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Lawmakers hear request to extend school lead-abatement reimbursement program appropriations
Summary
Representative Paul Tuss asked the committee to extend an unspent appropriation for lead remediation in school drinking water systems so districts can complete reimbursement-based replacement projects; DEQ officials said inventories are mostly complete but reimbursements to date have been limited.
Representative Paul Tuss told the House Appropriations Committee House Bill 234 would extend an existing appropriation to the coming biennium so the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) can continue the school drinking water lead abatement reimbursement program. “This effort received broad bipartisan support, including a total of $3,700,000 … we underestimated the time it would take to get this program off the ground,” Representative Paul Tuss said.
Why it matters
The program reimburses school districts for mitigation of lead in plumbing fixtures. Tuss told the committee that,…
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