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Lawmakers hear push to fund $15 million annual state aid grants for municipal wastewater projects
Summary
Representatives urged the Finance Committee to level-fund a $15 million annual State Aid Grant program (RSA chapter 486) to help municipalities afford wastewater projects, leveraging federal funds and supporting housing growth.
Representative Tom Buco introduced House Bill 97, which would appropriate $15 million in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for state aid grants to municipalities for planning, design and construction of wastewater projects under RSA chapter 486.
Buco told the committee the appropriation would “level fund” a program that historically has been funded inconsistently and that reliable state aid improves municipal willingness to issue debt and proceed with costly wastewater projects. He said steady state funding also supports the governor’s stated housing priorities…
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