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House Bill 3017
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Brownfields Enhancement, Economic Redevelopment, and Reauthorization Act of 2017
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Amendments
Active
Passed House on Nov 30, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 22, 2017
Latest Action
Dec 1, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3017
Congress
115
Policy Area
Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection
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Sponsorship by Party
Republican
David McKinley
West Virginia
Democrat
Elizabeth Esty
Connecticut
Republican
John Shimkus
Illinois
Democrat
Frank Pallone
New Jersey
Republican
John Katko
New York
Democrat
Paul Tonko
New York
Republican
Greg Walden
Oregon
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on November 30, 2017
Question
On Passage
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
649
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Brownfields Enhancement, Economic Redevelopment, and Reauthorization Act of 2017

This bill amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to: (1) revise and reauthorize brownfields revitalization funding through FY2021, and (2) reauthorize state response programs through FY2021. (Brownfields are certain commercial properties that are hindered from reuse or redevelopment due to the presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.)

Certain nonprofit organizations and community development entities are made eligible for brownfields revitalization funding.

The Environmental Protection Agency must establish a program to provide multipurpose grants to carry out inventory, characterization, assessment, planning, technical assistance, or remediation activities at brownfield sites.

The brownfield site characterization and assessment grant program and the brownfield remediation grant and loan program are revised by authorizing eligible governmental entities to receive grants and loans for property that was acquired before January 11, 2002, even if the entities do not qualify as bona fide prospective purchasers.

The bill increases the cap on the amount that may be given in grants and loans for each site to be remediated.

If a state or local government takes title to a brownfield site as a result of law enforcement activity, that government is not an owner or operator for the purposes of CERCLA.

The bill modifies brownfield program eligibility with respect to petroleum sites where no viable responsible party exists.

The bill revises leaseholder status regarding bona fide prospective purchasers.

Text (4)
Received in Senate
December 1, 2017
Engrossed in House
November 30, 2017
Reported in House
November 9, 2017
Introduced in House
June 22, 2017
Amendments (1)
Nov 30, 2017
Offered in House
0
Sponsorship
House Amendment 488
Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 631 the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-40 is considered as adopted.
Submitted
Related Bills (2)
Nov 29, 2017
Passed House
1
Sponsorship
House Simple Resolution 631
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3017) to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to reauthorize and improve the brownfields program, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3905) to require congressional approval of any mineral withdrawal or monument designation involving the National Forest System lands in the State of Minnesota, to provide for the renewal of certain mineral leases in such lands, and for other purposes.
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Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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House
Type
Procedurally-Related Measure
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House
Mar 28, 2017
Introduced in House
4
Sponsorship
House Bill 1758
Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2017
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
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