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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

(a) Findings.--The Congress finds:
(1) Nationwide, older abandoned or under-used commercial
and industrial sites known as brownfields are often overlooked
for redevelopment because of real or perceived contamination
from past commercial or industrial activities.
(2) Reuse of these sites often requires site assessment and
cleanup, adding costs and uncertainties to the redevelopment
process, and prompting many developers to pursue cheaper, less
complicated development options on undeveloped sites.
(3) Industrialized metropolitan areas and small towns alike
are affected adversely by these competing pressures, as loss of
tax revenues and job opportunities for community residents lead
to a deterioration of the urban environment, including the
presence of unremediated environmental contamination.
(4) States have created remedial action programs to allow a
person to respond voluntarily to a release or suspected release
of hazardous substances at low and medium priority facilities.
Such programs have flourished due to the States' ability to
streamline duplicative State and Federal regulatory
requirements and affect a timely, cost-effective, and
environmentally protective cleanup of sites.
(5) The benefits of State voluntary cleanup programs would
be significantly enhanced in the context of a Federal system
that encourages Federal-State partnerships, provides legal
finality to the cleanup process, and removes Federal
requirements for certain procedural permits for cleanups
conducted under certified State voluntary cleanup programs.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to ensure the quality of
State brownfield cleanup and redevelopment efforts by establishing
Federal criteria for State voluntary cleanup programs and to provide
certainty by removing the cleanup of eligible brownfield facilities and
properties remediated through certified State voluntary cleanup
programs from coverage under certain other Federal laws.

SEC. 3. CERTIFICATION OF STATE VOLUNTARY CLEANUP PROGRAMS.

(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the
''Administrator'') shall establish, and publish in the Federal
Register, certification criteria under subsection (d) for State
programs for the voluntary cleanup of eligible facilities. If a State
meets the criteria for certification, the Administrator shall certify
the State to carry out the cleanup program in such State at
eligible Facilities in lieu of any Federal program that addresses the
cleanup of such facilities under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 or the Solid Waste
Disposal Act.
(b) Certification of State Programs.--The Administrator shall
certify a State program for the voluntary cleanup of eligible
facilities within 120 days after the Administrator receives adequate
documentation from the State indicating that the State program meets
the certification criteria established under subsection (d).
(c) Federal-State Cooperation and State Certification.--The
Administrator shall cooperate with the State to ensure that State
programs continue to meet the terms of the certification issued
pursuant to subsection (b). The Administrator shall convene annual
meetings to discuss the status of the State program and to encourage
continuing dialogue. The Administrator shall notify the State of any
failure of the State program to continue to meet the certification
criteria established under subsection (d) and shall assist the State in
remedying such deficiency. If any such deficiency is substantial and is
not remedied in a timely manner, the Administrator may withdraw the
certification. Withdrawal of certification shall not affect any cleanup
completed and approved by the State as of the date of such withdrawal.
(d) Certification Criteria.--In order for a State voluntary cleanup
program to be certified under this section, the program shall meet each
of the following criteria:
(1) The program shall provide that only eligible
facilities, as described in subsection (d), may participate in
the program.
(2) The program shall provide adequate opportunities for
meaningful public participation in the development and
implementation of cleanup plans for eligible facilities. Public
participation requirements shall include, but not be limited
to, providing opportunity for affected parties to review and
comment on cleanup documents and plans, and providing
opportunity for public input to the remedy selection process.
Affected parties shall include, but not be limited to, local
work force representatives, adjacent community residents, and
local environmental and health officials and other public
interest organizations.
(3) The program shall ensure that technical assistance is
available throughout each voluntary cleanup.
(4) The program shall ensure that adequate resources are
available to carry out cleanup under the program and to
administer the program.
(5) The program shall ensure adequate oversight and
enforcement authority.
(6) The program shall provide for a certification from the
State to the owner or prospective purchaser of an eligible
facility that the cleanup is complete.
(e) Eligible Facilities.--For purposes of this Act, the term
''eligible facility'' means a facility or property that is a low- or
medium-priority environmental hazard for the State, but whose
environmental contamination is thought to be preventing the timely use,
redevelopment, or reuse of the facility or property, and is thought to
be limited in scope and readily assessable, except that such term shall
not include any of the following:
(1) A facility for which an abatement action has been taken
or is scheduled to be taken under section 106 of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 or for which an action has been taken or
is scheduled to be taken under section 7003 of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act.
(2) A facility that is the subject of a Federal response
action under section 104 of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C.
9601 et seq.).
(3) A facility included on the National Priorities List or
proposed for inclusion and for which documentation for listing
has been prepared by the State or the Administrator.
(4) A facility required to have a permit under section 3005
of the Solid Waste Disposal Act that does not have a permit
under that section and does not qualify for authorization to
operate in interim status under subsection (e) of that section.
(5) A land disposal unit with respect to which a closure
requirement under subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act
(42 U.S.C. 6921 et seq.) is submitted and closure requirements
are specified in a closure plan or permit.
(6) A facility that is the subject of a corrective action
under section 3004(u) or 3008(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal
Act (42 U.S.C. 5924(u) or 6928(h)) that has been evaluated as
high priority under the Environmental Protection Agency's
National Corrective Action Priority System as set forth in
regulations under subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act.
(7) A facility at which assistance for response activities
may be obtained pursuant to subtitle I of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991 et seq.) from the Leaking
Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund established under section
9508 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(8) A facility owned or operated by a department, agency,
or instrumentality of the United States.
(f) Relationship to Permit Requirements.--For any cleanup conducted
under a State voluntary cleanup program certified under this section,
if the cleanup is carried out in compliance with the certified program
the State may modify any procedural permit requirement in order to
expedite the cleanup.

SEC. 4. AUTHORITY UNDER CERCLA.

Notwithstanding subsection (a) of section 3, the Administrator
may--
(1) take any action authorized by section 103 of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9603), or
(2) carry out investigations, monitoring, surveys, testing,
or other information gathering authorized under section 104(b)
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 9604(b)) with respect to facilities that
are subject to a State voluntary response program, but only for
purposes of determining whether the facility qualifies for
listing on the National Priorities List pursuant to section 105
(42 U.S.C. 9605) of that Act.
A:
Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to: (1) establish certification criteria for State programs for voluntary cleanup of eligible facilities; and (2) certify qualified States to carry out cleanup programs at eligible facilities in lieu of any Federal program that addresses the cleanup under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) or the Solid Waste Disposal Act.
Defines "eligible facility," with exceptions, as a facility or property that is a low- or medium-priority environmental hazard for the State but whose environmental contamination is thought to be: (1) preventing the timely use, redevelopment, or reuse of the facility or property; and (2) limited in scope and readily assessable.
Requires the Administrator to ensure that State programs continue to meet the terms of certification by meeting annually to discuss the status of the State program and encourage continuing dialogue and by assisting the State in remedying any deficiency. Sets procedures for withdrawal of certification where deficiencies are not resolved.
Directs the Administrator to require a State program, to be certified, to provide: (1) that only eligible facilities may participate; (2) adequate opportunities for public participation in the development and implementation of cleanup plans; (3) technical assistance throughout each voluntary cleanup; (4) adequate resources for cleanup and administration of the program; (5) adequate oversight and enforcement authority to ensure that the voluntary cleanups comply with Federal and State laws; and (6) for State certification to the owner or prospective purchaser of an eligible facility that the cleanup is complete.
Allows a State to modify any procedural permit applicable to a cleanup conducted under a State program in order to expedite the cleanup.
Allows the Administrator, notwithstanding a certification granted under this Act, to: (1) take any action authorized under CERCLA release notification provisions; and (2) carry out investigations, monitoring, surveys, testing, or other information gathering under CERCLA response authorities with respect to facilities subject to a State voluntary response program, but only for purposes of determining qualification for listing on the National Priorities List.