Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2011
Latest action · Jun 9, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 26, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2011 - 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) ensure that EPA's Office of Water, the Office of Enforcement and Compliance, the Office of Research and Development, and the Office of Policy promote the use of green infrastructure and coordinate the integration of green infrastructure into permitting programs, planning efforts, research, technical assistance, and funding guidance; (2) direct each EPA regional office 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.
Cosponsors 45
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 26, 2011 to Sep 21, 2012; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Original | May 26, 2011 |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Jun 2, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jun 22, 2011 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jun 22, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Jun 22, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jul 18, 2011 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jul 30, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Jul 30, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Nov 1, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | May 16, 2012 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | May 16, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | May 16, 2012 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | May 16, 2012 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | May 17, 2012 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Jun 18, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jun 18, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Jun 18, 2012 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Jun 19, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Jun 26, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Jul 23, 2012 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Sep 10, 2012 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Sep 10, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Sep 19, 2012 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Sep 21, 2012 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Sep 21, 2012 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred May 26, 2011 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred May 27, 2011 | |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred May 26, 2011 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jun 9, 2011 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- May 27, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- May 26, 2011Introduced in House
- May 26, 2011Referred 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 jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3757.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 112-95 | INTEGRATED PLANNING AND PERMITTING, PART 2: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EPA TO PROVIDE COMMUNITIES WITH FLEXIBILITY TO MAKE SMART INVESTMENTS IN WATER QUALITY162 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Jul 25, 2012 |
| Serial No. 112-73 | REVIEW OF INNOVATIVE FINANCING APPROACHES FOR COMMUNITY WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS182 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Feb 28, 2012 |
| Serial No. 112-68 | INTEGRATED PLANNING AND PERMITTING: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EPA TO PROVIDE COMMUNITIES WITH FLEXIBILITY TO MAKE SMART INVESTMENTS IN WATER QUALITY238 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Dec 14, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish centers of excellence for green infrastructure, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental technology
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Higher education
- Hydrology and hydrography
- Infrastructure development
- Research administration and funding
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Vocational and technical education
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 26, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
