Walberg Votes to Strengthen Brownfields Program, Promote Jobs and Economic Development
Washington, D.C.—Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) today voted for the Brownfields Enhancement, Economic Redevelopment, and Reauthorization Act, bipartisan legislation that strengthens the EPA's Brownfields Program and encourages greater economic development and job creation. In the 7th District, the Brownfields Program has played a key role in revitalizing a number of industrial sites and properties, including land used for the River Raisin National Battlefield Park in Monroe. Click here to watch Congressman Walberg's remarks on the House floor.
"There are more than 450,000 brownfields sites across the country, and many communities in our area have seen the positive results of the program," said Congressman Walberg. "It empowers states and local governments to take abandoned and vacant industrial sites and once again turn them into economic assets—all-the-while cleaning up the environment. With the help of this bipartisan bill, more Michigan communities will be able to revitalize these properties, encourage job growth, and bring about economic benefits for our communities."
Congressman Walberg serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Education and the Workforce Committee as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. For more information on Walberg's work in Congress visit walberg.house.gov.