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                        Green Projects in Nevada


 On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
 of 2009 (Recovery Act). EPA manages over $7 billion in projects and programs that will invest
 in environmental protection and provide long-term economic benefits to aide recovery efforts
 across the nation. EPA's total Recovery Act funds will be awarded as follows:

      (1) Clean Water State Revolving Funds ($4B);
      (2) Drinking Water SRF Funds ($2B);
      (3) Brownfields Funds ($100M);
      (4) Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Funds ($300M);
      (5) Leaking Underground Storage Tanks Funds ($200M);
      (6) Superfund  Remediation Funds ($600M)

EPA has obligated over $41 million in Recovery Act  Funds to Nevada, including:

   *  The Nevada Department of Environmental Protection's Bureau of Air Pollution Control
      was awarded $1.73 million in Recovery Funds for the state's clean diesel program.
      Nevada plans to implement a clean school bus project under this program, replacing
      many of the oldest diesel buses operated by Nevada school districts.

   *  EPA has entered a cooperative agreement with the Nevada Division of Environmental
      Protection for the distribution of Recovery Funds totaling $1,266,000 for assessment and
      cleanup of underground storage tank petroleum leaks.

   *  The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection has been awarded Recovery Funding in
      the amount of  $19.5 million for the drinking water State Revolving Fund program. It
      provides low-interest loans for drinking water systems to finance infrastructure
      improvements  and ensures safe drinking water.

   *  Nevada DEP has been awarded $194,300 in Recovery funds for Water Quality
      Management Planning (WQMP). Planning is an important step in EPA's goal to improve
      water quality in America's lakes, rivers and streams.

   *  Nevada DEP has been awarded $19.2 million in Recovery funds for the state's Clean
      Water State Revolving Fund program which provides low interest  loans for water quality
      protection projects for wastewater treatment, non-point source pollution control, and
      watershed and estuary management.

   *  The EPA awarded $800,000 in Recovery Funds for Nevada to address brownfields
      projects to help communities revitalize abandoned and contaminated properties,
      bringing them to productive reuse.
       o  Carson City will receive $400,000 in Recovery Act funds to conduct site
           assessments.  In older parts of Carson City, mines, lumber mills and railroads have
           left hazardous contamination behind.
       o  Sparks will receive $400,000 for community-wide assessments as  well. In Sparks,
           contamination was left behind at historic railroad operations, along with vacant
           warehouses, auto shops and petroleum handlers. The extent of contamination in
           both cities will be determined using Recovery funds.

                                   www.epa.gov/recovery

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