US Congress House Bill 3906 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-1)
Status: Engrossed on July 17 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-07-17 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2018 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.

Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2018

Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-07-17	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2018-07-16	House	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2018-07-16	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-07-16	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6219)
2018-07-16	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3906.
2018-07-16	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6219-6221)
2018-07-16	House	Mr. Graves (LA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2018-07-16	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 641.
2018-07-16	House	Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.
2018-07-16	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-828, Part I.
2018-06-27	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2018-06-27	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-06-27	House	Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged.
2018-05-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
2017-10-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2017-10-02	House	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.
2017-10-02	House	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.
2017-10-02	House	Introduced in House

SB1695 (Related) 2017-08-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
HB6944 (Related) 2018-09-27 - 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.
SB3021 (Related) 2018-10-23 - Became Public Law No: 115-270.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3906/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3906/BILLS-115hr3906ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3906/BILLS-115hr3906rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3906/BILLS-115hr3906eh.pdf