I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4648 
To provide incentives for investment in green stormwater infrastructure, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 29, 2016 
Mr. KILMER (for himself and Mr. HECK of Washington) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To provide incentives for investment in green stormwater 
infrastructure, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Green Stormwater In-
frastructure Investment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION. 
Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
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‘‘(27) 
GREEN
STORMWATER
INFRASTRUC-
TURE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘green 
stormwater infrastructure’ means any stormwa-
ter management technique that— 
‘‘(i) uses natural systems or engi-
neered systems that mimic natural proc-
esses to infiltrate, evapotranspire, or filter 
stormwater; and 
‘‘(ii) preserves, enhances, or mimics 
natural hydrology to protect or restore 
water quality. 
‘‘(B) 
INCLUSIONS.—The 
term 
‘green 
stormwater infrastructure’ includes— 
‘‘(i) systems that promote absorption, 
uptake, evapotranspiration, filtration by 
soil and plant life, and stormwater system 
resiliency, such as bioretention, permeable 
pavements, green roofs, and natural vege-
tation; and 
‘‘(ii) the preservation or restoration 
of— 
‘‘(I) interconnected networks of 
natural land or topography that pro-
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tect essential ecological functions crit-
ical for water quality; 
‘‘(II) ecological function, includ-
ing forests, grasslands, and deserts; 
‘‘(III) bodies of water, including 
lakes, rivers, flood plains, headwaters, 
creeks, 
wetlands, 
estuaries, 
and 
sounds; and 
‘‘(IV) native soil characteristics 
of composition, structure, and trans-
missivity.’’. 
SEC. 3. GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE RESERVE. 
Title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 609. GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE RE-
SERVE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent there are sufficient 
eligible project applications, not less than 20 percent of 
the funds made available under this title to each State 
shall be used by the State for projects that are otherwise 
eligible under this title and include a green stormwater 
infrastructure component. 
‘‘(b) OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE.—Funds re-
served under this section may be used for operation and 
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maintenance costs of green stormwater infrastructure con-
structed using funds reserved under this section.’’. 
SEC. 4. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 53 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 5341. Priority for green stormwater infrastructure 
projects 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In selecting public transpor-
tation infrastructure projects to receive financial assist-
ance under this chapter or any other provision of law, the 
Secretary shall prioritize projects that include green 
stormwater infrastructure, as defined in section 502 of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362). 
‘‘(b) TIGER GRANT PROGRAM.—The projects re-
ferred to in subsection (a) include projects selected under 
the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Re-
covery competitive grant program.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 53 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘5341. Priority for green stormwater infrastructure projects.’’. 
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SEC. 5. PERMITTING GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUC-
TURE. 
Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(s) GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE.—Not-
withstanding subsection (b)(1)(B), a permit under this 
section for green stormwater infrastructure may be for a 
term not to exceed 10 years.’’. 
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