Sentences with phrase «for water infrastructure»

The final budget includes $ 2.5 billion for water infrastructure projects.

The bulk of that money is $ 1.5 billion specifically for water infrastructure improvement grants.

The Dialogue recognises how the close interaction between water, energy and food — the nexus — has led to new demands for water infrastructure and technology solutions.

He wants to provide $ 2 billion for water infrastructure throughout the state.

It's the latest example of the need for water infrastructure improvements in a city that's been impacted by hundreds of water main breaks in recent years.

The bill frees up $ 8.2 billion in funds for water infrastructure upgrades.

The Adirondack Council appeared pleased at the environmental agenda, including continued funds for water infrastructure and efforts to squash Iowa Pacific Holdings from storing rail cars in the Adirondacks.

Those steps should include grants for water infrastructure upgrades and a boost in funding for the Department of Environmental Conservation after years of virtually flat budget increases.

Unlike, the current «Hunger Games - like» competitive grant program for water infrastructure that's now in place and only benefits a few towns who win a grant chosen by the Administration, S.W.A.P. would provide annual funding to all municipalities in the state via a fair and transparent formula similar to the CHIPs program to allow them to identify and swap out old, deteriorating pipes, water mains and gas lines to better maintain the state's infrastructure.

Though billions in federal monies are being allocated to communities for water infrastructure, Schumer argues that billions more are needed.

Cuomo acknowledged that money for water infrastructure wouldn't do much to assist the residents in Hoosick Falls.

But Cuomo's office is touting $ 2.5 billion for water infrastructure needs, funding the state's capital transportation program, a plan for prescriptions drug costs and the approval of the second phase of the Buffalo Billion economic development initiative for western New York.

At 10 a.m., Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy and Assemblyman John T. McDonald III, along with several mayors representing Albany CSO Pool communities and local water authorities, will push for water infrastructure upgrades.

In his 2016 budget presentation, Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed investing an additional $ 100 million in a $ 200 million grants program that helps pay for water infrastructure projects.

Adirondack Association of Towns and Villages President Brian Towers said the organization appreciates the Adirondack Council's support for water infrastructure funding and Proposal 3, the ballot proposition that would create a 250 - acre land bank in the Adirondacks and Catskills if approved by voters next month.

They include an additional $ 100 million for water infrastructure investments, a $ 100 million «Downtown NY» revitalization initiative in which 10 cities will win $ 10 million apiece in a similar vein to his annual Regional Economic Development Council competition, and a tax cut program for small businesses (defined as those with less than 100 employees).

ELIZABETHTOWN — Essex County locked in $ 4 million in state grant funds last week for water infrastructure projects in Lake Placid, Crown Point and Elizabethtown.

Moran says last year's state budget was a good one for water infrastructure and she hopes the next spending plan represents another building block.

Republicans said nothing during the debate over the «big ugly,» which also included about $ 25.8 billion in funding for public schools, revived the 421 - a housing subsidy program, creates a new scholarship program for public colleges, included billions for water infrastructure, spurs municipal service consolidation and extended the state's expiring millionaires tax for two years.

In the joint project «Paths Of Transition For Water Infrastructure Systems TWIST + +» the institute developed the integrated water energy transition concept i.WET.

The budget also included a plan that would provide free tuition to students at state and city colleges and universities for families that earn less than $ 125,000 a year as well as billions of dollars for water infrastructure projects.

The company started in 1985 serving clients in Canada and the United States but very quickly gravitated to the developing countries where the demand for water infrastructure was greatest.

Hudson Valley communities are the recipients of nearly $ 30 million in New York state grants for water infrastructure improvements.

These awards are another step my administration has taken to protect New York's clean water supply, from forming the Clean Water Collaborative to securing a record Federal grant for water infrastructure improvements.»

It includes $ 2.5 billion for water infrastructure upgrades, expanded child - care tax credits and provisions allowing Uber and Lyft to expand upstate.

Cuomo's statement said it included «historic» spending, such as $ 2.5 billion for water infrastructure projects, $ 100 million in highway funds and $ 150 million in capital spending for economic development programs.

The Details: If approved, this initiative would authorize the spending of $ 7.5 billion for water infrastructure projects, making it the fourth - largest water bond measure in California's history.

Cuomo pushed a package of water quality measures last year, culminating in a budget appropriation of $ 2.5 billion for water infrastructure, new testing requirements for smaller water systems like the one serving Hoosick Falls and state authority to set new limits for toxic chemicals like the one found in the Rensselaer County village.

Improving Water Infrastructure: The state appropriates $ 2.5 billion for water infrastructure and clean water initiatives to ensure that what happened Hoosick Falls does not happen again.