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Federal Policy and National Brownfields Coalition |
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The Institute provides information to Congress, particularly the Northeast-Midwest Congressional and Senate Coalitions, on federal policy issues that relate to brownfields redevelopment. The Institute also provides policy analysis services to the National Brownfields Coalition and coordinates the activities of the Coalition.
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:
Brownfields Inner Circle
The Northeast Midwest Institute has formed the “Brownfields Inner Circle” as a means for corporations, local government, and non-profits to support the Institute’s work in advancing federal policies that promote brownfields redevelopment as a central strategy for revitalizing communities in an environmentally sustainable fashion. Membership in the Inner Circle provides valuable visibility and exposure within the brownfields industry – an opportunity to be recognized as a national leader on brownfields issues. The complete description of the Brownfields Inner Circle is posted here.
The current members of the Brownfields Inner Circle are (and please follow links to support these leadership organizations):
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:
- 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)
Useful links:
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.
Congressional Briefings
- Brownfields Briefing - November 7, 2007
- 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)
- Northeast-Midwest Institute Brownfields and Older Cities Briefing, August, 2005
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