,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cahc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,november #d1 #bjba,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 and ,mr4 ,cardin7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to establish a program of the ,department of ,defense to carry out stormwater management projects on or related to military installations to improve the resilience of military installations and defense access roads and protect waterways and stormwater-stressed ecosystems4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,embrace ,stormwater ,management ,act or the ,enhancing ,military ,base ,resilience and ,conserving ,ecosystems through ,stormwater ,management ,act4 #b4 ,department of ,defense stormwater management projects for military installations and defense access roads 7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,i of chapter #afi of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after section #bhae the following new section3 #bhae;a4 ,stormwater management projects for installation and defense access road resilience and waterway and ecosystems conservation 7a7 ,projects ,authorized ,the ,secretary concerned may carry out a stormwater management project on or related to a military installation for the purpose of-- 7#a7 improving military installation resilience or the resilience of a defense access road or other essential civilian infrastructure supporting the military installation2 and 7#b7 protecting nearby waterways and stormwater-stressed ecosystems4 7b7 ,project methods and ,funding sources ,a stormwater management project may be carried out under this section as1 or as part of1 any of the following3 7#a7 ,an authorized military construction project4 7#b7 ,an unspecified minor military construction project under section #bhje of this title1 including using appropriations available for operation and maintenance subject to the limitation in subsection 7c7 of such section4 7#c7 ,a military installation resilience project under section #bhae of this title1 including using appropriations available for operations and maintenance subject to the limitation of subsection 7e77#c7 of such section4 7#d7 ,a defense community infrastructure resilience project under section #bcia7;d7 of this title4 7#e7 ,a military construction project under section #biad of this title4 7#f7 ,a reserve component facility project under section #ahbcc of this title4 7#g7 ,a defense access road project under section #baj of title #bc4 7c7 ,project priorities ,in selecting stormwater management projects to be carried out under this section1 the ,secretary concerned shall give a priority to project proposals involving the retrofitting of buildings and grounds on a military installation or retrofitting a defense access road to reduce stormwater runoff4 7d7 ,project activities ,activities carried out as part of a stormwater management project under this section may include the following3 7#a7 ,the installation1 expansion1 or refurbishment of stormwater ponds and other water-slowing and retention measures4 7#b7 ,the installation of permeable pavement in lieu of1 or to replace existing1 nonpermeable pavement4 7#c7 ,the use of planters1 tree boxes1 cisterns1 and rain gardens to reduce stormwater runoff4 7e7 ,project coordination ,in the case of a stormwater management project carried out under this section on or related to a military installation and any project related to the same installation carried out under section #bcia7;d71 #bhae1 or #biad of this title1 the ,secretary concerned shall ensure coordination between the projects regarding the water access1 management1 conservation1 security1 and resilience aspects of the projects4 7f7 ,annual ,report 7#a7 ,not later than #ij days after the end of each fiscal year1 each ,secretary concerned shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing-- 7,a7 the status of planned and active stormwater management projects carried out by that ,secretary under this section2 and 7,b7 all projects completed by that ,secretary during the previous fiscal year4 7#b7 ,each report submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall include1 with respect to each stormwater management project described in the report1 the following information3 7,a7 ,the title1 location1 a brief description of the scope of work1 the original project cost estimate1 and the current working cost estimate4 7,b7 ,the rationale for how the project will-- 7i7 improve military installation resilience or the resilience of a defense access road or other essential civilian infrastructure supporting a military installation2 and 7ii7 protect waterways and stormwater-stressed ecosystems4 7,c7 ,such other information as the ,secretary concerned considers appropriate4 7g7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term defense access road means a road certified to the ,secretary of ,transportation as important to the national defense under section #baj of title #bc4 7#b7 ,the terms facility and ,state have the meanings given those terms in section #ahbcb of this title4 7#c7 ,the term military installation includes a facility of a reserve component of an armed force owned by a ,state rather than the ,united ,states4 7#d7 ,the term ,secretary concerned means-- 7,a7 the ,secretary of a military department with respect to military installations under the jurisdiction of that ,secretary2 and 7,b7 the ,secretary of ,defense with respect to matters concerning the ,defense ,agencies and facilities of a reserve component owned by a ,state rather than the ,united ,states4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections at the beginning of subchapter ,i of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #bhae the following new item3 #bhae;a4 ,stormwater management projects for installation and defense access road resilience and waterway and ecosystems conservation4 4