Hearing

“Promoting Economic and Community Redevelopment and Environmental Justice in the Revitalization and Reuse of Contaminated Properties”

Subcommittee: Water Resources and Environment Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 Time: 10:00 AM Location: 2167 Rayburn House Office Building and Virtually

Agenda

During this hearing, the subcommittee will receive testimony on federal, state, and local efforts to address the nation’s brownfields and other contaminated properties, and how the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act accelerates those efforts.

Witnesses

  1. The Honerable Lucy Vinis
    Mayor
    Eugene, OR
  2. Michael Goldstein, Esq.
    Chairman, Public Policy, Redevelopment Incentives, and Regulatory Partnerships Committee
    National Brownfields Coalition
  3. Susan Bodine, Esq.
    Partner
    Earth & Water Law, Washington, D.C.
  4. Sacoby Wilson, Ph.D., M.S.
    Associate Professor & Director, Center for Community Engagement, Environmental Justice & Health
    Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, School of Public Health University of Maryland, College Park, MD
  5. Jerome Shabazz
    Executive Director, Overbrook Environmental Education Center
    JASTECH Development Services, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
  6. mark! Lopez
    JASTECH Development Services, Inc.
    East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, Commerce, CA