Chief Patron: Governor Gilmore
Promotion of Safe Drinking Water (language only)

Item 327 #1h

Language
Page 259, line 1, after "A.", insert "1."
Page 259, line 5, after "1996." insert:
"Should the amounts appropriated from the general fund for the Safe Drinking Water Act exceed the program's federal matching requirements, the Governor is hereby authorized to use such excess to fund other activities that promote safe drinking water supplies in Virginia."
Page 259, line 5, preceding "Any,",  insert "2."

Explanation
(This amendment provides additional discretion to utilize balances in the Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund. Authorization to use funding in excess of the minimum federal matching requirement will enhance the agency's efforts to improve the quality of the Commonwealth's drinking water supplies.)