,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cdg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #cj1       
#bjbe,mrs4 ,capito 7for herself and ,ms4
 ,blunt ,rochester7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend the ,comprehensive    
,environmental ,response1 ,compensation1
 and ,liability ,act of #aihj to        
reauthorize brownfields revitalization  
funding1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,brownfields ,reauthorization ,act  
of #bjbe4  #b4 ,improving small and     
disadvantaged community access to grant 
opportunities ,section #ajd7k7 of the   
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  
#aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifjd7k77 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,i71  
by inserting or #eja7;c77#f7 after      
section #eja7;c77#c72  7#b7 in paragraph
 7#e77;,e77i71 by striking up to #e     

percent of the2  7#c7 in paragraph      
7#f77;,c71 by striking clause 7ix7 and  
inserting the following3  7ix7 ,the     
extent to which the applicant has a     
plan-- 7,i7 to engage a diverse set of  
local groups and organizations that     
effectively represent the views of the  
local community that will be directly   
affected by the proposed brownfield     
project2 and  7,,ii7 to meaningfully    
involve the local community described in
 subclause 7,i7 in making decisions     
relating to the proposed brownfield     
project4  2  7#d7 in paragraph          
7#aj77;,b77iii7-- 7,a7 by striking #bj  
percent and inserting #aj percent2  7,b7
 by inserting the eligible entity is    
located in a small community or         
disadvantaged area 7as those terms are  
defined in section                      
#abh7;a77#a77;,b77iv77 or after unless2 
and  7,c7 by inserting 1 in which case  
the ,administrator shall waive the      
matching share requirement under this   
clause before 2 and2 and  7#e7 in       

paragraph 7#ac71 by striking #bjai      
through #bjbc and inserting #bjbe       
through #bjcj4  #c4 ,increasing grant   
amounts ,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 #ejj1jjj and all that follows  
through the period at the end and       
inserting #a1jjj1jjj for each site to be
 remediated4  #d4 ,state response       
programs ,section #abh7;a7 of the       
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  
#aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifbh7;a77 is      
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph             
7#a77;,b77i71 by striking or enhance and
 inserting 1 enhance1 or implement2 and 
7#b7 by striking paragraph 7#c7 and     
inserting the following3  7#c7          
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this subsection-- 7,a7        
#ej1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbe2  7,b7

 #ee1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf2     
7,c7 #fj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbg2 
7,d7 #fe1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbh2 
7,e7 #gj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbi2 
and  7,f7 #ge1jjj1jjj for fiscal year   
#bjcj4  4  #e4 ,report to identify      
opportunities to streamline application 
process2 updating guidance  7a7 ,report 
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency 7referred to in this
 section as the ,administrator7 shall   
submit to ,congress a report that       
evaluates the application ranking       
criteria and approval process for grants
 and loans under section #ajd7k7 of the 
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  
#aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifjd7k771 which   
shall include1 with respect to those    
grants and loans-- 7#a7 an evaluation of
 the shortcomings in the existing       
application requirements that are a     
recurring source of confusion for       

potential recipients of those grants or 
loans2  7#b7 an identification of the   
most common sources of point deductions 
on application reviews2  7#c7 strategies
 to incentivize the submission of       
applications from small communities and 
disadvantaged areas 7as those terms are 
defined in section #abh7;a77#a77;,b77iv7
 of that ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#ifbh7;a77#a77;,b77iv772 and  7#d7      
recommendations1 if any1 to ,congress on
 suggested legislative changes to the   
ranking criteria that would achieve the 
goal of streamlining the application    
process for small communities and       
disadvantaged areas 7as so defined74    
7b7 ,updating guidance ,not later than  
#a year after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 the ,administrator shall     
update the guidance relating to the     
application ranking criteria and        
approval process for grants and loans   
under section #ajd7k7 of the            
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  

#aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifjd7k77 to reduce
 the complexity of the application      
process while ensuring competitive      
integrity4  #f4 ,brownfield             
revitalization funding for ,alaska      
,native tribes ,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 other    
than in ,alaska2 and  7#b7 by striking  
subparagraph 7,h7 and inserting the     
following3  7,h7 a ,regional            
,corporation or a ,village ,corporation 
7as those terms are defined in section  
#c of the ,alaska ,native ,claims       
,settlement ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #afjb772
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