NEWBURGH – As much as 40 percent of the cost of rehabilitating homes for organizations like Habitat for Humanity can be spent in environmental remediation and Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney (D, NY-18) introduced legislation to assist in covering those costs.
Maloney announced his new legislation in Newburgh on Friday saying it would cover the costs associated with the cleanup of hazards line lead-based pain, pipes, asbestos or mold.
“What my bill would do is provide a grant program through Housing and Urban Development to help groups like Habitat do more work,” he said. “We know their programs work. We know it creates space for private investment, which is very important, and what my program would do with a little bit of money, is take the environmental remediation piece off their shoulders and let them do the work they do and more of it.”
The legislation was lauded by officials of Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh and Habitat for Humanity of Dutchess County.
