To provide grants for the revitalization of waterfront brownfields.

Bill: 110-hr-5469
Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28]
Introduced: 2008-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Brownfields
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Environmental Protection
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to water pollution control
Federal aid to water resources development
Flood control
Government Operations and Politics
Infrastructure
Labor and Employment
Real estate development
Sediment control
Water quality
Waterfronts

Summary:
action_date: 2008-02-14
text: 
Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to require the President to establish a grant program for the revitalization of waterfront brownfield sites. Authorizes such grants to be used for reuse planning, site characterization and assessment, or remediation at waterfront brownfields sites, including the integration of activities related to the design and implementation of water quality improvements, low impact development approaches, green infrastructure, remediation and management of sediments, or flood damage prevention associated with brownfields remediation and reuse.
 
Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide training, research, and technical assistance to individuals and organizations to facilitate waterfront brownfields revitalization.
 
Authorizes funding for brownfields revitalization for FY2008-FY2012.
 
Requires the Administrator to establish and serve as chairperson of a task force on waterfront brownfields revitalization that shall identify: (1) funding and technical assistance resources; (2) barriers to and solutions for revitalization; and (3) methods to coordinate interagency efforts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2008-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2008-02-14
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: 2008-02-14
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: 2008-02-14
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: 2008-02-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E198)
action_date: 2008-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-02-14
text: Introduced in House