Cleanfields Investment Act

Bill: 111-s-3374
Sponsor: Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2010-05-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Economic development
Electric power generation and transmission
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Manufacturing

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-13
text: 
Cleanfields Investment Act - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to provide grants for remediating brownfield sites, and for inventorying, characterizing, assessing, and conducting planning relating to brownfield sites, for the purpose of locating renewable electricity generation facilities on such sites. Authorizes such grants to be made to: (1) eligible entities to be used for capitalization of revolving loan funds to provide such assistance; or (2) eligible entities or nonprofits to be used directly for such activities.
 
Requires the Administrator to issue ranking criteria and guidance on considerations to be used in determining whether a grant is warranted.

action_date: 2010-06-18
text: 
Cleanfields Investment Act - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to provide grants for: (1) inventorying, characterizing, assessing, and conducting planning relating to brownfield sites for the purpose of locating renewable electricity generation facilities or renewable energy manufacturing facilities on such sites; and (2) remediating brownfield sites for the purpose of locating such facilities on such sites. Authorizes such grants to be made to: (1) eligible entities to be used for capitalization of revolving loan funds to provide such assistance; or (2) eligible entities or nonprofits to be used directly for such activities.
 
Requires the Administrator to issue: (1) guidance describing the considerations to be used in determining whether a grant is warranted; and (2) ranking criteria to be used in determining whether a grant is warranted.
 
Defines a &quot;renewable electricity generation facility&quot; to mean a facility that generates renewable electricity from wind energy, solar energy, or geothermal energy. Defines a &quot;renewable energy manufacturing facility&quot; to mean a facility that manufactures components or systems for use in generating renewable electricity from such energy.
 
Authorizes of appropriations for such grants for FY2011-FY2016.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-18
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 434.
action_date: 2010-06-18
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 111-210. Minority views filed.
action_date: 2010-06-18
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 111-210. Minority views filed.
action_date: 2010-05-20
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2010-05-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2010-05-13
text: Introduced in Senate