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Lawmakers hear extension request for lead-in-drinking-water reimbursement program
Summary
Representative Paul Tuss sought to extend an existing appropriation for reimbursement of lead mitigation in school drinking-water systems, citing program implementation delays and reimbursement-model constraints; DEQ and school groups supported extension.
Representative Paul Tuss presented House Bill 234, asking the committee to extend a prior appropriation for lead-in-drinking-water remediation in schools that was approved in 2023. "This bill's sole purpose is to extend an appropriation'that was approved in the 2023 session to the coming biennium for the purpose of funding the abatement of lead in school drinking water systems," Tuss said.
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