H.R. 239 · 108th Congress
Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Gary Miller
- Introduced
- 2003-01-08
- Latest action
- 2003-03-05 · Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 108-22.
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the House on January 8, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act - (Sec. 3) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants (without certain otherwise-required loan guarantees) to eligible public entities and Indian tribes to assist in the environmental cleanup and economic development of brownfield sites including mine-scarred lands.(Sec. 4) Makes brownfields-related environmental cleanup and economic development activities eligible for community development block grant (CDBG) assistance.(Sec. 5) Authorizes: (1) the Secretary to establish a pilot program for national redevelopment of brownfields; and (2) appropriations for pilot program grants and related administrative costs.(Sec. 6) Authorizes CDBG use to administer renewal communities.