President Joe Biden signed the $768 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law on December 27, 2021, for fiscal year 2022. A portion of section 2803 in the NDAA promoted project priorities and stormwater management with the use of permeable pavement in military installations.
President Joe Biden signed a $768 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law on December 27, 2021, for fiscal year 2022. A portion of section 2803 in the NDAA promoted project priorities and stormwater management with the use of permeable pavement in military installations.
(c) Project Priorities.--In selecting stormwater management projects to be carried out under this section, 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 runoff and ponding or standing water that includes the combination of stormwater runoff and water levels resulting from extreme weather conditions.
(d) Project Activities.--Activities carried out as part of a stormwater management project under this section may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) The installation, expansion, or refurbishment of
stormwater ponds and other water-slowing and retention measures.
(2) The installation of permeable pavement in lieu of, or
to replace existing, nonpermeable pavement.
gardens to reduce stormwater runoff.