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JFAC approves $75.4 million package for Department of Environmental Quality including ARPA reimbursements and remediation transfers
Summary
Committee approved a $75.4 million package for DEQ including targeted pay to reduce turnover, a Water Pollution Control Fund transfer to the Environmental Remediation Fund, funding for Triumph Mine remediation, ARPA reimbursements for infrastructure grantees and $10 million general-fund transfer to water pollution control grants.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved a multi-part funding package for the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Thursday that totals $75,436,300 across general, dedicated and federal funds and includes program-specific transfers and re-appropriation authority.
Janet Jessup, budget and policy analyst with Legislative Services, described enhancements adopted by the committee: targeted pay increases aimed at reducing permitting turnover ($592,800); a $1.5 million transfer from the Water Pollution…
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