House panel includes funding for Pinal farmers in bill
Casa Grande Dispatch
The House Appropriations Committee voted Tuesday to pass the fiscal year 2020 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies funding bill, which includes critical funding designed to support central Arizona farmers.
U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Tucson, led the effort to secure the funding from her position on the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee. The language included in the report provides $40 million in areas experiencing extended drought conditions, specifically for well construction projects that lead to conservation of surface water, such as the Pinal County infrastructure project included in the Arizona Drought Contingency Plan agreement.
“I am pleased that the language and funding I worked on with my committee has been included in the Energy and Water Funding report,” Kirkpatrick said in a press release.
