WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Mark Kelly issued the following press release:
Today, SenatorsMark Kelly (D-AZ)andRick Scott (R-FL)introduced theClean Water Allotment Modernization Act of 2026, legislation that would replace the outdated, fixed percentage formulaused toallocateCleanWater State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) grants. The newsystem is atransparent, needs-based formula that reflects current clean water infrastructure demands, state populations, and economic burden.
Kellyfirst introducedtheClean Water Allotment Modernization Act in 2021when a 2016 Environmental Protection Agencyreport found that an updated formula would triple the amount of clean water funding available to Arizona.As a senior member of theEnvironmentandPublic WorksCommitt...