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The article discusses the role of earmarks in the State Revolving Funds (SRFs) for water infrastructure during the 118th Congress. It highlights how earmarks, facilitated through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, allocate a significant portion of SRF appropriations to specific drinking water and wastewater projects across states, territories, and tribes. It also mentions the affects the distribution of funds compared to traditional SRF allocations.

The article details changes to the U.S. Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program. Topics discussed include state set-asides for Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), set-asides through appropriations acts, earmarks reserved from DWSRF appropriation, SDWA additional subsidization, additional subsidization through appropriations, use of set-asides and additional subsidization, DWSRF National Information Management System, and policy considerations for subsidization and DWSRF sustainability.

The article discusses the fiscal year 2024 appropriations for the water infrastructure programs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Topics explored include the investment needed to ensure the supply of safe drinking water, the provision of funds through the State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG), and the authorization of programs concerning water treatment works and public water systems by the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act.