Sec. 5. Environmental protection agency green infrastructure promotion
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Title V of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1361 et seq. ) is amended— by redesignating section 519 ( 33 U.S.C. 1251 note) as section 520; and by inserting after section 518 (33 U.S.C. 1377) the following: The Administrator shall ensure that the Office of Water, the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, the Office of Research and Development, and the Office of Policy of the Environmental Protection Agency promote the use of green infrastructure in and coordinate the integration of green infrastructure into, permitting programs, planning efforts, research, technical assistance, and funding guidance.
The Administrator shall ensure that the Office of Water— promotes the use of green infrastructure in the programs of the Environmental Protection Agency; and coordinates efforts to increase the use of green infrastructure with— other Federal departments and agencies; State, tribal, and local governments; and the private sector. The Administrator shall direct each regional office of the Environmental Protection Agency, as appropriate based on local factors, to promote and integrate the use of green infrastructure within the region that includes— a plan for monitoring, financing, mapping, and designing the green infrastructure; outreach and training regarding green infrastructure implementation for State, tribal, and local governments, tribal communities, and the private sector; and the incorporation of green infrastructure into permitting and other regulatory programs, codes, and ordinance development, including the requirements under consent decrees and settlement agreements in enforcement actions.
The Administrator shall promote green infrastructure information-sharing, including through an Internet website, to share information with, and provide technical assistance to, State, tribal, and local governments, tribal communities, the private sector, and the public regarding green infrastructure approaches for— reducing water pollution; protecting water resources; complying with regulatory requirements; and achieving other environmental, public health, and community goals.
The Administrator, in collaboration with State, tribal, and local water resource managers, shall establish voluntary measurable goals, to be known as the green infrastructure portfolio standard , to increase the percentage of annual water managed by eligible entities that use green infrastructure. .
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