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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1334
To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to 
provide assistance to communities for the redevelopment of brownfield sites. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2003
Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 
PASCRELL, Ms. KAPTUR, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. 
MCHUGH, and Ms. HART) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in ad-
dition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subse-
quently 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 Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965 to provide assistance to communities for 
the redevelopment of brownfield sites.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Brownfield Redevelop-
ment Assistance Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
Consistent with section 2 of the Public Works and 
Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121), the 
purposes of this Act are—
(1) to provide targeted assistance, including 
planning assistance, for projects that promote—
(A) the redevelopment, restoration, and 
economic recovery of brownfield sites; and 
(B) eco-industrial development; and 
(2) through such assistance, to further the 
goals of restoring the employment and tax bases of, 
and bringing new income and private investment to, 
distressed communities that have not participated 
fully in the economic growth of the United States 
because of a lack of an adequate private sector tax 
base to support essential public services and facili-
ties. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 3 of the Public Works and Economic Devel-
opment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3122) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3) through (10) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (5) 
through (12), respectively; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re-
designated) the following:
‘‘(1) BROWNFIELD SITE.—The term ‘brownfield 
site’ means a brownfield site (as defined in section 
101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
9601)) with respect to which an entity has received, 
or is eligible to receive, funding under section 104(k) 
of that Act (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)) for site character-
ization, assessment, or remediation.’’; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (1)) the following: 
‘‘(4) 
ECO-INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT.—The 
term ‘eco-industrial development’ means develop-
ment conducted in a manner in which businesses co-
operate with each other and the local community to 
efficiently share resources (such as information, ma-
terials, water, energy infrastructure, and natural 
habitat) with the goals of—
‘‘(A) economic gains; 
‘‘(B) improved environmental quality; and 
‘‘(C) equitable enhancement of human re-
sources in businesses and local communities.’’; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) UNUSED LAND.—The term ‘unused land’ 
means any publicly-owned or privately-owned un-
used, underused, or abandoned land that is not con-
tributing to the quality of life or economic well-being 
of the community in which the land is located.’’. 
SEC. 4. COORDINATION. 
Section 103 of the Public Works and Economic De-
velopment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3132) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) COMPREHENSIVE ECO-
NOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES.—’’ before ‘‘The 
Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) BROWNFIELD SITE REDEVELOPMENT.—The 
Secretary shall coordinate activities relating to the redevel-
opment of brownfield sites and the promotion of eco-indus-
trial development under this Act with other Federal agen-
cies, States, local governments, consortia of local govern-
ments, Indian tribes, nonprofit organizations, and public-
private partnerships.’’. 
SEC. 5. GRANTS FOR BROWNFIELD SITE REDEVELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title II of the Public Works and 
Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141 et 
seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating sections 210 through 213 
as sections 211 through 214, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after section 209 the following:
‘‘(A) a high level of unemployment or 
underemployment, or a high proportion of low-
income households; 
‘‘(B) the existence of blight and infrastruc-
ture deterioration; 
‘‘(C) dislocations resulting from commer-
cial or industrial restructuring; 
‘‘(D) outmigration and population loss, as 
indicated by—
‘‘(i)(I) depletion of human capital (in-
cluding young, skilled, or educated popu-
lations); 
‘‘(II) depletion of financial capital (in-
cluding firms and investment); or 
‘‘(III) a shrinking tax base; and 
‘‘(ii) resulting—
‘‘(I) fiscal pressure; 
‘‘(II) restricted access to mar-
kets; and 
‘‘(III) constrained local develop-
ment potential; or 
‘‘(E) the closure or realignment of—
‘‘(i) a military or Department of En-
ergy installation; or 
‘‘(ii) any other Federal facility; and
‘‘(2) except in the case of a project consisting 
of planning or technical assistance—
‘‘(A) the Secretary has approved a com-
prehensive economic development strategy for 
the area where the project is or will be located; 
and 
‘‘(B) the project is consistent with the 
comprehensive economic development strategy. 
‘‘(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, or eco-in-
dustrial development, 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. prec. 3121) is
amended by striking the items relating to sections 210 
through 213 and inserting the following:
‘‘Sec. 210. Grants for brownfield site redevelopment. 
‘‘Sec. 211. Changed project circumstances. 
‘‘Sec. 212. Use of funds in projects constructed under projected cost. 
‘‘Sec. 213. Reports by recipients. 
‘‘Sec. 214. Prohibition on use of funds for attorney’s and consultant’s fees.’’.
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. 704. 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 210 $60,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2004 through 2008, to remain available 
until expended. 
‘‘(b) FEDERAL
SHARE.—Notwithstanding section 
204, 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. prec. 3121) is
amended by adding at the end of the items relating to 
title VII the following:
‘‘Sec. 704. Authorization of appropriations for brownfield site redevelopment.’’.
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