Washington Observer.

The article reports that the U.S. House appropriators on restored some money the U.S. President George W. Bush administration sought to cut in fiscal 2006 from critical water infrastructure accounts. But many funding levels included in the spending bill for the Environmental Protection Agency, the Interior Dept. State revolving funds for clean water will receive $850 million, an increase of $120 million from the White House request, but down $241 million from the $1.091 billion enacted for 2005. The U.S. Senate was aiming at press time to finish a bill by May 13, 2005 authorizing $251 billion for transportation programs over five years. The bill would succeed the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.