As Congress Limits Funds, States Seek To Bolster SRF, Categorical Grants

Officials from Republican- and Democratic-led states are urging Congress to increase funding for operating their environmental programs, while raising concerns over lawmakers’ use of EPA’s state revolving loan fund (SRF) to finance “earmarks” and suggesting options to limit the effects of such earmarks on the fund’s long-term health. During an April 10 congressional briefing, representatives of the National Governors Association (NGA) and Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) raised concerns over the impact that earmarks can have on states’ ability...