl' g:lp I')("twt.t'n pro
<br />Il.rlt:d fUlure nauonal d,';Ul water mfraslrurturl' IWl'lb
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