S. 1479 114th Congress Senate

BUILD Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to modify provisions relating to grants, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 2, 2015 See on congress.gov

Environmental Protection Alternative and renewable resourcesElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy efficiency and conservationFloods and storm protection

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Government buildings, facilities, and propertyHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHousing and community development fundingIndian lands and resources rightsLand use and conservationNavigation, waterways, harborsPollution liabilityRural conditions and developmentSmall townsTax-exempt organizations

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Jul 1, 2016

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Jul 1, 2016

Received in the House.

Jun 28, 2016

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Jun 27, 2016

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4585-4586; text as passed Senate: CR S4585-4586)

Jun 27, 2016

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4585-4586; text as passed Senate: CR S4585-4586)

Jun 14, 2016

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 518.

Jun 14, 2016

Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe without amendment. With written report No. 114-276.

May 18, 2016

Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Mar 2, 2016

Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-349.

Jun 2, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Jun 2, 2015

Introduced in Senate

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Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2015 or the BUILD Act

This bill amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to revise programs and funding regarding brownfields. (Brownfields are certain commercial properties that are hindered from reuse or redevelopment due to the presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.)

(Sec. 2) The bill makes certain nonprofit organizations and community development entities eligible for brownfields revitalization funding.

(Sec. 3) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must establish a program to provide multipurpose grants to carry out inventory, characterization, assessment, planning, or remediation activities at brownfield sites.

(Sec. 4) The brownfield site characterization and assessment grant program is revised by authorizing eligible governmental entities to receive grants for property that was acquired before January 11, 2002, even if the entities do not qualify as bona fide prospective purchasers.

(Sec. 5) The bill increases the cap on the amount that may be given in grants and loans for each site to be remediated.

(Sec. 7) The EPA must establish a grant program that provides training, research, and technical assistance to facilitate the inventory of brownfield sites, site assessments, remediation of brownfield sites, community involvement, or site preparation. (Currently, the EPA may provide funding for this purpose.) The bill authorizes the EPA to use up to a specified amount of the funding made available for the grant program on grants to assist small communities, Indian tribes, rural areas, or disadvantaged areas. (A small community is one with a population of no more than 15,000 individuals and a disadvantaged area has an annual median household income that is less than 80% of the state-wide annual median household income.)

(Sec. 8) The EPA must give consideration to waterfront brownfield sites located adjacent to bodies of water or federally designated floodplains when providing brownfield grants.

(Sec. 9) The EPA must establish a program to provide grants to: (1) carry out inventory, characterization, assessment, planning, feasibility analysis, design, or remediation activities to locate a clean energy project at brownfield sites; and (2) capitalize a revolving loan fund for those purposes. A clean energy project means: (1) a facility that generates renewable electricity from wind, solar, or geothermal energy; and (2) any energy efficiency improvement project at a facility.

(Sec. 11) The bill: (1) reauthorizes through FY2018 and revises brownfields revitalization funding, and (2) reauthorizes through FY2018 state and tribal response programs (programs responding to brownfields).

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