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handle is hein.crs/crsajye0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Order Code RS22965 October 7, 2008 The Environmental Protection Agency's Brownfields Program: Scope, Authorities, and Implementation Jonathan L. Ramseur Analyst in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The federal role in assisting states and communities to clean up brownfield sites - real property affected by the potential presence of environmental contamination - has been an ongoing issue for more than a decade. With the enactment of the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (P.L. 107-118) in 2002, Congress provided specific authority for EPA to address brownfield sites. In contrast to Superfund sites, environmental contamination present at brownfield sites is typically less of a risk to human health. With the primary motivation to aid cleanup efforts, the 2002 statute, among other things, authorized two grant programs: (1) a competitive grant program to address specific sites; and (2) a non-competitive grant program to support state cleanup programs. While there appears to be broad consensus that a federal role in the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfields is desirable, issues regarding the degree of financial assistance and overall program effectiveness have been raised. The federal role in assisting states and communities to clean up brownfields for productive use has been an ongoing issue for more than a decade. As defined by statute, brownfield sites are real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant (emphasis added).' 1 Section 101(39) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9601(39)), amended in 2002 by the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (P.L. 107-118).

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