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2005 Session

Budget Amendments - HB1500 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Phillips
Co-Patron(s): Joannou, Stump
Safe Drinking Water Grants

Item 316 #1h

Item 316 #1h

First Year - FY2005 Second Year - FY2006
Health And Human Resources
Health, Department of FY2005 $0 FY2006 $3,400,000 GF

Language
Page 293, line 14, strike "$33,889,310" and insert "$37,289,310".


Explanation
(This amendment provides an additional $3.4 million from the general fund for safe drinking water grants to local waterworks that have critical drinking water supply demand issues and require funding to complete the necessary drinking water project planning and/or construction. Funding will help to provide safe and affordable drinking water to Virginians who are currently without drinking water. It is estimated that 30,000 Virginians are without adequate drinking water. The Southwest Virginia Water Summit of 2000 reported a capital need in Southwest Virginia alone of $17 million in grants per year over 10 years in addition to present sources of funding.)