Sec. 2. Brownfields revitalization funding
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Section 104(k)(1)(I) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(1)(I) ) is amended by inserting or 501(c)(6) after section 501(c)(3) . Section 104(k)(3)(A)(ii) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(3)(A)(ii) ) is amended by striking $500,000 and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting $1,000,000 for each site to be remediated. .
Section 104(k)(4)(B) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(4)(B) ) is amended by striking $1,000,000 and inserting $2,000,000 . Section 104(k)(5) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(5) ) is amended— in subparagraph (A), by amending clause
(i)to read as follows: A grant under paragraph
(2)may be awarded to an eligible entity on a community-wide or site-by-site basis, and shall not exceed, for any individual brownfield site covered by the grant, $500,000. ; and by adding at the end the following: A recipient of a grant or loan under paragraph (2), (3), or
(4)may use up to 10 percent of the amounts made available under the grant or loan for demolition activities as needed to carry out the purpose for which the grant or loan was provided, subject to the approval of the Administrator. . Section 104(k)(6)(C) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(6)(C) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The extent to which a grant would facilitate the redevelopment and reuse of a brownfield site located in whole or in part on a former military installation. The extent to which a grant could facilitate the remediation and reuse of a brownfield site for any activity described in the matter preceding clause
(i)of section 41001(6)(A) of the FAST Act (regardless of whether the activity is described in any of clauses
(i)through
(iv)of such section). . Section 104(k)(7) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(7) ) is amended— in subparagraph (A)— by striking The Administrator may provide and inserting the following: The Administrator— may provide ; by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: shall provide, on a noncompetitive basis, one grant to a covered entity in each of fiscal years 2028 and 2029, which grant shall be used to provide technical assistance to five covered applicants, selected by the Administrator, for purposes of applying for a grant under this subsection for activities to be carried out in a small community. ; and by adding at the end the following: In this paragraph: The term covered applicant means an eligible entity— that applied for, but did not receive, a grant under this subsection in the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year for which the Administrator is selecting covered applicants under subparagraph (A)(ii) for activities to be carried out in a small community; and for which the provision of technical assistance under this paragraph would help secure a grant under this subsection. The term covered entity means an eligible entity or nonprofit organization with relevant experience and expertise in applying for and securing Federal assistance that is receiving funding under subparagraph (A)(i). The term small community has the meaning given such term in section 128(a)(1)(B)(iv). . Section 104(k)(8) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(8) ) is amended— by amending subparagraph
(A)to read as follows: Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Brownfields Revitalization for a Better Tomorrow Act , and every 2 years thereafter, the Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency shall conduct reviews or audits of the use of— Federal funds by the Administrator under this subsection; grants and loans made under this subsection; and grants made to a State or Indian tribe under section 128(a) and activities carried out using such grants, including grants made to a State or Indian tribe using amounts made available under paragraph
(7)of this subsection to carry out section 128(a)(1)(B)(ii)(III). ; and in subparagraph (D), by striking September 30, 2022 and inserting 2 years after the date of enactment of the Brownfields Revitalization for a Better Tomorrow Act, and every 2 years thereafter . Section 104(k)(10)(B)(iii) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(10)(B)(iii) ) is amended— by inserting the eligible entity is located in a small community or disadvantaged area (as those terms are defined in section 128(a)(1)(B)(iv)) or after unless ; and by inserting , in which case the Administrator shall waive the matching share requirement under this clause before ; and . Section 104(k)(13) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(13) ) is amended to read as follows: There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $123,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031. Of the amounts made available under this paragraph for each fiscal year, 0.5 percent shall be available to carry out paragraph (8). .
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