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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 2983 (Introduced in House) — To provide drought assistance and improved water supply reliability to the State of California, other western States,... · Sec. 255

Sec. 255. Innovative stormwater control infrastructure project grants

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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. The Administrator may make planning and development grants under this section for the following projects: Planning and designing innovative stormwater control infrastructure projects, including engineering surveys, landscape plans, maps, and implementation plans. Identifying and developing standards and revisions to local zoning, building, or other local codes necessary to accommodate innovative stormwater control infrastructure projects.
Identifying and developing fee structures to provide financial support for design, installation, and operations and maintenance of innovative stormwater control infrastructure. Developing training and educational materials regarding innovative stormwater control infrastructure for distribution to— individuals and entities with applicable technical knowledge; and the public. Developing an innovative stormwater control infrastructure portfolio standard program described in section 6(e).
The Administrator may make implementation grants under this section for the following projects: Installing innovative stormwater control infrastructure. Protecting or restoring interconnected networks of natural areas that protect water quality. Monitoring and evaluating the environmental, economic, or social benefits of innovative stormwater control infrastructure. Implementing a best practices standard for an innovative stormwater control infrastructure program. Implementing an innovative stormwater control infrastructure portfolio standard program described in section 6(e).
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 Administrator an application at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Administrator may require, including, as applicable— a description of the innovative stormwater control infrastructure project; a plan for monitoring the impacts of the innovative stormwater control infrastructure project on the water quality and quantity; an evaluation of other environmental, economic, and social benefits of the innovative stormwater control infrastructure project; and a plan for the long-term operation and maintenance of the innovative stormwater control infrastructure project.
In addition to an application under subsection (c), a State or Indian tribe applying for a grant for an innovative stormwater control infrastructure portfolio standard program described in section 6(e) shall prepare and submit to the Administrator a schedule of increasing minimum percentages of the annual water to be managed using innovative stormwater control infrastructure under the program. In making grants under this section, the Administrator shall give priority to applications submitted on behalf of— a community that— has combined storm and sanitary sewers in the collection system of the community; or is a low-income or disadvantaged community, as determined by the Administrator; or 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.
The amount of a single planning and development grant provided under this section shall be not more than $200,000. 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. The amount of a single implementation grant provided under this section shall be not more than $3,000,000. 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 available to carry out this section.
Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Federal share of a grant provided under this section shall not exceed 65 percent of the total project cost. The Administrator shall credit toward the non-Federal 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. The Administrator may waive the Federal share limitation under paragraph
(1)for an eligible entity that has adequately demonstrated financial need.
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