• Federal Brownfields Legislation and National Brownfields Coalition Information
• EPA Brownfields Reauthorization, Issues and Opportunities Series
• Congressional Briefings

The Institute provides information to Congress, particularly the Northeast-Midwest Congressional and Senate Coalitions, on federal policy issues that relate to brownfields redevelopment.

Members of the Northeast-Midwest Congressional and Senate Coalitions have been active in supporting brownfields-related legislation (for example, the 2002 Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act) and appropriations.

A particular area of emphasis is to link brownfields and related urban redevelopment programs to climate change strategies.

Links to related initiatives:

• Revitalizing Older Cities Initiative
• Sustainable Development, Brownfields, and Energy

Federal Brownfields Legislation and National Brownfields Coalition

• FY2011 Appropriations Letters: EPA House, HUD House, EPA Senate, HUD Senate.
• FY2011 "Dear Colleague" letter, House and Senate
• National Brownfields Coalition Praises the President's FY 2011 Budget for Brownfields
• H.R. 4188 - Brownfield Cleanup Enhancement Act (EPA Brownfields Reauthorization)
  
• H.R.3518 - Brownfields Waterfront Bill introduced by Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) to establish a brownfields waterfront program
• Brownfields Remediation Permanent Tax Incentive Act: H.R. 3260, Becerra (D-CA) and Ryan (R-WI)
• National Brownfields Coalition Priority Proposals to Reauthorize the EPA Brownfields Program (updated, April, 2009)
• National Brownfields Coalition Comprehensive Proposals to Reauthorize the EPA Brownfields Program (updated, April, 2009)
• H.R. 1724 – America’s Brownfields Cleanup Act of 2009 "Brownfields Tax Credit," Rep. Turner (R-OH) and Rep. Sutton (D-OH)
• House “Dear Colleague” letter for EPA Brownfields (final), Rep Oberstar (D-MN) and Rep. Turner (R-OH)
• Senate “Dear Colleague” letter, Senator Levin
• Brownfields Coalition Appropriations Letters for Fiscal 2010:
  
  • HUD Brownfields - House Transportation and HUD Conference Committee
  • HUD Brownfields - Senate Transportation and HUD Conference Committee
  • EPA Brownfields - House Interior and Environment Sub-committee
  • HUD Brownfields - House Transportation and HUD Sub-committee
  • EPA Brownfields - Senate Interior and Environment Sub-committee
  • HUD Brownfields - Senate Transportation and HUD Sub-committee
• EPA and HUD Historic and Proposed Brownfields Funding (May 2009)
• HR 5469 – Waterfront Brownfields Pilots (Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-NY)
• HR 3080 – America’s Brownfield Cleanup Act (Brownfields Tax Credit – Rep. Michael Turner, R-OH)
• Brownfields Coalition Statement to Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment on Reauthorization of the EPA Brownfields Program
• Johnson-Oberstar Brownfields Reauthorization Bill (H.R. 5336)
• Brownfields Legislative Update (April 2008)

• EPA Brownfields Programs
• EPA Guide to the Federal Brownfields Tax Expensing Program
• Guide to Using EDA Programs for Brownfields Redevelopment
• HUD BEDI Program
• EPA Guide to Using the New Markets Tax Credit for Brownfields Redevelopment

EPA Brownfields Reauthorization, Issues and Opportunities Series

The EPA Brownfields Program authority expired in 2006. The Institute has produced a series of white papers on reauthorization - “issues and opportunities” to improve the effectiveness of the program.

• A Proposal to Establish Clear Eligibility for Publicly-owned Sites Acquired Before 2002
• Increasing EPA Brownfields Cleanup Grants
• A Proposal to Establish a Pilot Program for Sustainable Development and Alternative Energy Reuse of Brownfields
• Proposal to Increase Funding for the EPA Brownfields Program
• Proposal to Establish Multi-Purpose Brownfields Redevelopment Grants
• Petroleum/Underground Storage Tank Brownfield Cleanups
• Nonprofit Eligibility for EPA Brownfields Funding
• Public Agency Liability Protections (National Association of Local Government Environmental Government Professionals/NALGEP Report)

Congressional Briefings

• Sustainable Urban Redevelopment and Climate Change Briefing Presentations (July 17, 2008)
• Sustainable Urban Redevelopment and Climate Change - Briefing White Paper
  • Arcadia Development Projects – Chris Leinberger
  • Atlantic Station Redevelopment Project – Brian Leary
  • Green Building Services Portland Armory Project – Ralph DiNola
  • Smart Growth America Sustainable Urban Growth Model – Geoff Anderson

• Brownfields Briefing - November 7, 2007
  • The Environmental and Economic Development Benefits of Brownfields Redevelopment - Evans Paull, Northeast-Midwest Institute
  • Growing Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change, a new perspective on energy and growth patterns - Kate Rube, Smart Growth America
  • Reauthorization of the EPA Brownfields Program - National Brownfields Coalition

• Brownfields Tax Credit, H.R. 3080, a proposal to establish a new brownfields redevelopment incentive - Representatives Michael Turner (R-OH) and Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH)
  • Brownfields Tax Expensing Program, H.R. 1753, a proposal to improve the current tax expensing program by Representatives Jerry Weller (R-IL) and Xavier Becerra (D-CA) – The Real Estate Roundtable
  • Industry Letter to Members of Congress Supporting H.R. 1753

• NALGEP-Northeast-Midwest Institute Senate Brownfields Briefing, September 26, 2007
  • Brownfields Reauthorization Summary (Coalition Proposals September, 2007)
  • Presentation: Northeast-Midwest Institute - Brownfields Policy Legislation Issues

• Northeast-Midwest Institute Brownfields and Older Cities Briefing, August, 2005
  • Presentation: Baltimore Development Corp. - Brownfields from the City Perspective
  • Presentation: O'Neill Properties - Brownfields from the Developer's Perspective
  • Brownfields Chapter of Surdna Report - Policy Ideas for Community Revitalization
  • Brownfields Coalition Letter - EPA Brownfields Reauthorization