the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1377(h)). 
(6) INNOVATIVE STORMWATER CONTROL INFRA-
STRUCTURE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘innovative 
stormwater control infrastructure’’ means any 
green infrastructure stormwater management 
technique that— 
(i) uses natural systems or engineered 
systems that mimic natural processes to 
infiltrate, 
evapotranspire, 
or 
capture 
stormwater; and 
(ii) preserves, enhances, or mimics 
natural hydrology to protect or restore 
water quality. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘innovative 
stormwater control infrastructure’’ includes— 
(i) methods that promote absorption, 
uptake, 
percolation, 
evapotranspiration, 
and filtration by soil and plant life; and 
(ii) the preservation or restoration 
of— 
(I) natural topography, including 
hills, plains, ravines, and shorelines; 
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(II) interconnected networks of 
natural land that protect essential ec-
ological functions critical for water 
quality; 
(III) ecological function, includ-
ing forests, grasslands, and deserts; 
(IV) bodies of water, including 
lakes, flood plains, headwaters, and 
wetlands; and 
(V) native soil characteristics of 
composition, structure, and transmis-
sivity. 
(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 
(A) each of the several States of the 
United States; 
(B) the District of Columbia; 
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
(D) Guam; 
(E) American Samoa; 
(F) the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands; 
(G) the Federated States of Micronesia; 
(H) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 
(I) the Republic of Palau; and 
(J) the United States Virgin Islands. 
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SEC. 4. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR INNOVATIVE 
STORMWATER CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall pro-
vide grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible insti-
tutions to establish and maintain not less than 3, 
and not more than 5, centers of excellence for inno-
vative stormwater control infrastructure, to be lo-
cated in various regions throughout the United 
States. 
(2) 
GENERAL
OPERATION.—Each 
center 
shall— 
(A) 
conduct 
research 
on 
innovative 
stormwater control infrastructure that is rel-
evant to the geographical region in which the 
center is located, including stormwater and 
sewer overflow reduction, other approaches to 
water resource enhancement, and other environ-
mental, economic, and social benefits; 
(B) develop manuals and establish industry 
standards on best management practices relat-
ing to State, Tribal, local, and commercial inno-
vative stormwater control infrastructure for use 
by State, Tribal, and local governments and the 
private sector; 
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(C) develop and administer testing and 
evaluation protocols to measure and verify the 
performance of stormwater infrastructure prod-
ucts and practices; 
(D) provide information regarding research 
conducted under subparagraph (A), manuals 
developed under subparagraph (B), and testing 
and evaluation performed under subparagraph 
(C) to the national electronic clearinghouse cen-
ter for publication on the internet website es-
tablished under subsection (c) to provide to the 
Federal Government and State, Tribal, and 
local governments and the private sector infor-
mation regarding innovative stormwater control 
infrastructure; 
(E) provide technical assistance to State, 
Tribal, and local governments to assist with the 
construction, operation, and maintenance of in-
novative 
stormwater 
control 
infrastructure 
projects; 
(F) collaborate with institutions of higher 
education and private and public organizations 
in the geographical region in which the center 
is located on innovative stormwater control in-
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frastructure research and technical assistance 
projects; 
(G) assist institutions of higher education, 
secondary schools, and vocational schools to de-
velop innovative stormwater control infrastruc-
ture curricula; 
(H) provide training regarding innovative 
stormwater control infrastructure to institutions 
of higher education and professional schools; 
(I) evaluate regulatory and policy issues 
relating to innovative stormwater control infra-
structure; and 
(J) coordinate with the other centers to 
avoid duplication of efforts. 
(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an eligible institution shall prepare and 
submit to the Administrator an application at such time, 
in such form, and containing such information as the Ad-
ministrator may require. 
(c) NATIONAL ELECTRONIC CLEARINGHOUSE CEN-
TER.—Of the centers established under subsection (a)(1), 
one shall— 
(1) be designated as the ‘‘national electronic 
clearinghouse center’’; and 
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(2) in addition to the other functions of that 
center— 
(A) develop, operate, and maintain an 
internet website and a public database that con-
tains information relating to innovative storm-
water control infrastructure; and 
(B) post to the website information from 
all centers. 
SEC. 5. INNOVATIVE STORMWATER CONTROL INFRASTRUC-
TURE PROJECT GRANTS. 
(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Administrator shall 
provide grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities 
to carry out innovative stormwater control infrastructure 
projects in accordance with this section. 
(b) INNOVATIVE STORMWATER CONTROL INFRA-
STRUCTURE PROJECTS.— 
(1) PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.— 
The Administrator may make planning and develop-
ment grants under this section for the following 
projects: 
(A) Planning and designing innovative 
stormwater control infrastructure projects, in-
cluding engineering surveys, landscape plans, 
maps, and implementation plans. 
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(B) Identifying and developing standards 
and revisions to local zoning, building, or other 
local codes necessary to accommodate innova-
tive stormwater control infrastructure projects. 
(C) Identifying and developing fee struc-
tures to provide financial support for design, in-
stallation, and operations and maintenance of 
innovative stormwater control infrastructure. 
(D) Developing training and educational 
materials regarding innovative stormwater con-
trol infrastructure for distribution to— 
(i) individuals and entities with appli-
cable technical knowledge; and 
(ii) the public. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.—The Adminis-
trator may make implementation grants under this 
section for the following projects: 
(A) Installing innovative stormwater con-
trol infrastructure. 
(B) Protecting or restoring interconnected 
networks of natural areas that protect water 
quality. 
(C) Monitoring and evaluating the environ-
mental, economic, or social benefits of innova-
tive stormwater control infrastructure. 
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(D) Implementing a best practices stand-
ard for an innovative stormwater control infra-
structure program. 
(c) APPLICATION.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this Act, to be eligible to receive a grant under this section, 
an eligible entity shall prepare and submit to the Adminis-
trator an application at such time, in such form, and con-
taining such information as the Administrator may re-
quire, including, as applicable— 
(1) a description of the innovative stormwater 
control infrastructure project; 
(2) a plan for monitoring the impacts of the in-
novative stormwater control infrastructure project 
on the water quality and quantity; 
(3) an evaluation of other environmental, eco-
nomic, and social benefits of the innovative stormwa-
ter control infrastructure project; and 
(4) a plan for the long-term operation and 
maintenance of the innovative stormwater control in-
frastructure project. 
(d) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this section, 
the Administrator shall give priority to applications sub-
mitted on behalf of— 
(1) a community that— 
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(A) has combined storm and sanitary sew-
ers in the collection system of the community; 
or 
(B) is a low-income or disadvantaged com-
munity, as determined by the Administrator; or 
(2) an eligible entity that will use not less than 
10 percent of the grant to provide service to a low- 
income or disadvantaged community, as determined 
by the Administrator. 
(e) MAXIMUM AMOUNTS.— 
(1) PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.— 
(A) SINGLE GRANT.—The amount of a sin-
gle planning and development grant provided 
under this section shall be not more than 
$200,000. 
(B) 
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT.—The 
total 
amount of all planning and development grants 
provided under this section for a fiscal year 
shall be not more than 1⁄3 of the total amount 
made available to carry out this section. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 
(A) SINGLE GRANT.—The amount of a sin-
gle implementation grant provided under this 
section shall be not more than $3,000,000. 
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(B) 
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT.—The 
total 
amount of all implementation grants provided 
under this section for a fiscal year shall be not 
more than 2⁄3 of the total amount made avail-
able to carry out this section. 
(f) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), the Federal share of a grant provided 
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. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than September 30, 2021, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to Congress a report that includes, 
with respect to the period covered by the report— 
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(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-
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. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2020 through 2025. 
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