Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2025 amends CERCLA section 104(k), the EPA brownfields grant authority. It doubles the amount available for each site to be remediated from $500,000 to $1,000,000 and renews the overall authorization at $250,000,000 for each fiscal year 2026 through 2030, replacing the prior $200,000,000 annual authorization for fiscal years 2019 through 2023. The bill is a funding reauthorization and cap increase for cleanup and reuse of contaminated properties.
Who Benefits and How
Communities with contaminated sites benefit because larger per-site grants can support more complete assessment, cleanup, and reuse work. State and local governments, redevelopment authorities, Tribes, nonprofits, and other brownfields grant recipients benefit from higher grant ceilings and a renewed five-year authorization. Residents near contaminated sites benefit if remediation reduces exposure risk and makes land available for housing, parks, business, or public use.
Who Bears the Burden and How
EPA brownfields staff must administer a larger authorization and higher per-site remediation limits. Federal taxpayers fund the higher annual authorization. Grant recipients must still meet application, cleanup, reporting, and grant-management requirements. Property owners and redevelopers may face cleanup oversight before reuse proceeds.
Key Provisions
- Amends CERCLA section 104(k) to raise the per-site brownfields remediation amount from $500,000 to $1,000,000.
- Authorizes $250,000,000 annually for brownfields grants for FY2026 through FY2030.
- Provides a five-year reauthorization after the FY2019-FY2023 authorization window.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Raises CERCLA brownfields cleanup grant funding by increasing the per-site remediation cap from $500,000 to $1,000,000 and authorizing $250,000,000 annually for FY2026 through FY2030.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Economic Development, State & Local Government
Primary Purpose
Raises CERCLA brownfields cleanup grant funding by increasing the per-site remediation cap from $500,000 to $1,000,000 and authorizing $250,000,000 annually for FY2026 through FY2030.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Communities with contaminated sites
- State brownfields programs
- Local redevelopment authorities
- Tribal brownfields programs
- Brownfields grant recipients
- Residents near contaminated sites
Identified Costs
- EPA brownfields staff
- Federal taxpayers
- Grant recipients
- Property owners
- Redevelopers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Ms. Davids of Kansas (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced …
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in …
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Local redevelopment authorities, State brownfields programs
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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