[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5336 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5336

 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 2008

   Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas (for herself and Mr. Oberstar) 
 introduced the following bill; which was 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 
2008''.

SEC. 2. BROWNFIELDS REVITALIZATION FUNDING.

    Section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7)(D) by inserting ``and every 4 years 
        thereafter,'' after ``subsection,''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (12) and inserting the following:
            ``(12) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
        $350,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.''.

SEC. 3. STATE RESPONSE PROGRAMS.

    Section 128(a)(3) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9628(a)(3)) is 
amended by striking ``2006'' and inserting ``2012''.

SEC. 4. RANKING OF BROWNFIELD GRANT APPLICATIONS.

    Section 104(k)(5)(C) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(5)(C)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(xi) The extent to which the grant would 
                        implement green building standards, including 
                        the use of energy efficient building 
                        standards.''.

SEC. 5. BROWNFIELDS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING FUNDS.

    (a) Grants.--Section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and 
Reauthorization Act of 1986 (29 U.S.C. 9660a) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``may be made under this 
                subsection'' after ``Grants''; and
                    (B) by striking ``related to'' and all that follows 
                through the period at the end and inserting the 
                following: ``related to--
                    ``(A) hazardous waste removal or containment or 
                emergency response;
                    ``(B) brownfields site characterization, 
                assessment, or remediation; or
                    ``(C) emergency response, rescue, recovery, or 
                cleanup in connection with a natural or intentional 
                disaster.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``hazardous waste 
        removal'' and all that follows through the period at the end 
        and inserting ``activities authorized under paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 111(c)(12) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9611(c)(12)) is amended by striking ``do not 
exceed'' and all that follows through the period at the end and 
inserting ``do not exceed $60,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2012.''.
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