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.

Bill: 109-hr-5810
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2006-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Authorization
Brownfields
Building construction
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Energy
Energy conservation
Energy efficiency
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental technology
Government Operations and Politics
Grants-in-aid
Inspectors general
Law
Liability for environmental damages
Oil pollution
Science, Technology, Communications
Standards

Summary:
action_date: 2006-07-17
text: 
Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to: (1) require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Inspector General's report to Congress on the management of the brownfields program to be submitted every four years; and (2) extend the authorization of appropriations for such program and for state response programs through FY2012.

action_date: 2006-07-28
text: 
Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to: (1) require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Inspector General's report to Congress on the management of the brownfields program to be submitted every four years; (2) extend the authorization of appropriations for such program and for state response programs through FY2012; (3) repeal provisions concerning the allocation of brownfields revitalization funding to facilities contaminated by petroleum; and (4) include among criteria for the ranking of brownfields grants the extent to which a grant would implement green building standards, including the use of energy efficient building standards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2006-07-28
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 109-608, Part I.
action_date: 2006-07-28
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 109-608, Part I.
action_date: 2006-07-19
text: Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged.
action_date: 2006-07-19
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2006-07-19
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2006-07-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2006-07-17
text: 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.
action_date: 2006-07-17
text: 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.
action_date: 2006-07-17
text: 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.
action_date: 2006-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-07-17
text: Introduced in House