Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2017
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide grants to eligible higher education institutions and research institutions to establish and maintain between three and five centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure, which is any green stormwater management technique that: (1) uses natural systems or engineered systems that mimic natural processes to infiltrate, evapotranspire, or capture stormwater; and (2) preserves, enhances, or mimics natural hydrology to protect or restore water quality. One of the centers must be the national electronic clearinghouse center and operate a website and a public database on the infrastructure.
In addition, the EPA must provide grants to state, tribal, or local governments or entities that manage stormwater, drinking water resources, or wastewater resources for innovative stormwater control infrastructure projects.
The EPA must ensure that: (1) EPA's Office of Water, Office of Enforcement and Compliance, Office of Research and Development, and Office of Policy promote the use of the infrastructure in, and coordinate the integration of, permitting programs, planning efforts, research, technical assistance, and funding guidance; and (2) the Office of Water supports establishing innovative financing mechanisms in the implementation of the infrastructure. The EPA must: (1) direct each EPA regional office to promote and integrate the use of the infrastructure within the region, and (2) promote sharing information about the infrastructure approaches.
The EPA must establish the innovative stormwater control infrastructure portfolio standard of voluntary, measurable goals to increase the percentage of annual water managed by entities that use the infrastructure.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-17 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate |
| 2018-07-16 | Floor | The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2018-07-16 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2018-07-16 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6219) | House floor actions |
| 2018-07-16 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3906. | House floor actions |
| 2018-07-16 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6219-6221) | House floor actions |
| 2018-07-16 | Floor | Mr. Graves (LA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2018-07-16 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 641. | House floor actions |
| 2018-07-16 | Discharge | Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2018-07-16 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-828, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2018-06-27 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2018-06-27 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2018-06-27 | Committee | Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2018-05-22 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment. | House committee actions |
| 2017-10-03 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House committee actions |
| 2017-10-02 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2017-10-02 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2017-10-02 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |