Brownfields bill clears Senate committee; smart growth bills slated for reintroduction.
The American Planning Association's biweekly updateon legislative and public policy issues: The Senate Environment and Public Works Committeeapprovedthe Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act (S.350) bya vote of 15 - 3. Meanwhile, three bills related to planning and smart growth, which were consideredbutnot enacted in the last Congress, are set to be reintroduced. SenateandHouse versions of the Community Character Act, Post Office CommunityPartnership Act and the Downtown Equity Act are being prepared.Introduction of all three measures is likely before the Eastercongressionalrecess.
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