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February 28, 2019 By aqatc

Community Benefits Agreement CBA for the Willamette River Superfund Clean-Up

The City, Metro, Port of Portland, and other responsible parties shall adopt a CBA that will be developed by communities disproportionately impacted by Portland Harbor toxins, who will sign onto the legal agreement with agencies. Impacted communities include Native Americans, Black/African American, Immigrants, Refugees, and Houseless. The CBA will have benefits and standards for impacted communities, including: Construction (Cleanup & Restoration), including contracting (standards-created pre-bid process and enforced to all sub-contractors via CBA) and workforce (All contractors and sub-contractors will be binded via CBA); Public Access, Land Ownership, and Stewardship, including public access, land ownership, stewardship of wetlands; Health Awareness and Health Policy, including Health Awareness, Education, and Outreach; Community Health Funding and Health Policy Recommendations; Recreation; Pollution Control, Disposal, and Transportation; Ongoing Oversight of Water, Air, and River Sediment Toxins, including community stakeholders in leadership; Future Economic/Housing Development; and Community Grants and Endowment.

(Portland Harbor Community Coalition)

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