; (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; (D) Guam; (E) American Samoa; (F) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; (G) the Federated States of Micronesia; (H) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; (I) the Republic of Palau; and (J) the United States Virgin Islands. (7) Innovative stormwater control infrastructure (A) In general The term innovative stormwater control infrastructure means any green infrastructure stormwater management technique that— (i) uses natural systems or engineered systems that mimic natural processes to infiltrate, evapotranspire, or capture stormwater; and (ii) preserves, enhances, or mimics natural hydrology to protect or restore water quality. (B) Inclusions The term innovative stormwater control infrastructure includes— (i) methods that promote absorption, uptake, percolation, evapotranspiration, and filtration by soil and plant life; and (ii) the preservation or restoration of— (I) natural topography, including hills, plains, ravines, and shorelines; (II) interconnected networks of natural land that protect essential ecological functions critical for water quality; (III) ecological function, including forests, grasslands, and deserts; (IV) bodies of water, including lakes, flood plains, headwaters, and wetlands