Democrats Revive Bill To Create EPA Green Infrastructure Grant System

摘要

House and Senate Democrats are reviving legislation that would create a system of stormwater infrastructure grants administered by EPA to support state and local use of green infrastructure, echoing the agency's recent focus on backing such projects with grants and technical assistance rather than through new federal requirements. The bills, known as S. 896 in the Senate and H.R. 1175 in the House, would authorize new appropriations to fund the stormwater grants, as well as establishing up to five regional EPA stormwater centers responsible for guiding research on stormwater infrastructure and providing technical support to state and local authorities. Relevant documents are available on InsideEPA.com. See page 2 for details. (Doc. ID: 180692)