To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to establish a brownfield cleanup loan program.

Summary

Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a program to provide loans for the environmental assessment and remediation of brownfield sites, with specified exceptions. Defines a "brownfield site" as a parcel of land that contains or contained abandoned or under-used commercial or industrial facilities, the expansion or redevelopment of which is complicated by the presence or potential presence of hazardous substances. Authorizes the Administrator, upon approval of an application and with the consent of the State and local governments with jurisdiction over the site, to make separate loans for site characterization and assessment and for response action (for purposes of making the site or sites available for manufacturing, business, or other commercial or residential purposes). Directs the Administrator to establish a system for the ranking of applications for assistance.

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Timeline

1. 29 March 1996

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 29 March 1996

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 29 March 1996

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 29 March 1996

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 12 April 1996

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

   Source: Committee

6. 15 April 1996

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 29 March 1996 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 29 March 1996

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 29 March 1996

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• Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• Rep. Franks, Gary A. [R-CT-5] · R · Sponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing
• · hspw00 · Standing

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