Congress Sends Funding for 12 Suozzi-Requested Projects to President for Signature

Washington, DC- Today, Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY) announced that the House and Senate have passed an appropriations package that includes funding for 12 projects he requested to support communities across Long Island and Queens. The bill provides $12,352,000for critical investments in police equipment, clean drinking water, and sewer infrastructure. Funding for three other Suozzi-supported projects, totaling $5,350,000, is expected to be considered by the House the week of January 19th.

"Republicans and Democrats worked together in Washington to deliver more than $12 million for projects essential to New York communities," said Suozzi. "This funding will help keep our drinking water clean, strengthen sewer systems, and support our police departments. Local governments and water districts urged me to secure this funding, and I'm thrilled we were able to deliver."

Funding for the projects below was included in a minibus appropriations bill passed by the House on January 8 and by the Senate on January 15. The legislation has now been sent to the President for signature.

Funded projects include:

• Glen Cove Police Department- $956,000 to purchase much-needed technology and equipment.
• Village of Sea Cliff- $1,092,000 to construct sewer lines connecting the existing Nassau County sanitary collection system tributary to the Glen Cove Water Reclamation Facility.
• Village of Manorhaven- $1,092,000 to replace a 60-year-old gravity sewer pipe with a new piping system.
• Hicksville Water District- $1,092,000 to install wellhead treatment to ensure continued operation of Well No. 11-1, a 2.02-million-gallons-per-day public supply well supporting district-wide water demand.
• Port Washington Water District- $704,000 to improve resiliency at the Longview Booster Station, which provides increased water pressure to high-elevation areas of the district.
• Westbury Water & Fire District- $1,092,000 to build new infrastructure to remove 1,4-Dioxane and PFOS/PFOA from drinking water to meet new federal guidelines.
• Village of Farmingdale- $1,092,000 to replace an aging ground-level concrete finished-water reservoir with a new, state-of-the-art glass-fused-to-steel water storage tank.
• Port Washington Water Pollution Control District- $1,092,000 to improve the reliability and efficiency of Wastewater Pump Stations "C" and "F," the district's largest-capacity stations, protecting public health for more than 28,000 residents and the quality of Mill Pond and Manhasset Bay.
• Village of Roslyn- $864,000 to repair nearly 10 miles of sewer pipe that has been in service since the 1940s.
• Bethpage Water District- $1,092,000 to build new infrastructure to remove 1,4-Dioxane associated with the Navy-Grumman plume.
• Village of Sands Point- $1,092,000 to upgrade critical water supply infrastructure, including granular activated carbon treatment for emerging contaminants, installation of a new water supply well, and other system improvements.
• Williston Park Water Department- $1,092,000 to upgrade the Well 4 Facility, improving critical utility and equipment infrastructure, and addressing emerging contaminants in drinking water.

The following projects are expected to be considered by the House the week of January 19th:

• Town of Huntington- $850,000 to demolish and redevelop property at 1264-1268 New York Avenue to provide more affordable housing and business spaces.
• Incorporated Village of Lattingtown- $2,500,000 to repair the emergency evacuation route along East Beach Drive for residents of East Island if the bridge to the island is closed.
• SUNY Old Westbury - $2,000,000 to revitalize the grounds at Welwyn Preserve.

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