Empowering Brownfields Redevelopment: Tools & Incentives

1. Incentives & Tools for the Redevelopment of BrownfieldsMT Economic Developers AssociationJune 10, 2010 • Mark Walker • Community Brownfields Foundation • Ted Lanzano • EPA Region 8 • Amy Steinmetz • Montana Department of Environmental Quality • Melissa Hartman • Miles City Housing Authority

2. What is a Brownfield? Any Site where the perception of environmental issues (real or not) hinders the redevelopment of the site.

3. Types of Brownfields Greenhouse Schoolhouse

4. Types of Brownfields Roundhouse Meth House

5. Types of Brownfields Power House My House!

6. Types of Brownfields Drycleaner Mine Scarred Land

7. Types of Brownfields?…..Landfills

8. Why Do We Have Brownfields? • Superfund and Chain of Title • Joint & Several • Fear of the Unknown • Cost of Cleanup? • Managing Liability Associated with Contamination • Brownfields Statute is a Roadmap

9. So, Why Do Brownfield Redevelopment? • Positive impact to the Tax Base. • Elimination of blight and adjunct effects. • Shovel-Ready Sites! • Improving Public Health and the Environment

10. Case Study #1Small Town Garage Brownfield

11. Does it Pay?

12. Case Study #2Gas Station to Small Office Building Before After

13. Tax Base Impact from Brownfield Cleanup

14. Turning Eyesores into AssetsAn Introduction to Brownfields Tools Ted Lanzano Brownfields Project Manager EPA, Region 8 Montana Economic Developers Association Miles City, Montana June 10, 2010 EPA Region 8 - Serving communities in ND, SD, MT, UT, WY, CO & 27 Tribal Nations

15. Typical Brownfields Challenges Examples: • Abandoned gas & service stations • Idle factories & warehouses • Dump sites, scrap yards & machine shops • Lands impacted by mining (tails, slag, adits, etc.) • Illegal drug labs (e.g. meth labs) • Sick buildings (lead paint/asbestos)

16. EPA Brownfields Program • Created to help address +/-500,000 underutilized potentially contaminated “brownfields” properties nationwide • Grants and technical assistance to support community revitalization through assessment, cleanup and job training grants and technical assistance.

17. What EPA Grants Can and Can’t Do • Available to governments, non-profits, redevelopment authorities. Loans also available to private developers. • Can fund public outreach, site inventories/assessments and environmental cleanups • Cannot be used for non-environmental site prep or vertical build • Funds cannot be spent on Superfund sites and property owned by the federal government

18. Assessment Grants • To inventory, characterize, and assess brownfield properties; to conduct planning, outreach and community involvement; and/or to prepare cleanup plans. • Community-wide or site specific (single site) • $200,000 available for hazardous substance contamination • $200,000 available for petroleum contamination • Coalitions of three or more eligible entities can receive up to $1 million • No-cost share required Then… Now Assessment funding helped the City of Evanston, Wyoming, redevelop its historic Roundhouse Complex into premier event space.

19. Cleanup Grants • To carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites • Up to $200K per property • Cost share requirement of 20% • Must own the property when you apply • Non-profits may apply Then… Now Peanut Mine Cleanup: Crested Butte, CO

20. Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grants • To make low interest loans to carry out cleanup activities at brownfields properties. • Up to $1M per eligible entity or up to $3M for coaltions. • Supplemental funds available annually • Cost share requirement of 20% Then… Now RLF Loan for cleanup of the Sawmill property in downtown Missoula, MT

21. Montana RLF Grantees • Great Falls Development Authority • Northern Rocky Mountain RC&D • Coalition Members: Snowy Mountain Development Corporation (SMDC), and Montana Business Association Connection (MBAC) • The City of Missoula • Great Northern Development Corporation • Coalition Members: Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation, Southeastern Montana Development Corporation, and the Fort Peck Tribes

22. 2010 Grant Schedule • July 2010 – On-line grant writing workshop • August 2010 - Guidelines available • October 2010 – Proposals due • March 2011 – Announcements made • May – June 2011 – Awards made www.epa.gov/region8/brownfields

23. Typical assistance consists of Phase I and II assessments and cleanup planning Ongoing application process Easy on-line application! TBAs conducted by EPA environmental consultants Targeted Brownfields Assessments (TBAs) (Non-grant Assistance) TBA of former Community Center in Mountain, ND http://www.epa.gov/region08/brownfields

24. Job Training Grants • Grants to provide environmental skills for residents of communities affected by brownfields • Colleges, universities, non-profit training centers, cities, states, among others, are eligible • Max funding is $200,000 Brownfields Job Training Program Salt Lake Community College August 2006

25. Other Federal Resources for Brownfields Projects • HUD • DOT • EDA • Army Corps of Engineers • USDA • Brownfields Federal Programs Guide: • http://epa.gov/brownfields/partners/bf_fed_pr_gd.htm

26. Who Do I Contact with Questions? Ted Lanzano - EPA Region 8 • 303-312-6596 • lanzano.ted@epa.gov • www.epa.gov/region8/brownfields Amy Steinmetz - Montana Department of Environmental Quality • (406) 841-5053 • asteinmetz@mt.gov • http://deq.mt.gov/brownfields/default.mcpx Mark Walker – Community Brownfields Foundation • (303) 962-0944 • mark@communitybrownfields.com • www.coloradobrownfieldsfoundation.org

27. DEQ Brownfields Program Amy Steinmetz Petroleum Brownfields Coordinator Department of Environmental Quality Remediation Division PO Box 200901 Helena, MT 59620 asteinmetz@mt.gov (406) 841-5053

28. Brownfields Programs Within DEQ • Site Response Section • Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST)/Brownfields Section • Hazardous Waste Section

29. DEQ’s Brownfield Roles • Public Record of Sites • Inventory of Potential Brownfield Sites • Respond to Information Requests • Assessment/Cleanup Oversight • Site Specific Work if Funding is Available • Cleanup Verification/No Further Corrective Action

30. Site Response Section • Hazardous Substances (State Superfund) • Voluntary Cleanup and Redevelopment Act • Voluntary Cleanup Plan (VCP) • Eliminate Impediments to Sale or Redevelopment • Minimize Administrative Processes and Costs • http://deq.mt.gov/StateSuperfund/vcra.mcpx

31. Petroleum Brownfields • Petroleum Release Sites, Underground Storage Tank Sites • Petroleum Brownfields Eligibility Determinations • Petroleum Brownfields Guidance/ Eligibility Determination Form: http://deq.mt.gov/Brownfields/MTBrownfieldsPrograms.mcpx (link at bottom of page) • Corrective Action Plan/Report Reviews

32. Hazardous Waste • Hazardous Waste Generator Sites • Asbestos Control Program • Permit Required • Meth Cleanup Program (MCP) • MCP reviews assessment and remediation reports to determine if a site can be removed from the Meth Labs List on DEQ’s website

33. Former Auto Service Center, Great Falls—Vacant for 10 Years

34. Cleanup Phase Using Brownfields Revolving Loan Funds

35. September 1, 2010

36. DEQ Brownfields Contacts Hazardous Waste Section Site Response Section Becky Holmes Jason Seyler (406) 444-2876 (406) 841-5071 rholmes@mt.govjseyler@mt.gov LUST/Brownfields Section Amy Steinmetz (406) 841-5053 asteinmetz@mt.gov DEQ’s Brownfields Website: http://deq.mt.gov/brownfields/default.mcpx