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Committee approves $50 million-per-year infrastructure proposal to help small systems; SLIB staff outline workload and costs
Summary
The House Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee voted to advance House Bill 263, which would create a state program to fund planning, predevelopment and capital assistance for local water and wastewater systems.
The House Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee voted to advance House Bill 263 on Wednesday, a bill that would authorize a state-funded program to assist local water and wastewater systems with planning, predevelopment and capital needs.
Representative Dan Harshman introduced the bill and told the committee it is designed to address aging water and wastewater infrastructure across Wyoming's roughly 300 systems. The bill would create a Local Water System Funding program administered by the State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB) and make up to $50 million per year available from investment income guaranteed by the Legislative Stabilization Reserve Account (LSRA) for eligible projects, predevelopment costs, planning and technical assistance, local matching, and costs related to joining regional systems.
Jason Crowder, interim director of the Office…
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