Senate EPW opens reauthorization work on IIJA water programs; chair and ranking member set priorities

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee opened a hearing to begin bipartisan work reauthorizing the water infrastructure programs created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, with Chair Capito and ranking members outlining priorities for the next authorization.

Chair Capito said the session would “examine the policies to strengthen our nation's water infrastructure,” described IIJA as “the largest federal investment in water infrastructure in our nation's history,” and said the committee must act now because the IIJA funding “expires next year.” She said reauthorization should simplify funding delivery for small and underserved…