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DEC outlines tapering federal funds, ARPA projects and $40M Healthy Homes work
Summary
Misty Sgali, DEC commissioner, told the Appropriations Committee that DEC's FY27 budget reflects a reduction in federal infrastructure spending and highlighted ARPA‑funded work including sewer remediation, 3‑acre stormwater compliance and a Healthy Homes initiative with about $40 million in investments addressing septic systems and manufactured housing infrastructure.
Misty Sgali, commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation, said DEC's FY27 budget continues many ongoing programs but reflects tapering federal infrastructure funding.
DEC highlighted major ARPA and federal investments that have been deployed to communities, including roughly $330 million invested in remediating combined‑sewer overflows in a set of municipalities and targeted funding for 3‑acre stormwater compliance at state parks. The department…
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