I join my colleagues from the territories in requesting that the Subcommittee specifically include language in its mark allowing the EPA Administrator to reserve up to one-half of 1 percent of the amounts to be appropriated to the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for projects in the territories.
Bordallo advocates for reserved funding for small territories in water projects.
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