House and Senate appropriators this month each approved versions of FY16 Interior-EPA funding legislation, with a tight budget environment leading both bills to propose significant cuts to EPA's water infrastructure funding programs. More information on the proposals is included later in this report, but the following chart provides a quick breakdown of proposed water infrastructure funding levels in each, alongside current funding amounts and President Obama's budget request:
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EPA Total |
DWSRF |
CWSRF |
WIFIA |
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FY15 Enacted |
$8.14 billion |
$906.9 million |
$1.449 billion |
$2.2 million (administrative costs) |
|
FY16 Obama Request |
$8.6 billion |
$1.186 billion |
$1.116 billion |
$5 million (administrative costs) |
|
FY16 House Appropriations Committee-approved |
$7.4 billion |
$757 million |
$1.018 billion |
$4.4 million (administrative costs) |
|
FY16 Senate Appropriations Committee-approved |
$7.6 billion |
$775.9 million |
$1.047 billion |
$5 million (administrative costs) |