,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bhif ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #ca1 #bjac ,ms4 ,slaughter 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,higgins1 ,mr4 ,maffei1 and ,mr4 ,tonko7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of #aihj to modify provisions relating to grants1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,brownfields ,utilization1 ,investment1 and ,local ,development ,act of #bjac or the ,,build ,act4 #b4 ,expanded eligibility for nonprofit organizations ,section #ajd7k77#a7 of the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifjd7k77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,g71 by striking or after the semicolon2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,h71 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,i7 an organization described in section #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and exempt from taxation under section #eja7;a7 of that ,code2 7,j7 a limited liability corporation in which all managing members are organizations described in subparagraph 7,i7 or limited liability corporations whose sole members are organizations described in subparagraph 7,i72 7,k7 a limited partnership in which all general partners are organizations described in subparagraph 7,i7 or limited liability corporations whose sole members are organizations described in subparagraph 7,i72 or 7,l7 a qualified community development entity 7as defined in section #de;,d7c77#a7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf74 4 #c4 ,multipurpose brownfields grants ,section #ajd7k7 of the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifjd7k77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#i7 and 7#aj7 through 7#ab7 as paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#aj7 and 7#ac7 through 7#ae71 respectively2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#c77;,a71 by striking subject to paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e7 and inserting subject to paragraphs 7#e7 and 7#f72 and 7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#c7 the following3 7#d7 ,multipurpose brownfields grants 7,a7 ,in general ,subject to subparagraph 7,d7 and paragraphs 7#e7 and 7#f71 the ,administrator shall establish a program to provide multipurpose grants to an eligible entity based on the considerations under paragraph 7#c77;,c71 to carry out inventory1 characterization1 assessment1 planning1 or remediation activities at #a or more brownfield sites in a proposed area4 7,b7 ,grant amounts 7i7 ,individual grant amounts ,each grant awarded under this paragraph shall not exceed #iej1jjj4 7ii7 ,cumulative grant amounts ,the total amount of grants awarded for each fiscal year under this paragraph shall not exceed #ae percent of the funds made available for the fiscal year to carry out this subsection4 7,c7 ,criteria ,in awarding a grant under this paragraph1 the ,administrator shall consider the extent to which an eligible entity is able-- 7i7 to provide an overall plan for revitalization of the #a or more brownfield sites in the proposed area in which the multipurpose grant will be used2 7ii7 to demonstrate a capacity to conduct the range of eligible activities that will be funded by the multipurpose grant2 and 7iii7 to demonstrate that a multipurpose grant will meet the needs of the #a or more brownfield sites in the proposed area4 7,d7 ,condition ,as a condition of receiving a grant under this paragraph1 each eligible entity shall expend the full amount of the grant not later than the date that is #c years after the date on which the grant is awarded to the eligible entity unless the ,administrator1 in the discretion of the ,administrator1 provides an extension4 4 #d4 ,treatment of certain publicly owned brownfield sites ,section #ajd7k77#b7 of the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifjd7k77#b77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7,c7 ,exemption for certain publicly owned brownfield sites ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 an eligible entity that is a governmental entity may receive a grant under this paragraph for property acquired by that governmental entity prior to ,january #aa1 #bjjb1 even if the governmental entity does not qualify as a bona fide prospective purchaser 7as that term is defined in section #aja7dj774 4 #e4 ,increased funding for remediation grants ,section #ajd7k77#c77;,a77ii7 of the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifjd7k77#c77;,a77ii77 is amended by striking #bjj1jjj for each site to be remediated and inserting #ejj1jjj for each site to be remediated1 which limit may be waived by the ,administrator1 but not to exceed a total of #fej1jjj for each site1 based on the anticipated level of contamination1 size1 or ownership status of the site4 #f4 ,allowing administrative costs for grant recipients ,paragraph 7#e7 of section #ajd7k7 of the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifjd7k77 7as redesignated by section #c7a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i7-- 7i7 by striking subclause 7,,iii72 and 7ii7 by redesignating subclauses 7,,iv7 and 7,v7 as subclauses 7,,iii7 and 7,,iv71 respectively2 7,b7 by striking clause 7ii72 7,c7 by redesignating clause 7iii7 as clause 7ii72 and 7,d7 in clause 7ii7 7as redesignated by subparagraph 7,c771 by striking ,notwithstanding clause 7i77,,iv7 and inserting ,notwithstanding clause 7i77,,iii72 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7,e7 ,administrative costs 7i7 ,in general ,an eligible entity may use up to #h percent of the amounts made available under a grant or loan under this subsection for administrative costs4 7ii7 ,restriction ,for purposes of clause 7i71 the term administrative costs does not include-- 7,i7 investigation and identification of the extent of contamination2 7,,ii7 design and performance of a response action2 or 7,,iii7 monitoring of a natural resource4 4 #g4 ,small community technical assistance ,paragraph 7#g77;,a7 of section #ajd7k7 of the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifjd7k77 7as redesignated by section #c7a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,the ,administrator and inserting the following3 7i7 ,in general ,the ,administrator 2 and 7#b7 by inserting after clause 7i7 7as added by paragraph 7#a77 the following3 7ii7 ,small community recipients ,in carrying out the program under clause 7i71 the ,administrator shall give priority to small communities1 ,indian tribes1 rural areas1 or low-income areas with a population of not more than #ae1jjj individuals1 as determined by the latest available decennial census4 4 #h4 ,waterfront brownfields grants ,section #ajd7k7 of the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifjd7k77 is amended by inserting after paragraph 7#aj7 7as redesignated by section #c7a77 the following3 7#aa7 ,waterfront brownfield sites 7,a7 ,definition of waterfront brownfield site ,in this paragraph1 the term waterfront brownfield site means a brownfield site that is adjacent to a body of water or a federally designated floodplain4 7,b7 ,requirements ,in providing grants under this subsection1 the ,administrator shall-- 7i7 take into consideration whether the brownfield site to be served by the grant is a waterfront brownfield site2 and 7ii7 give consideration to waterfront brownfield sites4 4 #i4 ,clean energy brownfields grants ,section #ajd7k7 of the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifjd7k77 7as amended by section #h7 is amended by inserting after paragraph 7#aa7 the following3 7#ab7 ,clean energy projects at brownfield sites 7,a7 ,definition of clean energy project ,in this paragraph1 the term clean energy project means-- 7i7 a facility that generates renewable electricity from wind1 solar1 or geothermal energy2 and 7ii7 any energy efficiency improvement project at a facility1 including combined heat and power and district energy4 7,b7 ,establishment ,the ,administrator shall establish a program to provide grants-- 7i7 to eligible entities to carry out inventory1 characterization1 assessment1 planning1 feasibility analysis1 design1 or remediation activities to locate a clean energy project at #a or more brownfield sites2 and 7ii7 to capitalize a revolving loan fund for the purposes described in clause 7i74 7,c7 ,maximum amount ,a grant under this paragraph shall not exceed #ejj1jjj4 4 #aj4 ,targeted funding for ,states ,paragraph 7#ae7 of section #ajd7k7 of the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifjd7k77 7as redesignated by section #c7a77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7,c7 ,targeted funding ,of the amounts made available under subparagraph 7,a7 for a fiscal year1 the ,administrator may use not more than #b1jjj1jjj to provide grants to ,states for purposes authorized under section #abh7;a71 subject to the condition that each ,state that receives a grant under this subparagraph shall have used at least #ej percent of the amounts made available to that ,state in the previous fiscal year to carry out assessment and remediation activities under section #abh7;a74 4 #aa4 ,authorization of appropriations 7a7 ,brownfields revitalization funding ,paragraph 7#ae77;,a7 of section #ajd7k7 of the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifjd7k77 7as redesignated by section #c7a77 is amended by striking #bjjf and inserting #bjaf4 7b7 ,state response programs ,section #abh7;a77#c7 of the ,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifbh7;a77#c77 is amended by striking #bjjf and inserting #bjaf4