I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9951 
To direct the Secretary of Commerce and the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency to provide for collaboration between the Eco-
nomic Development Administration and the Environmental Protection 
Agency to promote economic revitalization efforts of environmentally con-
taminated sites, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 8, 2024 
Ms. STEVENS (for herself and Mr. MRVAN) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Energy and 
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Commerce and the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide for 
collaboration between the Economic Development Admin-
istration and the Environmental Protection Agency to 
promote economic revitalization efforts of environ-
mentally contaminated sites, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Revitalization Efforts 
for Sustainable Transformation And Remediation for 
Thriving Communities Act of 2024’’ or the ‘‘RESTART 
Communities Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION AND 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY RE-
VITALIZATION COORDINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce, act-
ing through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Eco-
nomic Development (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’), and the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency (in this Act referred to as the 
‘‘Administrator’’) shall carry out interagency activities to 
promote the economic revitalization of eligible sites before, 
during, and after environmental remediation. 
(b) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The As-
sistant Secretary and the Administrator may coordinate 
the activities under subsection (a) through the establish-
ment of a memorandum of understanding, or other appro-
priate interagency agreement. 
(c) INTERAGENCY ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the 
activities under subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary 
and the Administrator may engage in any interagency ac-
tivity, including any of the following: 
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(1) Establish any interagency process to pro-
mote the economic revitalization of an eligible site, 
including— 
(A) any process that— 
(i) promotes timely action by the As-
sistant Secretary or the Administrator in 
supporting the economic revitalization ac-
tivities of an eligible site; 
(ii) supports access by site stake-
holders to technical assistance resources 
and services available at or through the 
Economic Development Administration or 
the Environmental Protection Agency; 
(iii) subject to policies promoting fair 
and open competition, supports access by 
site stakeholders to relevant Federal grant 
and loan programs, including such pro-
grams at or through the Economic Devel-
opment Administration or the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, to promote eco-
nomic revitalization after environmental re-
mediation activities; and 
(iv) supports access by site stake-
holders to best practices, frameworks, and 
other information, as appropriate, for the 
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development of economic revitalization 
plans that focus on community engage-
ment, environmental justice, and the ben-
efit of economically distressed commu-
nities; and 
(B) any other interagency process as deter-
mined necessary by the Assistant Secretary and 
the Administrator. 
(2) Support the collection of public input by 
site stakeholders and surrounding communities of an 
eligible site to promote community support for eco-
nomic revitalization activities at the Economic De-
velopment Administration or the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency. 
(3) Support the development and dissemination 
of best practices, frameworks, and other tools, 
metrics, and resources to promote the success of eco-
nomic revitalization of an eligible site. 
(4) Support data collection and data sharing 
practices, as determined by the Assistant Secretary 
and the Administrator, to monitor and report on the 
success of economic revitalization at an eligible site. 
(5) Support education, training, and workforce 
development activities for site stakeholders to in-
crease the success of economic revitalization before, 
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during, and after environmental remediation at an 
eligible site, including— 
(A) internships, fellowships, and other 
work-based learning opportunities at the Eco-
nomic Development Administration and the En-
vironmental Protection Agency, subject to the 
availability of appropriations; 
(B) development of postsecondary or cre-
dential curriculum, experiential learning, or 
other 
project-based 
learning 
opportunities 
through collaboration with stakeholders that 
support the activities of this section; and 
(C) professional development opportunities 
for site stakeholders in professional fields rel-
evant to environmental remediation or economic 
revitalization. 
(d) COLLABORATION.—In carrying out the activities 
under subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary and the Ad-
ministrator are authorized to consult other Federal, State, 
local, Tribal, or territorial governmental entities. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary and 
the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report detailing the following: 
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(1) Interagency activities between the Economic 
Development Administration and Environmental 
Protection Agency carried out under this section. 
(2) 
Collaborative 
economic 
revitalization 
achievements at eligible sites and supporting com-
munities as appropriate, including the engagement 
of site stakeholders in supporting the activities car-
ried out under this section. 
(3) Interagency education, training, and work-
force development activities for site stakeholders, in-
cluding the dissemination of best practices and en-
gagement of students to establish a robust future 
workforce for economic revitalization and environ-
mental remediation. 
(4) Potential opportunities to expand the inter-
agency activities of the Economic Development Ad-
ministration and Environmental Protection Agency. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; and 
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(C) the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 
(2) ECONOMIC
REVITALIZATION.—The term 
‘‘economic revitalization’’ means any effort by a site 
stakeholder, the Assistant Secretary, and the Admin-
istrator to establish favorable conditions for the cre-
ation of new, or retention of existing, long-term pri-
vate sector job opportunities in a community, includ-
ing the expansion or upgrade of existing physical in-
frastructure at an eligible site. 
(3) ELIGIBLE SITE.—The term ‘‘eligible site’’ 
means any site of current or former environmental 
contamination, including any current or former man-
ufacturing facility, at which the Assistant Secretary 
or the Administrator plans to do, currently is doing, 
or has previously done any of the following: 
(A) Engage with site stakeholders. 
(B) Provide Federal funding or resources. 
(C) Provide technical assistance. 
(4) ENVIRONMENTAL
CONTAMINATION.—The 
term ‘‘environmental contamination’’ means any 
hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant that 
harms public safety or the surrounding environment. 
(5) SITE
STAKEHOLDER.—The term ‘‘site 
stakeholder’’ means any entity other than the De-
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partment of Commerce or the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency that is engaged in the economic revi-
talization of an eligible site. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, each 
commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe. 
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