Problems with EPA's Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Program: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, November 4, 1999, Volume 4

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Page 27 - President determines that there may be an imminent and substantial endangerment to the public health or welfare or the environment...
Page 54 - ... abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination.
Page 109 - Chairman Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Commerce US House of Representatives Washington. DC 20515-6115 Dear Mr.
Page 2 - I yield back the balance of my time. [The prepared statement of Hon. Fred Upton follows:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF HON. FRED UPTON, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF MICHIGAN Mr.
Page 81 - THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT OF 1980, AS AMENDED BY THE SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986. THIS LEGISLATION COLLECTIVELY IS REFERRED TO AS "CERCLA.
Page 8 - ... we have done in the last four years. Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilots The Brownfields Assessment Pilots have formed a major component of the Brownfields Initiative since its beginning. To date, EPA has selected 307 pilots in states, communities and tribes, funded at up to $200,000 each. These two-year pilots are intended to generate further interest in Brownfields redevelopment across the country. Many different communities are participating, ranging from small towns to large cities....
Page 91 - Brownfields need for Federal grants to support the cleanup of brownfields sites across the country. The US Conference of Mayors' recent report on the status of brownfields sites in 223 cities nationwide indicates that the lack of cleanup funds is the major obstacle to reusing these properties. For many brownfields sites, a modest grant targeted for cleanup can make the critical difference in determining whether a site is redeveloped, creating new jobs and tax revenues or whether the site remains...
Page 104 - ... those of you who have the expertise in the field and especially those of you who for more than two and a half years have been giving advice to all the departments and agencies of the Federal Government related to the field that we are talking about. The gentleman from California, Mr. Hanna. Mr. HANNA. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to apologize for not being here at the presentation of your testimony but I have been able to read it since I have come into the room. I would like to take the opportunity...
Page 23 - Commission, before the before the Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials, Committee on Commerce, US House of Representatives (Sep.
Page 75 - Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on this draft environmental statement. Sincerely yours, NB LIVERMORE, JR. Secretary for Resources 2JIL& Airmail X

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