the area where the project is or will be located; 
and 
‘‘(B) the project is consistent with the 
comprehensive economic development strategy; 
and 
‘‘(3) in the case only of a project consisting of 
the development of affordable housing, the Secretary 
determines that— 
‘‘(A) a high level of housing need exists in 
the area in which the project is to be located, 
as determined by the most recent consolidated 
plan submitted by the applicable State, unit of 
general local government, or consortium pursu-
ant to 24 CFR Part 91; or 
‘‘(B) the area in which the project is to be 
located has been approved for payment stand-
ards exceeding 110 percent of fair market rent-
al pursuant to section 8(o)(1)(D) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f 
(o)(1)(D)) or is otherwise considered a high- 
housing cost area for purposes of the program 
under such section 8. 
‘‘(c) PARTICULAR COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE.—Assist-
ance under this section may include assistance provided 
for activities identified by a community, the economy of
which is injured by the existence of 1 or more brownfield 
sites, to assist the community in— 
‘‘(1) revitalizing affected areas by— 
‘‘(A) diversifying the economy of the com-
munity; or 
‘‘(B) carrying out industrial or commercial 
(including mixed use) redevelopment, affordable 
housing development, or eco-industrial develop-
ment, projects on brownfield sites; 
‘‘(2) carrying out development that conserves 
land by— 
‘‘(A) reusing existing facilities and infra-
structure; 
‘‘(B) reclaiming unused land and aban-
doned buildings; or 
‘‘(C) promoting eco-industrial development, 
and environmentally responsible development, of 
brownfield sites; or 
‘‘(3) carrying out a collaborative economic de-
velopment planning process, developed with broad- 
based and diverse community participation, that ad-
dresses the economic repercussions and opportunities 
posed by the existence of brownfield sites in an area. 
‘‘(d) DIRECT EXPENDITURE OR REDISTRIBUTION BY 
ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
an eligible recipient of a grant under this section 
may directly expend the grant funds or may redis-
tribute the funds to public and private entities in the 
form of a grant, loan, loan guarantee, payment to 
reduce interest on a loan guarantee, or other appro-
priate assistance. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Under paragraph (1), an el-
igible recipient may not provide any grant to a pri-
vate for-profit entity.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note) is 
amended by adding at the end of the items relating to 
title II the following: 
‘‘Sec. 219. Grants for brownfield site redevelopment.’’. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Public Works and 
Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3231 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 705. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
BROWNFIELD SITE REDEVELOPMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts made 
available under section 701, there is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out section 219 $75,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2006 through 2010, to remain available 
until expended. 
‘‘(b) FEDERAL
SHARE.—Notwithstanding section 
204, and subject to section 205, the Federal share of the 
cost of activities funded with amounts made available 
under subsection (a) shall be not more than 75 percent.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 1(b) of the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note) is 
amended by adding at the end of the items relating to 
title VII the following: 
‘‘Sec. 705. Authorization of appropriations for brownfield site redevelopment.’’. 
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