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Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] · D–NY
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Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-08-27 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The bill would change a federal program for centers focused on stormwater infrastructure technologies. It would require exactly five centers, including one located in and focused on the Great Lakes region. It would also change fiscal years 2022–2026 to 2027–2031 in an existing centers provision and in the authorization of appropriations. These are proposed changes; the supplied record does not establish enactment.
Centers of excellence for stormwater control infrastructure technologies
by striking not less than 3, and not more than 5, centers and inserting 5 centers
Of the centers established under paragraph (1)(A), 1 shall be located in, and focused on, the Great Lakes region.
in paragraph (4), by striking fiscal years 2022 through 2026 and inserting fiscal years 2027 through 2031
(b) Authorization of appropriations Section 50217(e)(1) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (33 U.S.C. 1302f(e)(1)) is amended by striking fiscal years 2022 through 2026 and inserting fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
Source snapshot updated 2026-10-06T08:05:56Z. 2026-08-27: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Section 1 would name the legislation the STORMWATER Act.
This Act may be cited as the Stormwater Treatment Optimization, Resilience, and Management With Academic Technological Expertise and Research Act or the STORMWATER Act.
The bill would replace the existing requirement for three to five stormwater technology centers with a requirement for exactly five.
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking not less than 3, and not more than 5, centers and inserting 5 centers
One of those five centers would have to be located in the Great Lakes region and focus on that region. This would reserve a place within the five-center program, rather than create an additional center.
(4) Great Lakes center Of the centers established under paragraph (1)(A), 1 shall be located in, and focused on, the Great Lakes region.
The bill would change the fiscal-year range in the existing centers provision, paragraph (4), from 2022–2026 to 2027–2031 and renumber it as paragraph (5). The supplied text does not reproduce that paragraph's other terms.
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking fiscal years 2022 through 2026 and inserting fiscal years 2027 through 2031; (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5)
The bill would also replace fiscal years 2022–2026 with 2027–2031 in the authorization of appropriations. This amendment does not itself appropriate money or state a dollar amount; the supplied text does not reproduce the authorization's other terms.
(b) Authorization of appropriations Section 50217(e)(1) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (33 U.S.C. 1302f(e)(1)) is amended by striking fiscal years 2022 through 2026 and inserting fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
The October 6, 2026 source snapshot records introduction in the House on August 27, 2026, and referral that day to the Science, Space, and Technology Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, each for provisions within its jurisdiction.
Source snapshot updated 2026-10-06T08:05:56Z.
2026-08-27: Introduced in House
2026-08-27: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-08-27. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy change attached to appropriations was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish what appears in other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No congressionally directed spending allocation to a particular recipient or place was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version; formal earmark status cannot be established without relevant accompanying materials, and this finding does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
Findings to examine
The supplied introduced text contains a narrow geographic preference within the bill's main program. This classification does not establish improper purpose or waste.
The Great Lakes region would receive a guaranteed location and regional focus for one of the five stormwater technology centers. This is a geographic preference within the main policy; the text does not name a particular institution or award a specific amount.
by striking not less than 3, and not more than 5, centers and inserting 5 centers
(4) Great Lakes center Of the centers established under paragraph (1)(A), 1 shall be located in, and focused on, the Great Lakes region.
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