3.0.0 2222 2023-01-11T13:19:27Z 2023-01-11T13:19:27Z House H HR 2009-04-30 111 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2009-05-01T17:25:55Z hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2009-05-01T13:20:10Z Referred to 2009-04-30T14:00:58Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-04-30T14:01:39Z Green Communities Act of 2009 111 3055 S 2010-03-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS 2009-05-01 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2009-05-01 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. Committee 2009-04-30 Referred to House Financial Services IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2009-04-30 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-04-30 Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2009-04-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-04-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001162 Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] Allyson Schwartz D PA Y. 13 N B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2009-05-14 False L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2009-05-14 False M001168 Rep. Murphy, Patrick J. [D-PA-8] Patrick Murphy D PA J. 8 2009-05-14 False F000043 Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] CHAKA FATTAH D PA 2 2009-05-14 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2009-05-21 False S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2009-06-09 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] TIM RYAN D OH 17 2009-07-07 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2009-07-21 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2009-07-21 False H000712 Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] TIM HOLDEN D PA 17 2009-07-23 False M001154 Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13] Brad Miller D NC 13 2009-07-23 False J000283 Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] JESSE JACKSON D IL L. 2 2009-07-29 False K000370 Rep. Kosmas, Suzanne M. [D-FL-24] Suzanne Kosmas D FL M. 24 2009-07-30 False I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 2 2009-07-30 False T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-21] Paul Tonko D NY 21 2009-07-31 False H001047 Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] James Himes D CT A. 4 2009-09-14 False D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 2009-09-14 False P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2009-11-19 False W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 2010-04-21 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2010-04-21 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2010-04-26 False P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 8 2010-05-13 False D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2010-05-20 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2010-07-30 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Building construction Ecology Economic development Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental technology Forests, forestry, trees Housing and community development funding Land use and conservation Parks, recreation areas, trails Public-private cooperation Urban and suburban affairs and development Water use and supply Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2009-04-30 Introduced in House 2009-08-12T17:20:25Z Green Communities Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce, through the Economic Development Administration, to make grants to municipalities to promote community greening initiatives (defined as programs increasing economic development through environmental improvements).

Directs the Secretary to select 80 municipalities to receive grants. Requires an eligible program partner to develop and plan such an initiative, which may include revitalizing municipal parks and public spaces, tree plantings, green roof construction, and vacant lot management.

Directs the Secretary to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, five nonprofit organizations to provide technical assistance and training to eligible program partners in developing, planning, implementing, and assessing initiatives.

]]> Green Communities Act Display Title Green Communities Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Commerce to make grants for programs promoting community greening initiatives, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Green Communities Act Introduced in House 2009-04-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2222ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2222ih.xml 2009-05-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.