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Emerging Trends in Infrastructure Financing
Author(s) -
Bodde David L.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1985.tb05641.x
Subject(s) - legislature , legislative process , loan , finance , business , state (computer science) , water supply , water infrastructure , process (computing) , political science , engineering , algorithm , environmental engineering , computer science , law , operating system
Constrained budgets at the federal level suggest that state and local governments will have to assume a larger share of infrastructure spending. This has been true historically for water supply, for which federal funding has never played a dominant role, and is becoming increasingly likely for wastewater treatment as well. The limited federal assistance that might become available could take two forms: (1) targeted aid to economically distressed areas, and (2) unrestricted aid through block grants and revolving loan funds. Because congressional consideration of these matters remains incomplete, water supply and wastewater treatment managers have an opportunity to contribute to the legislative process.