NORTHEAST OHIO REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT

- Continued to coordinate and submit required documentation with federal U.S. EPA officials regarding implementation of our prior appropriated community project funding (CPF) projects. - Attended and participated in U.S. EPA Lake Guardian Boat Trip and attended U.S. EPA Press event after with NEORSD CEO. - Performed Outreach regarding Introduction of H.R. 7944, the Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act and H.R. 8032, the LIHWAP Establishment Act post Water Week Discussions - Relayed Support of S.1430, Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act and S.3830, the LIHWAP Establishment Act at Water Week Discussions - Had Follow up email and call on Water CERCLA exemption question with OH Sen staffer as discussed during Water Week - Attended and participated on call with U.S. EPA regarding affordability issues with renters and how NEORSD renter ratepayers can receive bill assistance from our internal cost savings programs

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Matched citations: S.1430

- Continued to coordinate and submit required documentation with federal U.S. EPA officials regarding implementation of our prior appropriated community project funding (CPF) projects. - Attended and participated in U.S. EPA Lake Guardian Boat Trip and attended U.S. EPA Press event after with NEORSD CEO. - Performed Outreach regarding Introduction of H.R. 7944, the Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act and H.R. 8032, the LIHWAP Establishment Act post Water Week Discussions - Relayed Support of S.1430, Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act and S.3830, the LIHWAP Establishment Act at Water Week Discussions - Had Follow up email and call on Water CERCLA exemption question with OH Sen staffer as discussed during Water Week - Attended and participated on call with U.S. EPA regarding affordability issues with renters and how NEORSD renter ratepayers can receive bill assistance from our internal cost savings programs

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Matched citations: S.3830

- Provided NEORSD quote to select Senate and House offices regarding the announcement of an CPF award included in the FY 2024 budget bill (H.R. 2617), the Baldwin Dell Haven Basin Improvement Project - Advocated for additional funding to be appropriated to the existing to the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) as they were finalizing of the FY 2024 appropriations bill - Advocated for our Senators support of S.1430, the Water Systems PFAS liability Act and consideration of any support to be relayed to Sen. Schumers office - Requested application information related to FY 2025 Community Project Funding (CPF) requests and Programmatic requests. Submitted 3 CPF requests to a Senator's office and submitted a Programmatic request to various NE OH delegation offices related to the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP), requesting $500 million in continued temporary funding to HHS

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Matched citations: H.R. 2617

- Provided NEORSD quote to select Senate and House offices regarding the announcement of an CPF award included in the FY 2024 budget bill (H.R. 2617), the Baldwin Dell Haven Basin Improvement Project - Advocated for additional funding to be appropriated to the existing to the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) as they were finalizing of the FY 2024 appropriations bill - Advocated for our Senators support of S.1430, the Water Systems PFAS liability Act and consideration of any support to be relayed to Sen. Schumers office - Requested application information related to FY 2025 Community Project Funding (CPF) requests and Programmatic requests. Submitted 3 CPF requests to a Senator's office and submitted a Programmatic request to various NE OH delegation offices related to the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP), requesting $500 million in continued temporary funding to HHS

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Matched citations: S.1430

- Met with a NE OH House delegation Office Chief of Staff for virtual introduction and meet and greet with the NEORSD. Follow up information from the meeting discussion was provided, follow up included information related to: S. 1430 - the Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act, Senate EPW draft PFAS package, U.S. EPA - Addressing PFAS in the Environment Rule - Provided communications to both NE OH delegation House and Senate offices regarding NEORSD transition to managing own sewer and stormwater bill assistance programs - Requested and set meetings up with various NE OH delegation House and Senate offices for April's Water Week

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Matched citations: S. 1430

We expressed gratitude to select Senate and House delegation offices regarding their submittal of District FY 2024 Appropriations Community Project Funding (CPF)/Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests to House and Senate appropriations committees. We continued project implementation dialogue with United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) regarding our Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests that were included and enacted in Congress H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. We had in person meetings in DC with select Senate and House Ohio delegation members and staff for Water Week. Topics of conversation included implementation of the LIHWAP (Low Income Household Water Assistance Program), U.S. EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GHGRF or GGRF), GLRI projects with District involvement, barriers identified in the State Revolving Loan (SRF) fund program, the impact of S.1453 - LOCAL Infrastructure Act on the District and various PFAS related items - applying for Emerging Contaminant Funding from IIJA (H.R.3684 - Investment, Infrastructure and Jobs Act) as well as commenting on U.S. EPA's draft CERCLA Enforcement Policy. We also made select House and Senate delegation offices aware of S. 1430 - Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act and the Districts interest in that bill. We provided staff from a select Senate office with a tour of one of our wastewater facilities. We received information from a select Senate office regarding a 2023 Ohio Women's Leadership Summit. We inquired with a select Senate office regarding more information on a Statewide Summer Camp program they hold annually and our interest in future participation opportunities. We had a discussion with a select House Congressional office to discuss the partnership and proposed program changes to the expiring Louis Stokes Scholarship MOU.

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Matched citations: H.R.3684

We expressed gratitude to select Senate and House delegation offices regarding their submittal of District FY 2024 Appropriations Community Project Funding (CPF)/Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests to House and Senate appropriations committees. We continued project implementation dialogue with United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) regarding our Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests that were included and enacted in Congress H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. We had in person meetings in DC with select Senate and House Ohio delegation members and staff for Water Week. Topics of conversation included implementation of the LIHWAP (Low Income Household Water Assistance Program), U.S. EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GHGRF or GGRF), GLRI projects with District involvement, barriers identified in the State Revolving Loan (SRF) fund program, the impact of S.1453 - LOCAL Infrastructure Act on the District and various PFAS related items - applying for Emerging Contaminant Funding from IIJA (H.R.3684 - Investment, Infrastructure and Jobs Act) as well as commenting on U.S. EPA's draft CERCLA Enforcement Policy. We also made select House and Senate delegation offices aware of S. 1430 - Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act and the Districts interest in that bill. We provided staff from a select Senate office with a tour of one of our wastewater facilities. We received information from a select Senate office regarding a 2023 Ohio Women's Leadership Summit. We inquired with a select Senate office regarding more information on a Statewide Summer Camp program they hold annually and our interest in future participation opportunities. We had a discussion with a select House Congressional office to discuss the partnership and proposed program changes to the expiring Louis Stokes Scholarship MOU.

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Matched citations: H.R. 2471

We expressed gratitude to select Senate and House delegation offices regarding their submittal of District FY 2024 Appropriations Community Project Funding (CPF)/Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests to House and Senate appropriations committees. We continued project implementation dialogue with United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) regarding our Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests that were included and enacted in Congress H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. We had in person meetings in DC with select Senate and House Ohio delegation members and staff for Water Week. Topics of conversation included implementation of the LIHWAP (Low Income Household Water Assistance Program), U.S. EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GHGRF or GGRF), GLRI projects with District involvement, barriers identified in the State Revolving Loan (SRF) fund program, the impact of S.1453 - LOCAL Infrastructure Act on the District and various PFAS related items - applying for Emerging Contaminant Funding from IIJA (H.R.3684 - Investment, Infrastructure and Jobs Act) as well as commenting on U.S. EPA's draft CERCLA Enforcement Policy. We also made select House and Senate delegation offices aware of S. 1430 - Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act and the Districts interest in that bill. We provided staff from a select Senate office with a tour of one of our wastewater facilities. We received information from a select Senate office regarding a 2023 Ohio Women's Leadership Summit. We inquired with a select Senate office regarding more information on a Statewide Summer Camp program they hold annually and our interest in future participation opportunities. We had a discussion with a select House Congressional office to discuss the partnership and proposed program changes to the expiring Louis Stokes Scholarship MOU.

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Matched citations: S. 1430

We expressed gratitude to select Senate and House delegation offices regarding their submittal of District FY 2024 Appropriations Community Project Funding (CPF)/Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests to House and Senate appropriations committees. We continued project implementation dialogue with United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) regarding our Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests that were included and enacted in Congress H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. We had in person meetings in DC with select Senate and House Ohio delegation members and staff for Water Week. Topics of conversation included implementation of the LIHWAP (Low Income Household Water Assistance Program), U.S. EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GHGRF or GGRF), GLRI projects with District involvement, barriers identified in the State Revolving Loan (SRF) fund program, the impact of S.1453 - LOCAL Infrastructure Act on the District and various PFAS related items - applying for Emerging Contaminant Funding from IIJA (H.R.3684 - Investment, Infrastructure and Jobs Act) as well as commenting on U.S. EPA's draft CERCLA Enforcement Policy. We also made select House and Senate delegation offices aware of S. 1430 - Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act and the Districts interest in that bill. We provided staff from a select Senate office with a tour of one of our wastewater facilities. We received information from a select Senate office regarding a 2023 Ohio Women's Leadership Summit. We inquired with a select Senate office regarding more information on a Statewide Summer Camp program they hold annually and our interest in future participation opportunities. We had a discussion with a select House Congressional office to discuss the partnership and proposed program changes to the expiring Louis Stokes Scholarship MOU.

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Matched citations: S.1453

We submitted comments to U.S. EPA as it develops its PFAS Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) Enforcement and Discretion Policy. We provided information regarding beach monitoring a select Ohio House Delegation office who inquired about the formerly introduced BEACH Act of 2021, H.R. 5064. We participated on a call with HHS regarding implementation of the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) which received $500 million from American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and $638 million from Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 in appropriated funding.

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Matched citations: H.R. 5064

We inquired about information related to FY 2024 Appropriations including requesting forms for Community Project Funding (CPF) / Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) and submitted CPF/CDS requests and supporting documentation to select Senate and House Ohio delegation offices. We confirmed the exact location of a FY 2023 CPF/CDS project to a select House Ohio delegation office. We also discussed a press release highlighting the project. We continued project implementation dialogue with United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) regarding our Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests that were included and enacted in Congress H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. We requested in person meetings in DC with select Senate and House Ohio delegation members and staff for Water Week. Discussion will include FY 2024 Appropriations.

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Matched citations: H.R. 2471

We requested approval from a Senate Delegation office to request a technical correction from Congress for one of our Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests that was included and enacted in Congress H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. We also continued project implementation dialogue with United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) regarding our Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests that were included and enacted in Congress H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. We confirmed the District POC and accuracy of information for two submitted FY 2023 Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests to a Senate Delegation Office. We also shared our trade association, NACWA,'s letter to congressional leadership urging them to waive the statutory Pay-as-You-Go-Act of 2010 (PAYGO) before the close of the 117th Congress and shared the failure to waive PAYGO's potential impact on NEORSD with select House and Senate Ohio Delegation offices.

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Matched citations: H.R. 2471

We provided an project implementation update to select House and Senate Ohio Delegation offices regarding our Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests that were included and enacted in Congress H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. We also engaged in project implementation dialogue with United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) regarding our Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests that were included and enacted in Congress H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. We also inquired about a funding amount clarification to a select Senate Office for one of our submitted FY 2023 CDS' request. We also received notification of a press release from a select House Office regarding a Community Project Funding (CPF) request secured in the passed FY23 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies spending bill. We also notified select House and Senate Ohio Delegation offices of Ohio EPA's call to nominations period approaching for the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund (SRF) which included the first year of the Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding.

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Matched citations: H.R. 2471

We engaged in dialogue with a select Senate Ohio Delegation office about our Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests that were included and enacted in Congress H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 and the potential need for technical corrections. We also submitted FY 2023 CDS/CPF (Community Project Funding), specifically U.S. EPA State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) requests to select Senate and House Ohio Member Offices and engaged in follow up dialogue and clarification needed related the projects. We thanked offices that included our projects in their submissions to appropriation committees.

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Matched citations: H.R. 2471

We sent thank you Letters to select Senate and House Ohio Member Offices who supported two of our Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS)/Community Project Funding (CPF) Requests that were included and enacted in Congress H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. We engaged in dialogue with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) regarding those included FY 2022 CDS/CPF requests and the implementation of that grant specific program and distribution of the intended funding. We have also engaged with select Senate and and House Ohio Member Offices regarding clarifications and status of those intended projects and funding. We also inquired to select Senate and House Ohio Member Offices regarding project eligibility, applications and due dates for their offices FY 2023 CDS/CPF requests.

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Matched citations: H.R. 2471

We sent additional letters to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) requesting clarifications and considerations for their portion of the Infrastructure and Investment and Jobs Act, H.R. 3684 funding implementation and how it pertains to water infrastructure. We shared those letters with select House and Senate Ohio Member Offices. Additional letters: - 1 letter sent directly and only to U.S. EPA (the first letter was sent prior to this reporting period) - 1 letter was sent to both U.S. EPA and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) - this was specifically related to the Build America, Buy America requirements (BABA) NEORSD's CEO testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) committee regarding the funding formula for the Clean Water State Revolving Loan (SRF) Fund. We provided our submitted testimony to select Senate and House Ohio Member Offices as well as participated in brief meetings in offices during that visit.

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Matched citations: H.R. 3684

We relayed support of Senator Rob Portman's proposed, passed and enacted Senate Resolution S. 570, that designated April as Native Plant Month.

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Matched citations: S. 570

We contacted Senate Ohio Member Offices regarding our considerations and concerns with the PFAS Action Plan Act of 2021, H.R. 2467.

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Matched citations: H.R. 2467

We sent letters of gratitude to select House and Senate Ohio Member Offices that voted in support of the Infrastructure and Investment and Jobs Act, H.R. 3684. We communicated with a Senate Ohio Member Office relaying our interest in water infrastructure funding being distributed in the form of grants. We also sent U.S EPA a letter requesting clarifications and considerations for their portion of the Infrastructure and Investment and Jobs Act, H.R. 3684 bill implementation and how it pertains to water infrastructure. We shared that letter with select House and Senate Ohio Member Offices.

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Matched citations: H.R. 3684

Relayed to select Senate and House Ohio Member Offices that one of our Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made it into to the Senate subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. We relayed our support to a House Ohio Member Offices regarding specific water related legislative initiatives in House drafted sections of the reconciliation bill, H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act. The initiatives receiving support were the proposed $2 billion in sewer overflow grants and $500 million for low-income assistance to help pay water/sewer bills. We also shared to various Senate and House Ohio Member Delegation Offices our contribution to an op-ed regarding water funding needing to pass in the infrastructure/reconciliation proposals. (Had this in my last report but actually was in Oct 2021, correction)

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Matched citations: H.R.5376

We have been seeking federal infrastructure funding for local sewer projects in our service territory. We discussed and presented our proposal of requested funding with Senate Ohio Members offices as well as U.S. EPA HQ and U.S. EPA Region 5. We also provided Senate and House Ohio Delegation Members Offices with our press release of awardees of an existing internal funding source for local sewer projects. We also discussed infrastructure generally and specifically, the Infrastructure and Investment and Jobs Act, H.R. 3684 with various Senate and House Ohio Member Delegation Offices. Initiatives of discussion related to infrastructure included dam funding included in the bill, our support for the Merkley/Inhofe amendment #2514 which would of increased the percentage of clean and drinking water funds available as grants rather than loans for communities to invest in critical water infrastructure projects, and also inquired about Buy America Requirements.

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Matched citations: H.R. 3684