under this section shall not exceed 65 percent of the 
total project cost. 
(2) CREDIT FOR IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 
The Administrator shall credit toward the non-Fed-
eral share of the cost of an implementation project 
carried out under this section the cost of planning, 
design, and construction work completed for the 
project using funds other than funds provided under 
this Act. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—The Administrator may waive 
the Federal share limitation under paragraph (1) for 
an eligible entity that has adequately demonstrated 
financial need. 
SEC. 6. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY INNOVA-
TIVE STORMWATER CONTROL INFRASTRUC-
TURE PROMOTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall ensure 
that the Office of Water, the Office of Enforcement and 
Compliance, the Office of Research and Development, and 
the Office of Policy of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy promote the use of innovative stormwater control infra-
structure in and coordinate the integration of innovative 
stormwater control infrastructure into permitting pro-
grams, planning efforts, research, technical assistance, 
and funding guidance. 
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(b) DUTIES.—The Administrator shall ensure that 
the Office of Water— 
(1) promotes the use of innovative stormwater 
control infrastructure in the programs of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency; 
(2) supports establishing public-private partner-
ships and other innovative financing mechanisms in 
the implementation of innovative stormwater control 
infrastructure; and 
(3) coordinates efforts to increase the use of in-
novative stormwater control infrastructure with— 
(A) other Federal departments and agen-
cies; 
(B) State, tribal, and local governments; 
and 
(C) the private sector. 
(c) REGIONAL INNOVATIVE STORMWATER CONTROL 
INFRASTRUCTURE PROMOTION.—The Administrator shall 
direct each regional office of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, as appropriate based on local factors, to promote 
and integrate the use of innovative stormwater control in-
frastructure within the region that includes— 
(1) a plan for monitoring, financing, mapping, 
and designing the innovative stormwater control in-
frastructure; 
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(2) outreach and training regarding innovative 
stormwater control infrastructure implementation 
for State, tribal, and local governments, tribal com-
munities, and the private sector; and 
(3) the incorporation of innovative stormwater 
control infrastructure into permitting and other reg-
ulatory programs, codes, and ordinance development, 
including the requirements under consent decrees 
and settlement agreements in enforcement actions. 
(d) INNOVATIVE STORMWATER CONTROL INFRA-
STRUCTURE INFORMATION-SHARING.—The Administrator 
shall promote innovative stormwater control infrastructure 
information-sharing, including through an Internet 
website, to share information with, and provide technical 
assistance to, State, tribal, and local governments, tribal 
communities, the private sector, and the public regarding 
innovative stormwater control infrastructure approaches 
for— 
(1) reducing water pollution; 
(2) protecting water resources; 
(3) complying with regulatory requirements; 
and 
(4) 
achieving 
other 
environmental, 
public 
health, and community goals. 
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(e) INNOVATIVE STORMWATER CONTROL INFRA-
STRUCTURE PORTFOLIO STANDARD.—The Administrator, 
in collaboration with State, tribal, and local water resource 
managers, shall establish voluntary measurable goals, to 
be known as the ‘‘innovative stormwater control infra-
structure portfolio standard’’, to increase the percentage 
of annual water managed by eligible entities that use inno-
vative stormwater control infrastructure. 
SEC. 7. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than September 30, 2017, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to Congress a report that includes, 
with respect to the period covered by the report— 
(1) a description of all grants provided under 
this Act; 
(2) a detailed description of— 
(A) the projects supported by those grants; 
and 
(B) the outcomes of those projects; 
(3) a description of the improvements in tech-
nology, environmental benefits, resources conserved, 
efficiencies, and other benefits of the projects funded 
under this Act; 
(4) recommendations for improvements to pro-
mote and support innovative stormwater control in-
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frastructure for the centers, grants, and activities 
under this Act; and 
(5) a description of existing challenges con-
cerning the use of innovative stormwater control in-
frastructure. 
SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2016 through 2021. 
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