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S. 3549: Waterfront Brownfields Revitalization Act

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S. 3549: Waterfront Brownfields Revitalization Act

112th Congress · introduced 2012-09-13 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2012-09-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Waterfront Brownfields Revitalization Act

Plain summary

Waterfront Brownfields Revitalization Act - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a grant program for reuse planning, site characterization and assessment, or remediation at waterfront brownfields sites, including the integration of activities related to the design and implementation of water quality improvements, low impact development approaches, green infrastructure, remediation and management of sediments, or flood damage prevention associated with brownfields remediation and reuse. Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide training, research, and technical assistance to individuals and organizations to facilitate waterfront brownfields revitalization. Directs the Administrator to report on the implementation of the brownfield site characterization and assessment grant program authorized by CERCLA. Authorizes funding for brownfields revitalization for FY2013-FY2017. Requires the Administrator to establish and serve as chairperson of a task force on waterfront brownfields revitalization that shall identify: (1) funding and technical assistance resources for such revitalization, (2) barriers to and solutions for revitalization, and (3) methods to coordinate interagency revitalization efforts.

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Official text

Waterfront Brownfields Revitalization Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · 0 cosponsors

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Record fed-us-cong112-s3549 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112