HR 3020 · 105th Congress · Environmental Protection

Brownfields Reclamation Act of 1997

Introduced 1997-11-09· Sponsored by Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.(1997-11-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Federal Support for State Voluntary Cleanup Programs Title II: Tax Incentive for the Assessment, Cleanup, and Brownfields Property-Site Economic Redevelopment Title III: Limiting Out-Year Environmental Risk Liability Title IV: Environmental Assessment and Cleanup Research, Development, and Deployment Title V: Encouraging Public-Private-Community Partnerships Title VI: Annual Program Evaluation Brownfields Reclamation Act of 1997 - Title I: Federal Support for State Voluntary Cleanup Programs - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to facilitate and sustain State voluntary cleanup programs by: (1) encouraging State and tribal governments to formulate cleanup, redevelopment, and reuse programs that meet specified criteria; (2) encouraging State programs to assure community participation in decisions regarding brownfields properties, cleanup, redevelopment, and reuse; (3) providing funding for site inventories, inspections, and assessments and grants for the establishment of revolving funds; and (4) providing technical assistance for brownfields programs. Defines "brownfields" as abandoned, idled, or underused industrial and…

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