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ICWP FY2024 Appropriations — Senate — September 21,2023
ICWP FY2024 Appropriations — House — September 21, 2023
ICWP’s membership have a vested interest in ensuring the longevity and effectiveness of programs under the USGS water mission area. The following are the three main program areas upon which we regularly engage.
A PPA is a legally binding agreement between the Government and a non-Federal sponsor (state, municipal government, flood control district, port authority, etc.) for construction of a water resources project. It describes the project and the responsibilities of the Government and the non-Federal sponsor in the cost sharing and execution of work.
On behalf of our members, ICWP seeks a shared approach to liability where each party is responsible. We seek opportunities to improve the ability of non-federal partners to be active equals on Corps-partnered projects.
This key biannual legislation addresses water infrastructure funding and policy, as well as U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) projects. ICWP regularly weighs in on the provisions for this important biennial legislative package.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides many key resources for water managers. ICWP membership supports NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) program and efforts on precipitation forecasts, climate prediction, environmental modeling, and hurricane forecasting.
The purpose of this bill is to harness the power of data to transform water management across the United States. ICWP supports this legislation that seeks to build on successes that have already been piloted in New Mexico, California and Arizona to develop a coordinated approach across agencies that collect water data. The bill would direct the agencies to bring their data and tools together in coordination with state, tribal and local stakeholders to develop systems that will help transform water management.
Our organization has joined forces in support of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Resiliency Coalition, where multiple national organizations strongly support legislation and funding for climate risk mitigation. This includes statements in support of federal investments for disaster mitigation, climate adaptation, and resilient infrastructure.
Membership of ICWP includes state and interstate water resources management agencies, each who work closely with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the implementation of EPA’s Clean Water (CW) and Drinking Water (DW) State Revolving Fund (SRF) grants. These grants provide meaningful, low-cost financing to communities for water quality infrastructure projects to states across the nation.
One of the significant values to ICWP membership is the regular opportunity to interact and engage with federal agencies.
Protecting wetlands and streams is an issue that has been hotly debated since the Clean Water Act’s passage in 1972. Through the years, the question has triggered regulatory back-and-forth. ICWP has weighed in on this issue a number of times during each rulemaking revision with an interest in protecting the sovereign and co-regulator status of states and transparent stakeholder engagement.
