From the National Brownfield Coalition:
The House Appropriations Committee cut the EPA Brownfields Program by $49 million relative to the President's FY 2011 budget. This action (announced here) is consistent with the the Republican Study Committee recommendations to cut most domestic programs to FY 2008 appropriations levels.
For the EPA Brownfields Program that would mean a budget of $166 million, $49 million lower than the President's budget and $34 million less than the Senate budget that was passed in November, 2010.
For the HUD BEDI and HUD 108 programs, the Republican Budget recommends elimination, along with the entire CDBG Program.
The National Brownfields Coalition has posted the members of the House appropriations Committee and urges interested parties to write letters in support of appropriations for these vital programs. The Coalition's FY 11 appropriations letters are also posted for EPA Brownfields and HUD Brownfields.
Coalition partner the National Association of Development Organizations is spearheading an effort to support funding for EDA programs which are also targeted for elimination.