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House committee hears DEC explain spike in federal SRF award, seeks project lists
Summary
State DEC told the House Corrections and Institutions Committee that an unexpectedly larger FY25 federal SRF award increased Vermont's state-match need, prompting a $2.498 million drinking-water request and funding changes to speed municipal disbursements; lawmakers asked for project-level priority lists and IUPs.
Emily Byrd, water investment division director at the Department of Environmental Conservation, told the House Corrections and Institutions Committee on Feb. 5 that the department seeks additional state matching funds after an unexpected increase in the federal capitalization grant.
"My name's Emily Byrd. I'm the water investment division director at DEC," Byrd said as she opened the agency's presentation on sections 9 and 10 of the capital budget adjustment. Patrick Monks, DEC's water infrastructure finance program manager, later summarized the request: the administration asks for a $2,498,000 cash appropriation for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund match to…
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