July 18, 2001—The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, chaired by Representative Paul Gillmor (R-OH), recently held a hearing on legislation aimed at creating financial incentives and liability reform to spur the redevelopment of brownfields—former industrial sites polluted by hazardous materials.
The AIA submitted for the record their recent publication, “The New Market Frontier: Unlocking Community Capitalism Through Brownfields Redevelopment,” which can be viewed on their Web site.
Debate on the issue is expected over two key provisions. The most sensitive issue is whether a state or the EPA should make the final determination as to when a site is clean and ready for redevelopment. The Senate version grants the EPA greater authority, allowing them to require additional clean up after a state has declared a site ready for redevelopment. Gillmor’s House draft would give the states more power in making the final decision.
Based on a report from AIA’s ANGLE
