Clean Water Through Green Infrastructure Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 10, 2019)
Clean Water Through Green Infrastructure Act
This bill establishes grant programs for innovative stormwater control infrastructure, which means any green stormwater management technique that (1) uses 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.
Specifically, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must provide grants to eligible institutions of higher education or research institutions to establish and maintain between three and five centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure. Among other things, the centers must research such infrastructure and provide technical assistance to state, tribal, and local governments to assist with stormwater control infrastructure projects. One of the centers must be the national electronic clearinghouse center. That center must 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.
What just happenedSep 11, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 10, 2019
- Sep 11, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee - Sep 10, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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.
Science, Space, and Technology Committee - Sep 10, 2019IntroReferralH11100
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.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - Sep 10, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 10, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House