CONNOR DEEGAN GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

H.R. 9171, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, Title II (Environmental Protection Agency), State and Tribal Assistance Grants account, provisions relating to Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants, and the Senate FY2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations process: Advocated for funding Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) capitalization grants at $6.5B each ($13B combined) in FY2027, including opposition to proposed reductions below FY2026 enacted levels and to Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending deductions from SRF capitalization grant accounts. Educated Members of Congress and staff, through meetings, written communications, and state-specific impact materials, on the projected decline in SRF capitalization funding to states resulting from the expiration of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) supplemental SRF appropriations after FY2026. H.R. 6500, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 (P.L. 119-103), Division A, provisions governing FY2027 State Revolving Fund capitalization grant funding and the provision prohibiting the Office of Management and Budget from finalizing its proposed Uniform Guidance revisions before December 11, 2026: Advocated for maintaining Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grant funding under the FY2027 continuing resolution, and for delaying the Office of Management and Budgets proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200) given their impact on the administration of State Revolving Fund programs.

H.R. 9497 and S. 4949, Water Resources Development Act of 2026, including S. 4949 Division B (Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure): Advocated for reauthorization of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (Clean Water Act Title VI) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (Safe Drinking Water Act Section 1452) at $6.5B annually for each program, including the SRF reauthorization provisions in Division B of S. 4949, and for inclusion of SRF reauthorization in the final WRDA 2026 legislation. S. 5016, Clean Water Allotment Modernization Act of 2026: Engaged on proposed changes to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund allotment formula and their effect on state SRF programs. S. 5368, Water Cyber Shield Act of 2026: Engaged on proposed authorization of additional Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Fund funding for water system cybersecurity, and on administration of that funding through state SRF programs. S. 4812, FIRE SMART Act of 2026: Engaged on the proposed expansion of Drinking Water State Revolving Fund eligibility to include water infrastructure projects with wildfire suppression benefits, including concerns about expanding eligible uses without a corresponding increase in SRF funding.