Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2015
Sponsored By: Representative Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]
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Summary
Groundwork USA Trust Act of 2015 Establishes the Groundwork USA Trust Program. Authorizes the Department of the Interior to award grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to: (1) facilitate the inventory of brownfield sites, site assessments, remediation of brownfield sites, community involvement, or site preparation; (2) reclaim vacant and derelict lands; (3) cleanup and care for neglected areas; (4) return brownfields to productive use; (5) integrate environmental education, food security, health and fitness, resource management, and job training; (6) encourage and support business, local government, nonprofit, and community cooperation in sustainable environmental care and enhancement; (7) acquire, rehabilitate, and improve real property and buildings; and (8) develop programs that encourage partnering with other environmental organizations.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Cosponsors
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 10/8/2015
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 10/8/2015
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 10/9/2015
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 10/20/2015
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