Bush Signs Brownfields Bill, Will Seek 2003 Budget Hike
President Bush has signed legislation that officials say will give a push to converting polluted former industrial sites into new commercial zones or parkland. Along with signing the "brownfields" bill on Jan. 11, Bush said his fiscal 2003 budget proposal would seek to double funding the Environmental Protection Agency's brownfields program.
The White House says the request would be $200 million, compared with the 2002