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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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 2, 2017 
Mr. HECK (for himself, Mr. KATKO, Mr. KILMER, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. MI-
CHAEL 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 fol-
lowing 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 juris-
diction 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 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 En-
vironmental Protection Agency shall establish a stormwater 
infrastructure funding task force composed of representa-
tives 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— 
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(A) how funding for stormwater infrastruc-
ture from such sources has been made available, 
and utilized, in each State to address stormwater 
infrastructure needs identified pursuant to sec-
tion 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 af-
fordability of the infrastructure (as determined 
based on the considerations used to assess the fi-
nancial capability of municipalities under the 
integrated planning guidelines described in the 
Integrated Municipal Stormwater and Waste-
water Planning Approach Framework, issued by 
the Environmental Protection Agency on June 5, 
2012, and dated May, 2012), including consider-
ation of the costs associated with financing the 
infrastructure; and 
(C) whether such sources of funding are suf-
ficient 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 
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conducted, and the recommendations developed, under sub-
section (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.’’ 
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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 dis-
charged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
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