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House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee opens markup on Brownfields reauthorization

House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment · May 14, 2026
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The House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Environment opened a markup to reauthorize EPA's Brownfields grants and state response programs, proposing larger grants, cost-share waivers for disadvantaged communities, oversight of revolving loan funds, and support for redevelopment of former military sites.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Environment opened a markup on legislation to reauthorize the Environmental Protection Agency's Brownfields grants program and the state response program.

Chair said the Brownfields Revitalization for a Better Tomorrow Act would update policy to help communities reuse existing infrastructure at brownfield sites and address challenges rural areas face in assembling competitive grant applications. "This legislation reauthorizes the…

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