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                                                 Union Calendar No. 641
115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3906

                      [Report No. 115-828, Part I]

 To establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control 
                infrastructure, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 2, 2017

Mr. Heck (for himself, Mr. Katko, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Michael 
F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Delaney, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
   Connolly, Ms. Moore, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
  Cleaver, and Mr. McGovern) introduced the following bill; which was 
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

                             July 16, 2018

Additional sponsors: Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
                 Peters, Mr. Pocan, and Mrs. Napolitano

                             July 16, 2018

 Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with 
                               amendments
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                             July 16, 2018

 Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
                             to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 
                                2, 2017]


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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control 
                infrastructure, and for other purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure 
Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING TASK FORCE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency shall establish a stormwater infrastructure funding 
task force composed of representatives of Federal, State, and local 
governments and private (including nonprofit) entities to conduct a 
study on, and develop recommendations to improve, the availability of 
public and private sources of funding for the construction, 
rehabilitation, and operation and maintenance of stormwater 
infrastructure to meet the requirements of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).
    (b) Considerations.--In carrying out subsection (a), the task force 
shall--
            (1) identify existing Federal, State, and local public 
        sources and private sources of funding for stormwater 
        infrastructure; and
            (2) consider--
                    (A) how funding for stormwater infrastructure from 
                such sources has been made available, and utilized, in 
                each State to address stormwater infrastructure needs 
                identified pursuant to section 516(b)(1) of the Federal 
                Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1375(b)(1));
                    (B) how the source of funding affects the 
                affordability of the infrastructure (as determined 
                based on the considerations used to assess the 
                financial capability of municipalities under the 
                integrated planning guidelines described in the 
                Integrated Municipal Stormwater and Wastewater Planning 
                Approach Framework, issued by the Environmental 
                Protection Agency on June 5, 2012, and dated May, 
                2012), including consideration of the costs associated 
                with financing the infrastructure; and
                    (C) whether such sources of funding are sufficient 
                to support capital expenditures and long-term operation 
                and maintenance costs necessary to meet the stormwater 
                infrastructure needs of municipalities.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report that 
describes the results of the study conducted, and the recommendations 
developed, under subsection (a).
    (d) State Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' has the 
meaning given that term in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362).
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to direct the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
        establish a stormwater infrastructure funding task force, and 
        for other purposes.''
                                                 Union Calendar No. 641

115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3906

                      [Report No. 115-828, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control 
                infrastructure, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 16, 2018

 Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with 
                               amendments

                             July 16, 2018

 Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
                             to be printed