January 14, 2002

1993

June: Conference of Mayors Leaders Meet with EPA Administrator Carol Browner at New York Annual Meeting

December: EPA awards first brownfields pilot grants

1994

June: Conference of Mayors holds Brownfields Forum at Portland Annual Meeting

June: Then Conference of Mayors President Knoxville Mayor Victor Ashe appoints Brownfields Task Force

September: Conference of Mayors Leaders discuss brownfields with President William J. Clinton and Vice President Albert Gore

October: 103rd Congress adjourns taking no action on Superfund Reform

December: Task Force Chair and Former St. Louis Mayor Bosley meets with Administrator Browner to urge action on brownfields

1995

January: EPA Administrator Carol Browner announces EPA Brownfields Initiative at USCM Winter Meeting

June: Brownfields policy adopted at Miami Annual Meeting

December: Then Conference of Mayors President Former Seattle Mayor Norman Rice and group of Mayors write to President/Congressional leaders urging Brownfields tax incentive

1996

January: President William J. Clinton announces tax incentives in State-of-the-Union; Secretary Rubin pledges to work with Mayors on details; and Conference of Mayors releases first survey and action plan

Spring: Conference of Mayors worked with Administration on tax plan

October: Congress adjourns 104th Congress taking no action on Superfund Reform or Brownfields

1997

February: President William J. Clinton renews call for action on Brownfields tax incentive budget supports brownfields

March: Elizabeth (NJ) Mayor J. Christian Bollwage testifies before Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

April: Trenton Mayor Douglas Palmer testifies before House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment

May: Vice President Albert Gore unveils expanded Administration initiative on brownfields and 34 additional brownfield pilot sites

May: Former Fort Wayne Mayor Paul Helmke and Knoxville Mayor Victor Ashe testify before House Small Business Subcommittee on Empowerment Zones and Brownfields

May: Then Conference of Mayors President Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley convenes brownfields forum in Chicago

June: Conference of Mayors San Francisco Annual Meeting President William J. Clinton, Vice-President Albert Gore and the Administration urge Congress to pass empowerment/brownfields legislation

June: Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting Mayoral delegates adopt several Resolutions addressing Brownfield/Superfund issues

July: Then Conference of Mayors President Former Fort Wayne Mayor Paul Helmke holds first press conference at Conference of Mayors Headquarters stating brownfields is top priority

July: Then Conference of Mayors President Former Fort Wayne Mayor Paul Helmke speaks at NACo Conference linking air standards and brownfields to sustainable communities

September: Former Elkhart Mayor James P. Perron testifies before Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

September: Conference of Mayors hosts Summer Leadership Meeting in Fort Wayne, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo outlines "Three Agency Strategy" proposed by Administration

September: Brownfields Task Force creates expanded action agenda on brownfields and presents it at Fort Wayne Leadership Meeting

October: Charlotte Mayor Patrick McCrory testifies before two panels of the House Commerce Committee

October: Charlotte Mayor Patrick McCrory hosts "Brownfields and Housing" Meeting in Charlotte

November: Then Conference of Mayors President Former Fort Wayne Mayor Paul Helmke testifies before House Subcommittee

December: Then Conference of Mayors President Former Fort Wayne Mayor Paul Helmke speaks at National League of Cities Conference enlisting NLC Delegates support on brownfields

December: Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk hosts Town Hall meeting with Vice-President Al Gore participating discussing brownfields

1998

January: USCM/NACo set Joint Center for Sustainable Communities priorities in White House with Vice President Albert Gore, brownfields a key component

January: Conference of Mayors unveils first National brownfields report launching National Brownfields Campaign

January: Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (NY) outlines "Superfund Acceleration Fairness and Efficiency (SAFE) Act H. R. 2727" legislation addressing cities brownfields needs at Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting

February: Winter Leadership meeting focuses on Conference priorities letter signed in support of H. R. 2727

March: Rep. Boehlert praises Mayors for support of legislation but H. R. 2727 stalls in subcommittee

March: Vice-President Gore announced 16 Brownfields showcase communities

April: Sen. John Chafee (RI) pushes for clearance of S. 8, Senate version of Brownfields/Superfund Bill

May: EPA Awards 36 new brownfields redevelopment grants

June: Conference of Mayors holds Banking and Brownfields summit leading to formation of joint task force

December: Then Conference of Mayors President Former Salt Lake City Mayor Deedee Corradini calls for legislative action on Brownfields Bill at "Brownfields 1998 Meeting"

1999

March: Mayors express support for "Better America Bonds", stressing redeveloping brownfields can save open space and offer alternatives to sprawl

March: Mayors rally support for "Recycle America's Land Act H. R. 1300"

April: Conference of Mayors releases second National survey identifying the pervasive problem of brownfields redevelopment, American Farmland Trust join Mayors

May: Mayors seek bipartisan action before House Subcommittee on Brownfields/Superfund "Recycle America's Land H. R. 1300"

May: Former Macon Mayor Jim Marshall calls for bipartisan legislative action before Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

May: Momentum builds for Rep. Boehlert's bipartisan "Recycle America's Land Act H. R. 1300"

June: Then Conference of Mayors President Former Salt Lake City Mayor Deedee Corradini tells Rep. Boehlert, Mayors support bipartisan Brownfields/Superfund Bill "Recycle America's Land H. R. 1300"

June: Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting in New Orleans Mayoral delegates adopted Resolution "Support for Bipartisan Legislation on Brownfields and Superfund Reform"

July: H. R. 1300 Brownfields/Superfund Bill clears House 69-2 Rep. Bud Shuster (PA), Chairman House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, spearheads Conference of Mayors priority

September: Conference of Mayors Leaders call for action on "Recycling America's Land Act H. R. 1300" in a legislative letter

2000

January: EPA Administrator Browner touts record on Brownfields at Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting

February: Conference of Mayors releases third annual survey documenting the progress of brownfields redevelopment a national call is made to "Recycle America's Land"

April: Elizabeth (NJ) Mayor J. Christian Bollwage testifies before Senate Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control and Risk Assessment

June: At Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting in Seattle, Mayoral delegates adopted Resolutions "Support for Bipartisan Legislation on Brownfields and Superfund Reform" and "Expanding the Brownfields Tax Incentive"

June: Elizabeth (NJ) Mayor J. Christian Bollwage testifies before Senate Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control and Risk Assessment

October: Then Conference of Mayors President Boise Mayor Brent Coles urges action on brownfields legislation at "Brownfields 2000 Meeting"

October: During Presidential debates Presidential Candidate George W. Bush offered plan for brownfields cleanup

2001

February: Elizabeth (NJ) Mayor J. Christian Bollwage testifies before Senate Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control and Risk Assessment

March: Senate Committee voted 15-3 to send Brownfields Bill to Senate, Bush Administration and 61 Senators Support legislation

March: Conference of Mayors Press Conference at National Press Club; New Orleans Mayor Marc H. Morial, Charlotte Mayor Patrick McCrory, Sen. Lincoln Chafee (RI) and EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman urge action on S. 350

March: Charlotte Mayor Patrick McCrory testifies before House Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment

April: Summit for Investment in the New American City, EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman outlined support for Conference priorities

April: Senate 99-0 passes "Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Remediation Act of 2001 S. 350", Senators Bob Smith (NH), Lincoln Chafee (RI), Harry Reid (NV) and Barbara Boxer (CA) lead effort

May: EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman announces more than $38 million in funding for over 90 communities across the country for assessments and cleanup

June: Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting in Detroit, Mayoral delegates adopted Resolution "Support for Bipartisan Action on Brownfields Legislation"

July: Elizabeth (NJ) Mayor J. Christian Bollwage testifies before House Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials

July: Elizabeth (NJ) Mayor J. Christian Bollwage speaks before U. S. Chamber of Commerce on the need for brownfields legislation

October: Elizabeth (NJ) Mayor J. Christian Bollwage and Jackson (MS) Mayor Harvey Johnson tell "Brownfields 2001" participants that brownfields legislation must be passed

December: Conference of Mayors President New Orleans Mayor Marc H. Morial sends action alert letter for brownfields legislation

December: Rep Paul E. Gillmor (OH) spearheads House effort to pass Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2001 H. R. 2869

December: Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2001 H. R. 2869 passes House and Senate, sent to President Bush for signing