BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT REPORT.

SEC. 603. BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT REPORT.(a) In General.—Title VI of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3171 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:118 STAT. 1770 “SEC. 611. BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT REPORT.“(a) Definition of Brownfield Site.—In this section, the term ‘brownfield site’ has the meaning given the term in section 101(39) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(39)). “(b) Report.—“(1) In general.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall prepare a report that evaluates the grants made by the Economic Development Administration for the economic development of brownfield sites.“(2) Contents.—The report shall—“(A) identify each project conducted during the previous 10-year period in which grant funds have been used for brownfield sites redevelopment activities; and“(B) include for each project a description of—“(i) the type of economic development activities conducted;“(ii) if remediation activities were conducted—“(I) the type of remediation activities; and“(II) the amount of grant money used for those activities in dollars and as a percentage of the total grant award;“(iii) the economic development and environmental standards applied, if applicable;“(iv) the economic development impact of the project;“(v) the role of Federal, State, or local environmental agencies, if any; and “(vi) public participation in the project.“(3) Submission of report.—The Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a copy of the report.” .(b) Conforming Amendment.—The table of contents contained in section 1(b) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 610 the following: “Sec. 611. Brownfields redevelopment report.”.