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 115 STAT. 2364 PUBLIC LAW 107-118-^AN. 11, 2002 "(ii) the extent to which a grant will meet the needs of a community that has an inability to draw on other sources of funding for environmental remediation and subsequent redevelopment of the area in which a brownfield site is located because of the small population or low income of the community; "(iii) the extent to which a grant will facilitate the use or reuse of existing infrastructure; "(iv) the benefit of promoting the long-term availability of funds from a revolving loan fund for brownfield remediation; and "(v) such other similar factors as the Administrator considers appropriate to consider for the purposes of this subsection. "(D) TRANSITION.—Revolving loan funds that have been established before the date of the enactment of this subsection may be used in accordance with this paragraph. " (4) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— " (A) MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.— " (i) BROWNFIELD SITE CHARACTERIZATION AND ASSESSMENT. — "(I) IN GENERAL. —^A grant under paragraph (2) may be awarded to an eligible entity on a community-wide or site-by-site basis, and shall not exceed, for any individual brownfield site covered by the grant, $200,000. "(II) WAIVER.— The Administrator may waive the $200,000 limitation under subclause (I) to permit the brownfield site to receive a grant of not to exceed $350,000, based on the anticipated level of contamination, size, or status of ownership of the site. "(ii) BROWNFIELD REMEDIATION. —^A grant under paragraph (3)(A)(i) may be awarded to an eligible entity on a community-wide or site-by-site basis, not to exceed $1,000,000 per eligible entity. The Administrator may make an additional grant to an eligible entity described in the previous sentence for any year after the year for which the initial grant is made, taking into consideration— "(I) the number of sites and number of communities that are addressed by the revolving loan fund; "(II) the demand for funding by eligible entities that have not previously received a grant under this subsection; "(III) the demonstrated ability of the eligible entity to use the revolving loan fund to enhance remediation and provide funds on a continuing basis; and "(IV) such other similar factors as the Administrator considers appropriate to carry out this subsection. " (B) PROHIBITION.— "(i) IN GENERAL.— No part of a grant or loan under this subsection may be used for the payment of— "(I) a penalty or fine;

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