Pappas and Shaheen Secure Funding for Police, Water Infrastructure in Appropriations Package

Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that the second of three legislative packages to fund the government through fiscal year 2026 will include funding they jointly secured for five community projects across New Hampshire’s First District. The projects will invest in New Hampshire’s water and sewer infrastructure and provide direct funding to local police departments for essential public safety operations.

“Through our community-driven process, I am proud to secure funding in this bipartisan legislation that will return federal dollars to New Hampshire to support our law enforcement and first responders and improve water quality in communities with aging infrastructure,” said Congressman Pappas. “As this process moves forward I’ll continue to work with New Hampshire community leaders as well as my colleagues across the aisle in Congress to address the needs of Granite Staters, and I look forward to helping pass this legislation through the House this week.”

“For small states like New Hampshire, Congressionally Directed Spending levels the playing field and ensures that Granite Staters get their fair share of federal resources,” said Senator Shaheen. “I’m proud to secure these real dollars that will go directly to projects that will help communities in our state improve critical infrastructure, like wastewater and sewer infrastructure, and will ensure law enforcement have the tools and resources needed to keep Granite Staters and their families safe.”

The funding secured by Pappas and Shaheen includes:

• $1,092,000 for the City of Manchester for MS4 Drainage Improvements, which will address failing and undersized water infrastructure, reducing city resources spent on temporary fixes and improving water quality in the Merrimack River.
• $1,092,000 for the Town of Newmarket to replace an aging sewer forcemain and upgrade essential wastewater pumping facilities. These upgrades will ensure the continuation of reliable wastewater conveyance and will mitigate potential negative environmental outcomes, such as untreated wastewater discharges into the Lamprey River.
• $1,039,000 for the Town of Derry Police Department for the towns of Derry, Londonderry, and Windham to acquire regionalized records management software and computer aided dispatch (RMS/CAD) police information systems and replace outdated technologies. This project will increase interoperability, communications, and information sharing with agency partners and community stakeholders.
• $400,000 for the Newmarket Police Department to acquire improved dispatch and land mobile radio consoles, along with modern document management software for the Newmarket Police Department. Replacing these control stations and base/repeaters will allow the Department to increase its capacity and assist the Department in becoming an accredited agency.
• $130,000 for the Somersworth Police Department to purchase new portable radios to replace equipment that is near or beyond the manufacturer's recommended equipment life.

Pappas also secured funding for the following projects:

• $1,092,000 for City of Rochester to execute phase two of their Wastewater Lagoon Desludge project. The second proposed phase of this project will restore equalization capacity at the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Facility in order to maintain safe and adequate operations and allow for future growth and development in the community.
• $1,031,000 for the Portsmouth Police Department to upgrade, expand, and improve information technology (IT), communications, and facility security equipment at the headquarters of the Portsmouth Police Department.

More information about Community Project Funding and the projects submitted for consideration by Congressman Pappas for FY 2026 can be found at pappas.house.gov/cpf.