Water Infrastructure Improvement Act
This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to allow municipalities to develop a plan that integrates wastewater and stormwater management.
A permit for a municipal discharge under the national pollutant discharge elimination system that incorporates an integrated plan may integrate all requirements under the Act addressed in the plan. Those permits may include a schedule of compliance that allows actions for meeting water quality-based effluent limitations to be implemented over more than one permit term if the compliance schedules are authorized by state water quality standards.
The bill establishes an Office of the Municipal Ombudsman in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide: (1) technical assistance to municipalities seeking to comply with the Clean Water Act, and (2) information to the EPA to ensure that agency policies are implemented by all EPA offices.
The EPA must promote the use of green infrastructure (i.e., measures that mimic natural processes to store, reuse, or reduce stormwater).
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-14 | President | Became Public Law No: 115-436. | House floor actions |
| 2019-01-14 | President | Signed by President. | House floor actions |
| 2019-01-02 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-22 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2018-12-22 | Floor | Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S8036) | Senate |
| 2018-12-20 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate, read twice. | Senate |
| 2018-12-19 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-19 | Vote | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 351 - 10 (Roll no. 441). (text: CR H10288-10289) | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-19 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10317) | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-19 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Massie objected to the Yea - Nay vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn. | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-19 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7279. | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-19 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10288-10291) | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-19 | Floor | Mr. Gibbs moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-13 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House committee actions |
| 2018-12-12 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | House floor actions |
| 2018-12-12 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |