Congressional Committee OKs Another $1.1 Billion For Red Hill Response

TL;DR - A congressional appropriations committee has approved an additional $1.1 billion to respond to the Red Hill water contamination crisis in Honolulu, U.S. Rep. Ed Case’s office announced on Wednesday.

The U.S. House Committee on Appropriations advanced two bills that together will provide funding for infrastructure improvements, facility defueling, and the planning, design and construction of water treatment and distribution facilities, according to the legislation.

The two pieces of legislation are part of a package of bills that will fund the federal government in Fiscal Year 2023, which begins on Oct. 1, Case’s office said in a press release.

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