Title: Assignment: Brownfields and Related Laws
Course: BLD 159 Intro to Brownfield Remediation, Land Re-use, and Public Health > Section: BLD 159 Intro to Brownfield Remediation, Land Re-use, and Public Health

Assignment: Brownfields and Related Laws

Brownfields and Related Laws

The “Brownfields Law” was enacted in 2002 as the ``Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act''. The purpose of this act was to provide certain relief for small businesses from liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and to amend such Act to promote the cleanup and reuse of brownfields, to provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, to enhance State response programs, and for other purposes.

The following assignment is to answer the questions with 1-3 sentence answers in a document.  Make sure to review the following sites to access the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act and answer the questions.

Click here to access and read the Bill Summary of the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act.
Click here to access and read the Summary of the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act.
Click here to access and read the Benefits of Brownfields Legislation — Summary of Public Law 107-118.

Questions:
1. When and why was the Brownfields Law enacted?
2. What entities are released from liability under the Brownfields Law?
3. What are three benefits of the Brownfields Law?

Once you have completed the assignment go to the Dropbox Folder in the Content Menu and click on "Dropbox: Unit 2 Brownfields Law” to learn how to submit the assignment.