US Congress Senate Bill 1479 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-3)
Status: Engrossed on July 1 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-07-01 - Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Pending: House Transportation And Infrastructure Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

BUILD Act Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2015 This bill amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to: (1) revise and reauthorize brownfields revitalization funding through FY2018, and (2) reauthorize state response programs through FY2018. (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 (EPA) must establish a program to provide multipurpose grants to carry out inventory, characterization, assessment, planning, or remediation activities at brownfield sites. The brownfield site characterization and assessment grant program is revised by authorizing eligible governmental entities to receive grants 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. The EPA must establish a program to provide grants to: (1) carry out inventory, characterization, assessment, planning, feasibility analysis, design, or remediation activities to locate a clean energy project at brownfield sites; and (2) capitalize a revolving loan fund for those purposes.

BUILD Act Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2015

Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]
Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-01	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2016-07-01	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2016-07-01	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.
2016-07-01	House	Received in the House.
2016-06-28	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2016-06-27	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4585-4586; text as passed Senate: CR S4585-4586)
2016-06-14	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 518.
2016-06-14	Senate	Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe without amendment. With written report No. 114-276.
2016-05-18	Senate	Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2016-03-02	Senate	Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-349.
2015-06-02	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

HB4463 (Related) 2016-02-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
SB2012 (Related) 2016-09-08 - Conference held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1479/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1479/BILLS-114s1479is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1479/BILLS-114s1479rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1479/BILLS-114s1479es.pdf