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Brownfields and Superfund Issues in the 108th Congress (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Revised Jan. 27, 2005
Report Number IB10114
Authors Mark Reisch, Resources, Science, and Industry Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
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Summary:

In the 108th Congress three laws with brownfields provisions were enacted. They are discussed in the Brownfield Issues section. Also, two relatively non-controversial bills received action, and a rider to the Energy Policy Act, H.R. 6, directed EPA to establish criteria for the use of granular mine tailings from the Tar Creek, Oklahoma, Superfund site. The mining wastes were to be used for cement or concrete projects, and for transportation construction projects that employed federal funds. The EPA criteria were to include an evaluation of whether to establish a numerical standard for concentrations of lead and other hazardous substances. The House agreed to the conference report (H.Rept. 108-375) for H.R. 6 on November 18, 2003. The Senate considered the report on November 21, 2003. A cloture vote to end debate did not pass, 57-40, and there was no further action.