Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 25.10.1996

State Revolving Fund Funding Framework Policy and Guidance

The Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the availability of the final State Revolving Fund (SRF) Funding Framework and Policy and Guidance document. In an innovative partnership approach, the Agency has engaged in a policy dialog with state representatives to clarify the use of SRF funds for ``non-traditional'' projects where the connection to water quality is less clear and, therefore, needs to be established. The resulting policy makes no regulatory changes and imposes minimal newrequirements on the states. The Framework document establishes voluntary guidelines for funding traditional SRF projects (where the primary purpose is water quality) and sets national policy for states wanting to make innovative uses of their SRFs to fund non-traditional projects. A state wanting to fund non-traditional projects must use an integrated priority setting system, such as the two described in the Framework, to establish for the public that these projects are a priority within the context of the state's water quality problems as a whole. This policy becomes effective when a state prepares its 1998 SRF Intended Use Plan.