A House panel advanced bipartisan legislation Wednesday to continue funding an EPA grant program that helps reduce pollution from farms, construction sites and roads.
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted to send H.R. 7376, the “Local Water Protection Act,” to the House for consideration, overruling objections from one member, Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.).
Sponsored by Reps. Hillary Scholten (D-Mich.) and Brian Mast (R-Fla.), the bill would reauthorize EPA’s nonpoint source pollution grant program at $200 million annually through fiscal 2031.
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Nonpoint pollution includes farm runoff, road salt and construction debris, and can carry fertilizer, chemicals and sediment into rivers, streams and lakes.
