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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
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