COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT

Amendments

Ecology and environment: promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 350), S3879, S3896, S3929 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 2941), H5926 [21SE]

Ecology and environment: amend to ensure full Federal compliance (see H.R. 2016), H2847 [25MY]

———assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of brownfield sites (see H.R. 2064), H2888 [5JN]

———promote brownfields redevelopment in urban and rural areas and spur community revitalization in low- and moderate-income areas (see S. 1078), S6601 [21JN]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (see S. 350), S1462 [15FE]

———provide assistance to communities for redevelopment of brownfield sites (see S. 1079), S6601 [21JN]

———reauthorize and reform Superfund program and promote brownfields redevelopment (see H.R. 324), H162 [31JA]

Hazardous substances: provide relief for small businesses from certain liability, promote cleanup, reuse, and revitalization of brownfields, and enhance State response programs (see H.R. 2869), H5487 [10SE]

Recycled materials: modify provisions on liability associated with a release or threatened release of recycled oil (see S. 1495), S10154 [3OC]

Small business: exempt from certain liability (see S. 1064), S6448 [19JN] (see H.R. 1831), H2182 [15MY]

Taxation: expand incentives for the environmental cleanup of certain brownfield sites (see H.R. 3170), H7333 [25OC]

———extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (see S. 1082), S6601 [21JN] (see H.R. 2264), H3463 [21JN]

Cost Estimates

Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act (S. 350): CBO, S3895 [25AP]

Letters

Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act: Alan Front, Trust for Public Land (organization), S1488 [15FE], S3888 [25AP]

———Anne E. Estabrook and Thomas J. Bisacquino, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, S1487 [15FE]

———Gordon H. Chong, American Institute of Architects, S3888 [25AP]

———H. Brent Coles, U.S. Conference of Mayors, S1486 [15FE], S3887 [25AP]

———Jeffrey D. DeBoer, Real Estate Roundtable (organization), S1487 [15FE]

———Jeremiah D. Jackson, Environmental Business Action Coalition, S1488 [15FE]

———Joe Hackney, National Conference of State Legislatures, S3886 [25AP]

———John G. Arlington, American Insurance Association, S1487 [15FE]

———Richard D. Baier, Building Owners and Managers Association International, S3889 [25AP]

———Richard Mendenhall, National Association of Realtors, S1486 [15FE], S3889 [25AP]

———Robert D. Evans, ABA, S3887 [25AP]

———Robert W. Bein, American Society of Civil Engineers, S3888 [25AP]

———Robin K. Wiener, Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc., S1488 [15FE], S3889 [25AP]

———Senators Bob Smith, Chafee, Reid, and Boxer, Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate), S3896 [25AP]

———several environmental organizations, S1488, S1489 [15FE], S3887 [25AP]

———William H. Hoffman III, International Council of Shopping Centers, S1487 [15FE]

Incentives to assist communities with brownfields revitalization: Aliceann Wohlbruck, National Association of Development Organizations, S6610 [21JN]

———Coalition for Economic Development, S6610 [21JN]

———Don Chen, Smart Growth America (organization), S6610 [21JN]

———F. Barton Harvey III, Enterprise Foundation, S6610 [21JN]

———Larry E. Naake, National Association of Counties, S6610 [21JN]

Memorandums

Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act: Robert E. Fabricant, EPA, S14063 [20DE]

Remarks in House

Dept. of HUD: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (H.R. 2941), E1719 [25SE]

Ecology and environment: assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of brownfield sites (H.R. 2064), E1253 [29JN]

Hazardous substances: assist States with funding for certain contaminated sites not eligible under the Superfund program, E1510 [2AU]

———provide relief for small businesses from certain liability, promote cleanup, reuse, and revitalization of brownfields, and enhance State response programs (H.R. 2869), H10893-H10904 [19DE]

———provide relief for small businesses from certain liability, promote cleanup, reuse, and revitalization of brownfields, and enhance State response programs (H.R. 2869), unanimous-consent agreement, H10892 [19DE]

Sewage disposal: sewer overflow control grants program funding through reductions in EPA Superfund program funding, H4829-H4832 [30JY], E1492 [1AU]

Small business: exempt from certain liability (H.R. 1831), H2348-H2354 [21MY], E797 [15MY]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: eligibility of sites contaminated by cattle dipping vats for brownfield cleanup funding, S3906 [25AP]

Alaska: eligiblity of Alaska native corporations for brownfields redevelopment funding, S3906 [25AP]

Business and industry: eco-industrial parks development projects, S3901 [25AP]

Ecology and environment: promote brownfields redevelopment in urban and rural areas and spur community revitalization in low- and moderate-income areas (S. 1078), S6607-S6611 [21JN]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 350), S1481-S1491 [15FE], S2379 [15MR], S3773 [23AP], S3797, S3798 [24AP], S3868, S3869, S3879-S3912 [25AP], S3980 [26AP], S4019 [30AP], S14064 [20DE]

———promote cleanup and reuse of brownfields, provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, and enhance State response programs (S. 350), unanimous-consent agreement, S3877 [25AP]

———provide assistance to communities for redevelopment of brownfield sites (S. 1079), S6607-S6611 [21JN]

———provide mechanism for citizens to request State officials to assess potential brownfields, S3905, S3906 [25AP]

EPA: require consultation with States prior to enforcement actions based on new information relative to cleanup and reuse of brownfields, S3904, S3906 [25AP]

Federal aid programs: Economic Development Administration and Dept. of HUD brownfield redevelopment programs funding, S3906, S3907 [25AP]

Hazardous substances: provide relief for small businesses from certain liability, promote cleanup, reuse, and revitalization of brownfields, and enhance State response programs (H.R. 2869), S14063, S14064 [20DE]

Insurance: purchase of environmental insurance for brownfield site characterization, assessment, and cleanup, S3905 [25AP]

Native Americans: eligiblity of Indian Tribes for brownfield redevelopment in cases where contamination migrates across State lines, S3907 [25AP]

Petroleum: eligibility of certain petroleum contaminated sites for brownfield cleanup funding, S3904 [25AP]

Railroads: clarify liability relative to railroad industry contract carriage agreements and spur track contamination in the transport of hazardous waste, S3905 [25AP]

Small business: exempt from certain liability (H.R. 1831), S14064 [20DE]

———exempt from certain liability (S. 1064), S6455 [19JN]

Taxation: extend expensing of environmental remediation costs (S. 1082), S6616 [21JN]

———treatment of cleanup costs for redevelopment of brownfield sites, S3900 [25AP]

Reports filed

Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 350) (S. Rept. 107-2), S2162 [12MR]

Small Business Liability Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1831) (H. Rept. 107-70), H2386 [21MY]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1831) (H. Rept. 107-70), H2386 [21MY]

Statements

Small Business Liability Protection Act: Executive Office of the President, H2350 [21MY]

Texts of

H.R. 1831, Small Business Liability Protection Act, H2348 [21MY]

H.R. 2869, Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act, H10893-H10899 [19DE]

S. 350, Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act, S1481-S1486 [15FE], S3907-S3912 [25AP]

S. 1078, Brownfields Economic Development Act, S6608 [21JN]

S. 1079, Brownfield Site Redevelopment Assistance Act, S6608-S6610 [21JN]