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Brownfield regulation and development. Wikipedia Ambassador Program April 20 th , 2011. Outline. Definition Brownfield Myths and Facts Relevant Legislation and History Benefits & Costs Funding Local Example Article. What are brownfields?. EPA defines Brownfield land as:
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Brownfield regulation and development Wikipedia Ambassador Program April 20th, 2011
Outline • Definition • Brownfield Myths and Facts • Relevant Legislation and History • Benefits & Costs • Funding • Local Example • Article
What are brownfields? • EPA defines Brownfield land as: “...any real property, the redevelopment or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a contaminant.” • Examples: abandoned gas stations, old factory and mill complexes, foundries.
B-Line Trail in Bloomington Indiana Brownfields Program’s Trails and Parks Initiative (TPI)
The B-Line Trail under construction Indiana Brownfields Program’s Trails and Parks Initiative (TPI)
Hudson, NY The City of Hudson holds regular summer concerts at their new Waterfront Park, once a brownfield site.
Why is brownfield redevelopment important? After vandalism illegal dumping health risk reduces urban sprawl increases the tax base cleans up the environment encourages urban revitalization Creates jobs Before
Exceptions • From CERCLA Liability • Bona Fide Prospective Purchasers • Contiguous Landowners • Innocent Landowners • Windfall Profit Lien Provision • De Micromis Exemption • Increase of Funds for Redevelopment of Brownfield Sites • Federal Enforcement Deferral • Excluded Sites
Approaches to Regulation • Federal: • CERCLA Trust Fund • CERCLA Three Part Liability Scheme: • Strict Liability • Joint or Several Liability • Retroactive Liability • State: • CERCLA-esque environmental scheme • Voluntary Cleanup Plan (VCP) • State Memorandums of Agreement (SMOA)
Benefits of Redevelopment • Protection of Public Health and the Environment • Location benefits • Infrastructure advantages • Economic/tax base development • Leveraged investments • Job creation • Sprawl deterrent
Obstacles to Redevelopment • Public Perception • The number of unused industrial sites is large • Potentially large and uncertain liability thwarts efforts to revitalize communities • Unused industrial sites have infrastructure weakness • Potential exposure pathways • Potential risks to receptors – human and ecological • Cost
Funding Options State - Indiana Revolving Loan Fund Grant System Assessment Grants Cleanup Grants Environmental Workforce Development Grants Training, Research and Technical Assistance Grants Revolving Loan Fund Available through 2013 Grant System Stipulated Assessment Grant (SAG) Stipulated Remediation Grant (SRG) Federal
Sources • Indiana Brownfields Program http://www.in.gov/ifa/2334.htm • USEPA: Brownfields and Land Revitalization http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/ • National Association of Development Organizations (NADO)http://www.nado.org/rf/innocenters/brown.php • International City/County Management Association (ICMA)http://www.icma.org/main/topic.asp?tpid=19&hsid=10 • National Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals (NALGEP) http://www.nalgep.org/issues/brownfields/ • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD