Title: Environmental Cleanup Infrastructure Act
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
Environmental Cleanup Infrastructure Act
This bill provides funds through October 1, 2026, for: (1) remedial actions at National Priority List sites (i.e., Superfund sites); (2) remedial actions to address releases of hazardous substances at eligible abandoned coal mining sites; (3) environmental restoration of formerly used defense sites under the Defense Environmental Restoration Program; (4) the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program; and (5) the Diesel Emissions Reduction Program.
The Environmental Protection Agency must prioritize remediation efforts that have the potential to facilitate economic revitalization when providing funding for the remediation of abandoned coal mining sites with funds made available under this bill.
An abandoned coal mine site is eligible for such funding if: (1) the site is described in the Department of the Interior's Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System, and (2) the site's restoration costs are not funded by the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1669 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1669

 To provide mandatory funding for the remediation of National Priority 
  List sites, certain abandoned coal mining sites, and formerly used 
  defense sites, and for the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action 
   Program and the Diesel Emissions Reduction Program, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 27, 2017

  Mr. Booker introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide mandatory funding for the remediation of National Priority 
  List sites, certain abandoned coal mining sites, and formerly used 
  defense sites, and for the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action 
   Program and the Diesel Emissions Reduction Program, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Cleanup Infrastructure 
Act''.

SEC. 2. MANDATORY APPROPRIATIONS FOR REMEDIATION AND CERTAIN PROGRAMS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
            (2) Eligible abandoned coal mining site.--The term 
        ``eligible abandoned coal mining site'' means an abandoned coal 
        mining site--
                    (A) described in the Abandoned Mine Land Inventory 
                System of the Department of the Interior; and
                    (B) for which the reclamation costs are not funded 
                by the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund created by 
                section 401 of the Surface Mining Control and 
                Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1231).
    (b) Priority for Remediation.--In providing funding for the 
remediation of eligible abandoned coal mining sites with funds made 
available under subsection (d)(1)(A)(ii), the Administrator shall 
prioritize remediations that have the potential to facilitate economic 
revitalization.
    (c) Consultation and Concurrence Required.--In identifying and 
prioritizing eligible abandoned coal mining sites to be remediated with 
funds made available under subsection (d)(1)(A)(ii), the Administrator 
shall consult with, and obtain the concurrence of, the Director of the 
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
    (d) Funding.--
            (1) Remedial actions by the administrator.--
                    (A) In general.--On October 1, 2017, and on each 
                October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2026, out of 
                any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
                the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the 
                Administrator, to remain available until expended--
                            (i) $3,000,000,000 for remedial actions at 
                        sites on the National Priorities List developed 
                        by the President in accordance with section 
                        105(a)(8)(B) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
                        Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
                        1980 (42 U.S.C. 9605(a)(8)(B)) to supplement 
                        existing appropriations; and
                            (ii) $1,000,000,000 for remedial actions 
                        pursuant to that Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) 
                        to address releases of hazardous substances at 
                        eligible abandoned coal mining sites.
                    (B) Receipt and acceptance.--The Administrator 
                shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall 
                use to carry out the purposes described in subparagraph 
                (A) the funds transferred under that subparagraph, 
                without further appropriation. 
            (2) Remedial actions by the secretary of the army.--
                    (A) In general.--On October 1, 2017, and each 
                October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2026, out of 
                any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
                the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the 
                Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of 
                Engineers, to remain available until expended--
                            (i) $1,270,000,000 for environmental 
                        restoration of formerly used defense sites 
                        under section 2701 of title 10, United States 
                        Code; and
                            (ii) $300,000,000 for the Formerly Utilized 
                        Sites Remedial Action Program of the Secretary 
                        of the Army, acting through the Chief of 
                        Engineers.
                    (B) Receipt and acceptance.--The Secretary of the 
                Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall be 
                entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use for 
                the purposes described in subparagraph (A) the funds 
                transferred under that subparagraph, without further 
                appropriation. 
            (3) Diesel emissions reduction program.--
                    (A) In general.--On October 1, 2017, and each 
                October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2026, out of 
                any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
                the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the 
                Administrator for the Diesel Emissions Reduction 
                Program under sections 792 and 793 of the Energy Policy 
                Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16132, 16133) $100,000,000, to 
                remain available until expended.
                    (B) Receipt and acceptance.--The Administrator 
                shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall 
                use for the purpose described in subparagraph (A) the 
                funds transferred under that subparagraph, without 
                further appropriation. 
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