ADVOCACY ACTION CENTER

The Council of Infrastructure Financing Authorities advocates for laws, policy and funding for the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs) to build and maintain water infrastructure that protects public health and the environment.

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2025 Highlights 

Written Testimony for the Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Hearing, Water Infrastructure Financing: WIFIA and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, March 11, 2025

 

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2025​

• Coalition Letter to EPA about Payment Justification Process (March 2025)

• Coalition Letter to Appropriations Subcommittees (February 2025)

• Coalition Letter to EPA about Appropriations (February 2025)

• CIFA Letter to Appropriations Subcommittees (February 2025)

• CIFA Letter to EPA about Appropriations (February 2025) 

• CIFA Letter to EPA about Executive Order Unleashing America's Energy (January 2025)

• State Association Letter to Incoming EPA Leadership (January 2025)

• Comment Letter on Information Collection Request for 8th Drinking Water Needs Survey (January 2025)

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2025 Appropriations​​

• CIFA Thank You Letter for "Dear Colleague" Letter, July 24, 2024

• Congressional "Dear Colleague" Letter Endorsed by CIFA, July 9, 2024

• CIFA Letter to EPA about Management of Earmarks, May 17, 2024

• CIFA Testimony, U.S. Senate, May 15, 2024

• CIFA Testimony, U.S. House of Representatives, May 10, 2024

• Coalition Letter to President Biden about 2025 Budget Request, February 15, 2024​

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Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA)

• Comment Letter on Waiver for Advanced Metering Infrastructure (09.28.2024)

• Comment Letter on Waiver for Milwaukee Project that Initiated Design Planning Before the Effective Date of BABAA (09.30.2024)

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Lead Service Line Legislation

• CIFA Letter on the Safe Drinking Water for Disadvantaged Communities Act (H.R. 7706)

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Water System Assessment Restructuring Rule

• CIFA Comment Letter on Proposed Rule, July 29, 2024

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Affordability

• CIFA Letter about Affordability to the Environmental Finance Advisory Board, March 5, 2024

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