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A bill to provide mandatory funding for the remediation of National Priority List sites, certain abandoned coal mining sites, and formerly used defense sites, and for the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program and the Diesel Emissions Reduction Program, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1669| Senate 
| Updated: 7/27/2017
Cory A. Booker

Cory A. Booker

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Environmental Cleanup Infrastructure Act This bill provides funds through October 1, 2026, for: (1) remedial actions at National Priority List sites (i.e., Superfund sites); (2) remedial actions to address releases of hazardous substances at eligible abandoned coal mining sites; (3) environmental restoration of formerly used defense sites under the Defense Environmental Restoration Program; (4) the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program; and (5) the Diesel Emissions Reduction Program. The Environmental Protection Agency must prioritize remediation efforts that have the potential to facilitate economic revitalization when providing funding for the remediation of abandoned coal mining sites with funds made available under this bill. An abandoned coal mine site is eligible for such funding if: (1) the site is described in the Department of the Interior's Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System, and (2) the site's restoration costs are not funded by the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund.
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Jul 27, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jul 27, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • July 27, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 27, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Air qualityAppropriationsCoalEconomic developmentEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Executive agency funding and structureGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesMilitary facilities and propertyMiningMotor carriersMotor fuelsPollution liability

A bill to provide mandatory funding for the remediation of National Priority List sites, certain abandoned coal mining sites, and formerly used defense sites, and for the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program and the Diesel Emissions Reduction Program, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1669| Senate 
| Updated: 7/27/2017
Environmental Cleanup Infrastructure Act This bill provides funds through October 1, 2026, for: (1) remedial actions at National Priority List sites (i.e., Superfund sites); (2) remedial actions to address releases of hazardous substances at eligible abandoned coal mining sites; (3) environmental restoration of formerly used defense sites under the Defense Environmental Restoration Program; (4) the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program; and (5) the Diesel Emissions Reduction Program. The Environmental Protection Agency must prioritize remediation efforts that have the potential to facilitate economic revitalization when providing funding for the remediation of abandoned coal mining sites with funds made available under this bill. An abandoned coal mine site is eligible for such funding if: (1) the site is described in the Department of the Interior's Abandoned Mine Land Inventory System, and (2) the site's restoration costs are not funded by the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund.
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Timeline
Jul 27, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jul 27, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • July 27, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 27, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Cory A. Booker

Cory A. Booker

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Environment and Public Works Committee

Environmental Protection

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Air qualityAppropriationsCoalEconomic developmentEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Executive agency funding and structureGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesMilitary facilities and propertyMiningMotor carriersMotor fuelsPollution liability