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Interior official says Bureau of Reclamation budgeting pressures drove pause to WaterSMART funding; lawmakers press for answers
Summary
Lawmakers pressed Dustin Scheer of the Department of the Interior about reports the administration paused awards under the Bureau of Reclamation’s WaterSMART program; Scheer said budget targets set by OMB required difficult prioritization and committed to follow up on specific project inquiries.
WASHINGTON — Members of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee pressed the Department of the Interior on Thursday over reports that the Biden administration’s successor paused funding commitments under the Bureau of Reclamation’s WaterSMART program. Rep. Maxwell Rivas and others said awardees were in the final stages of signing agreements when they were told funding would be cut or delayed.
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