US Congress House Bill 4202 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 45-1)
Status: Introduced on December 3 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-12-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2009 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make competitive grants to eligible higher education institutions and research institutions to establish and maintain between three and five centers of excellence for green infrastructure. Defines "green infrastructure" as a stormwater management technique that preserves, restores, enhances, or mimics natural hydrology. Establishes the duties of each center, including: (1) researching green infrastructure; (2) developing manuals and setting industry standards on best management practices relating to state, local, and commercial green infrastructure; (3) providing information about its research and manuals to the national electronic clearinghouse center; (4) providing technical assistance and training on green infrastructure; and (5) evaluating regulatory and policy issues about green infrastructure. Requires one of the centers to be designated as the national electronic clearinghouse center, which shall, in addition to its other duties, operate a website and a public database on green infrastructure. Requires the Administrator to make competitive grants to eligible entities that manage stormwater, water resources, or waste water resources to: (1) plan and design and install green infrastructure projects; (2) develop standards and revisions to local zoning, building, or other local codes necessary to accommodate such projects; (3) develop fee structures to provide financial support for green infrastructure; (4) develop training and educational materials about green infrastructure; (5) develop and implement a green infrastructure portfolio standard program; (6) monitor and evaluate the environmental, economic, or social benefits of green infrastructure; and (7) implement a best practices standard for a green infrastructure program. Requires the Administrator to give priority to applications from: (1) a community that has combined storm and sanitary sewers in its collection system or is low-income or disadvantaged; or (2) an eligible entity that will use 10% of the grant for a low-income or disadvantaged community. Requires the Administrator to: (1) establish within EPA's Office of Water a green infrastructure program to coordinate and promote the use of green infrastructure and to integrate green infrastructure into the permitting programs; (2) direct each EPA regional office to develop a program to promote and integrate the use of green infrastructure within the region; (3) create a green infrastructure compliance assistance center; and (4) establish measurable goals, to be known as the green infrastructure portfolio standard, to increase the percentage of annual water managed by eligible entities that uses green infrastructure.

Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2009

Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Ben Chandler [D-KY]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Steve Driehaus [D-OH]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]
Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Rep. Paul Hodes [D-NH]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Steve Kagen [D-WI]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Daniel Maffei [D-NY]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Patrick Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Ed Pastor [D-AZ]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]
Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-12-24		Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
2009-12-04		Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2009-12-03		Referred to House Science and Technology
2009-12-03		Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2009-12-03		Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science 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.

SB3561 (Related) 2010-06-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4202/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr4202/BILLS-111hr4202ih.pdf