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JFAC approves DEQ funding for targeted pay, Triumph Mine remediation and ARPA infrastructure grants
Summary
The committee approved multiple FY2026 enhancements for the Department of Environmental Quality including targeted pay to reduce permitting turnover, Triumph Mine remediation funds, ARPA reimbursements for infrastructure grantees and $10 million in general fund to transfer to the Water Pollution Control Fund for drinking- and wastewater grants.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on March 20 approved a package of requests for the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) that includes targeted pay to retain permitting staff, funding for remediation of the Triumph Mine site, ARPA state fiscal recovery reimbursements for infrastructure grantees and a $10 million general-fund transfer to the Water Pollution Control Fund for drinking-water and wastewater infrastructure grants.
Why it matters: DEQ's permitting and remediation work affects private-sector projects and environmental cleanups. Committee members cited long permitting turnaround…
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