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Brownfields' Redevelopment Enhancement Act

Date: Dec. 17, 2005
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Infrastructure


BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT ENHANCEMENT ACT -- (Extensions of Remarks - December 17, 2005)

SPEECH OF HON. MICHAEL R. TURNER OF OHIO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2005

* Mr. TURNER. Mr. Speaker, I support H.R. 280, the Brownfields Revitalization Enhancement Act. I want to thank Congressman MILLER from California for his hard work and dedication toward the issue of brownfields redevelopment. I look forward to working with Congressman MILLER in the future on this issue.

* Brownfield sites are served by an existing infrastructure and through their remediation, urban sprawl can be reduced. Redeveloping brownfields could create 1.9 billion dollars annually in increased tax revenues for American cities.

* H.R. 280 provides grant money to cities and towns to redevelop brownfield sites. This bill also detaches grant availability from section

108 loan guarantees, which allows more communities to have access to critical grant funds.

* Mr. Speaker, we must clean up our Nation's brownfields. These contaminated sites are hazards to our communities, and through their remediation we can bring businesses and families back into American cities.

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