The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee advanced a water infrastructure reauthorization bill that provides assistance to Flint, Michigan, as well as other areas with excess lead levels in their drinking water systems. Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today says the bill, which would reauthorize the Water Resources Development Act, is now primed for the Senate floor. Only Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) voted against advancing the bill, citing concerns that it doesn’t provide regulatory relief for on-farm storage. Fischer feels an Environmental Protection Agency regulation over fuel spills on farmland went too far, stating that the overreach “weighs heavily on farmers and ranchers in Nebraska and across the country.” She says she will continue to work with colleagues to prioritize regulatory relief when WRDA 2016 reaches the Senate floor.