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State natural-resources agency outlines surge in federal funds, climate and water priorities
Summary
Agency of Natural Resources officials briefed the House Energy and Digital Infrastructure Committee on a large increase in federal funding, priorities for climate resilience and water projects, and ongoing programs including PFAS monitoring, the clean water fund and Act 59 conservation goals.
Julie Moore, secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources, told the House Energy and Digital Infrastructure Committee on Jan. 15 that ANR’s budget and program priorities have shifted sharply because of large federal grants and recently enacted federal laws.
Moore said ANR’s full-time staff is about 650 and that the agency’s FY26 budget is expected to be “north of $330,000,000,” up from roughly $125,000,000 in FY18. She said much of the growth reflects federal sources, including nearly $200 million from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), roughly $450 million from the bipartisan infrastructure law and new amounts from the Inflation Reduction Act.
The agency’s federal funding, Moore said, has allowed large-scale investment in drinking- and wastewater projects,…
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