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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5336 

To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 

Liability Act of 1980 to authorize funding for brownfields revitalization 

activities and State response programs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 12, 2008 

Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself and Mr. OBERSTAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 BILL 

To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to authorize funding 

for brownfields revitalization activities and State response programs, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Brownfields Reauthor5 ization Act of 2008’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. BROWNFIELDS REVITALIZATION FUNDING. 

2 Section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental 

3 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 

4 U.S.C. 9604(k)) is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (7)(D) by inserting ‘‘and every 

6 4 years thereafter,’’ after ‘‘subsection,’’; and 

7 (2) by striking paragraph (12) and inserting 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘(12) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

10 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

11 this subsection $350,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

12 2008 through 2012.’’. 

13 SEC. 3. STATE RESPONSE PROGRAMS. 

14 Section 128(a)(3) of the Comprehensive Environ15 mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 

16 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9628(a)(3)) is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 

18 SEC. 4. RANKING OF BROWNFIELD GRANT APPLICATIONS. 

19 Section 104(k)(5)(C) of the Comprehensive Environ20 mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 

21 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(5)(C)) is amended by adding at 

22 the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(xi) The extent to which the grant 

24 would implement green building standards, 

25 including the use of energy efficient build26 ing standards.’’. 


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1 SEC. 5. BROWNFIELDS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAIN2 ING FUNDS. 

3 (a) GRANTS.—Section 126(g) of the Superfund 

4 Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (29 U.S.C. 

5 9660a) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (A) by inserting ‘‘may be made under this 

8 subsection’’ after ‘‘Grants’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘related to’’ and all that 

10 follows through the period at the end and in11 serting the following: ‘‘related to— 

12 ‘‘(A) hazardous waste removal or contain13 ment or emergency response; 

14 ‘‘(B) brownfields site characterization, as15 sessment, or remediation; or 

16 ‘‘(C) emergency response, rescue, recovery, 

17 or cleanup in connection with a natural or in18 tentional disaster.’’; and 

19 (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘hazardous 

20 waste removal’’ and all that follows through the pe21 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘activities authorized 

22 under paragraph (1).’’. 

23 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

24 111(c)(12) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re25 sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 

26 U.S.C. 9611(c)(12)) is amended by striking ‘‘do not exVerDate Aug 31 2005 20:43 Feb 13, 2008 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5336.IH H5336

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1 ceed’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 

2 and inserting ‘‘do not exceed $60,000,000 for each of the 

3 fiscal years 2008 through 2012.’’. 

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