S 2700 · 106th Congress · Environmental Protection

Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act of 2000

Introduced 2000-06-08· Sponsored by Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI]· Senate

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Latest: Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk, and Waste Management. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 106-957.(2000-06-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act of 2000 - Title I: Brownfields Revitalization Funding - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish programs to provide grants to eligible entities (including local government units, redevelopment agencies, States, and Indian tribes) for: (1) inventorying, characterizing, assessing, and conducting planning related to brownfield sites; and (2) remediating brownfield sites through loans. Defines a "brownfield site," with exceptions, as real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which is complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance or pollutant. Includes within such definition a site contaminated by a controlled substance or mine-scarred land. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Brownfields Liability Clarifications - Exempts from liability under CERCLA certain owners of real property contiguous to property on which there has been a hazardous substance release or threatened release that is not owned by such persons. (Sec. 202) Absolves from liability…

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