[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 147 (Thursday, November 14, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2007-E2008]
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               GREAT LAKES AND LAKE CHAMPLAIN ACT OF 2002

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                               speech of

                        HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR.

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 12, 2002

  Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, included in Title III of the Senate 
Amendment to H.R. 1070 is an authorization of $1 million for the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a 
center for Brownfields Excellence.
  The purpose of this center is to demonstrate opportunities for 
public-private partnerships and regional cooperation to facilitate the 
redevelopment of closed Federal facilities, the

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transfer of technology from the public sector to the private sector, 
and the return of such property and technology to productive use.
  A prime example of this activity can be found in East Tennessee. The 
closure of major portions of Oak Ridge stranded a very skilled 
workforce and abandoned a great deal of infrastructure. Working 
together on a regional basis, local governments, businesses and members 
of the community have been able to return parts of Oak Ridge to 
productive use, and facilitate the transfer of technology to the 
private sector, bringing back jobs and investment to the region.
  These efforts in East Tennessee should serve as a national model to 
promote new opportunities for brownfields redevelopment around the 
country.

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