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Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds

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Jul 15, 2021· Comment from Environmental Defense Fund--Texas Water Program· TREAS-DO-2021-0008-0612

Dear Acting Undersecretary Barr, Thank you for allowing the public to comment on the important topic of how the Department of the Treasury should structure the scope of eligible projects to receive recovery funds made available under the American Rescue Plan (ARPA). The undersigned non-profit organizations collaborate on efforts to ensure balanced water management in Texas, with an eye towards ensuring healthy rivers along with sustainable water supplies for cities, irrigators, recreation and fish and wildlife. Our interest is ensuring that Treasury clarify and reaffirm the broad flexibility the Interim Final Rule provides to states and localities in allocating this funding to meet their specific needs, consistent with the intent of the ARPA to speed recovery and enhance community resilience. Our suggestions and responses to Treasury's questions, below, take note of the explanation at 86 Fed. Reg. 26786, 26803 (5/17/21), that, "Many of the types of projects eligible under either the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) or Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) also support efforts to address climate change." In Texas climate change is expressed largely through droughts and floods. Given this context, we strongly support Treasury's understanding that, "projects eligible under the CWSRF include measures to conserve and reuse water," as well as the agency's encouragement for recipients of ARP funding "to consider green infrastructure investments and projects to improve resilience to the effects of climate change." Our comments are attached. Thank you for the opportunity to comment. Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud Executive Director Bayou City Waterkeeper Annalisa Peace Executive Director Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance Vanessa Puig-Williams Director, Texas Water Program Environmental Defense Fund Katherine Romans Executive Director Hill Country Alliance Amanda Fuller Director, Texas Coast and Water Program National Wildlife Federation

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Interim Final Rule.

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