1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2017 . 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) many water resources in the United States are declining, particularly in urban and agricultural areas; (2) the decline of water resources is the result of— (A) an increase in population, water consumption, agricultural production, and impermeable surfaces; and (B) the negative effects of urbanization, commercial and industrial activities, and increasing and persistent droughts; and (3) an October 2008 study by the National Research Council found that some of the benefits of innovative stormwater control infrastructure include— (A) increased water supplies; (B) the creation of jobs; (C) cost savings; and (D) a reduction of stormwater runoff, surface water discharge, stormwater pollution, and stormwater flows to protect and restore natural hydrology, meeting local conditions to the maximum extent feasible. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (2) Center The term center means a center of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure established under section 4(a). (3) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means— (A) a State, tribal, or local government; or (B) a local, regional, or other entity that manages stormwater, drinking water resources, or wastewater resources. (4) Eligible institution (A) In general The term eligible institution means an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 )) or a research institution that has demonstrated excellence in innovative stormwater control infrastructure by— (i) conducting research on innovative stormwater control infrastructure to determine the means by which innovative infrastructure reduces stormwater runoff, enhances and protects drinking water sources, and improves water quality