THE BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM: OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITIES Megan Quinn - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization THE BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM: OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITIES Megan Quinn Budget/Management Team Lead, OBLR/US EPA

CLEANING UP COMMUNITIES AND ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT  EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) administers EPA Cleanup Programs  One of OLEM’s goals is to preserve and restore land by promoting and using protective waste management practices and by assessing and cleaning up contaminated sites  Superfund, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Underground Storage Tanks (UST) and Brownfields Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization 7

EPA’S CLEANUP PROGRAMS Minimize diesel emissions Promote use of renewable energy Minimize use of new material Minimize waste generation ENVIRONMEN TAL Promote water Minimize habitat disturbance efficiency Preserve greenspace through Facilitate land reuse reuse Engage communities in SOCIAL ECONOMIC cleanup and reuse Provide employment decisions opportunities Cleanup to reasonably Provide technical anticipated land use assistance to communities Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization 8

EPA GRANTS & TOOLS FIND, ASSESS AND CLEAN BROWNFIELDS  Grants – provide funding to certain organizations to perform specific activities:  Competitive:  Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund (RLF), Cleanup (ARC)  Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training (EWDJT)  Multipurpose Grants  Research, training, and technical assistance  Non-competitive  State and Tribal Response Programs  Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA)  Technical Assistance:  Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities (TAB)  Land Revitalization project assistance Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization 9

BROWNFIELDS LAW (RECENTLY AMENDED BY THE BUILD ACT)  Small Business Liability Relief & Brownfields Revitalization Act  Amends CERCLA  Defines “Brownfields Site”  Authorizes funding for:  Assessment, Cleanup and Revolving Loan Fund Grants and Targeted Brownfields Assessments (TBAs)  State and Tribal response programs  Research, Training and Technical Assistance Grants  Clarifies Superfund liability and provides liability protections for:  Innocent landowners  Contiguous property owners  Bona fide prospective purchasers Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization 10

BUILD ACT AMENDMENTS TO BROWNFIELDS LAW- GRANT PROGRAMS  Expanded Eligibility for Nonprofit Organizations and limited liability corporations  Adds 501(c)(3) nonprofits as eligible to receive assessment and RLF grants  Increased Funding for Cleanup Grants  Up to $500k per site; waiver up to $650k  Established a Multi-Purpose Grant (§104(k)(4))  Up to $1 M; no more than 15% of appropriation  New ranking criteria  Removed Administrative Cost Prohibition  Recipients may use up to 5% of award on administrative costs Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization 11

BROWNFIELD PROPERTIES IN THE EPA DATABASE Map to your projects: Cleanups in My Community https://www.epa.gov/cleanups/cleanups-my-community or GeoPlatform http://intranet.epa.gov/gis/makeamap.html

BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT GRANTS  Provide funding to:  Inventory and assess sites  Area-Wide Planning  Cleanup and conduct redevelopment planning  Conduct community involvement and facilitate area wide planning  Who is eligible?  State, local, and tribal governments  Non-Profits  General purpose units of local government  Regional Council or redevelopment agencies  Funding:  Up to $300,000 to assess properties contaminated by hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants and/or petroleum sites  For site-specific proposals, may seek waiver of $200,000 limit and request up to $350,000  Up to $600k for assessment coalition Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization 13

BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT GRANTS Before: After:  Grant Recipient: City of Hickory, North Carolina  Former Use: Hosiery Mills, Storage Space  Current Use: Restaurant and Other Food Service, Event Venues, Fitness Center, Office and Retail Space  Grant Award: $400,000 (2007 and 2012)  Grant Type: Brownfield Assessment Grant Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization 14

REVOLVING LOAN FUND (RLF) GRANTS  Provides funding to capitalize a revolving loan fund that provides loans and subgrants to carry out cleanup of brownfield sites.  Who is eligible?  State, local, and tribal governments  General purpose units of local government  Regional Council or redevelopment agencies  Funding:  Up to $1,000,000 per eligible entity  Funds may be used to address properties contaminated w/ hazardous substances and/or petroleum  Requires a 20 percent cost share Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization 15

REVOLVING LOAN FUND (RLF) GRANTS Before:  Grant Recipient: City of Waterloo, IA  Former Uses: Meat-packing plant, various manufacturing plants, bulk oil storage facility, automotive service and repair shops, hotel  Current Uses: Human services campus, public works building, sports and recreation facility, mixed-use commercial and residential property  Loan Amount: $350,000 (loaned to After: developer for cleanup)  Grant Type: Revolving Loan Fund Grant *also received Brownfields Assessment Pilot Grant, CERCLA 128(a) State Response Program, Assessment and Cleanup Grants, and EPA Hazardous Substances Cleanup Grant 16 Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization

CLEANUP GRANTS  Provide funding for cleanup activities at brownfields.  Who is eligible?  State, local, and tribal governments  General purpose units of local government  Regional Council or redevelopment agencies  Non-profit organizations *Applicants must own the property at time of application  Funding:  Up to $500,000 (new in FY19 from BUILD Act)  Requires a 20 percent cost share Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization 17

CLEANUP GRANTS Before:  Grant Recipient: City of Lakewood Metro West Housing Solutions  Former Uses: Housing, light manufacturing, automobile impound, office and storage  Current Uses: Lamar Station Crossing After: and 40 West Arts District  Grant Award: $189,000  Grant Type: EPA Brownfield Cleanup Grant * also received Assessment Grant Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization 18

TARGETED BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT (TBA) Before:  TBA Recipient: Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department  Former Uses: Grocery store, equipment storage, mental health agency and college campus  Current Use: Hilltop Regional Health Center After:  Funding: $109,000  Funding Type: EPA Targeted Brownfields Assessment Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization 19

ENVIRONMENTAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND JOB TRAINING GRANTS  Provides funding to recruit, train, and place unemployed and under-employed residents of communities affected by solid and hazardous waste to facilitate cleanup of contaminated properties and prepare trainees for future employment in the environmental field.  Supports training programs in solid waste, asbestos/lead abatement, wastewater/stormwater management, integrated pest management and other areas.  Who is eligible?  States, counties, municipalities, Federally-recognized Indian Tribes, and U.S. Territories  Colleges and universities  Community job training organizations  Non-profit training centers and Workforce Investment Boards  Funding:  Up to $300,000 each Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization 20

THE BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM: MINIMAL INVESTMENT, MAXIMUM REWARD  As of FY17, Leverage $16.99 per $1 of EPA Brownfields funds spent  A recent study of r esidential property values increase 5 to 15.2% once a nearby brownfield is assessed or cleaned up  $29 - $97 M in additional local tax revenue was generated when brownfields sites cleaned up (study based on 48 sites across the country) Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization 21

AND THIS IS WHERE CDFA AND PARTNERS COME IN … - Counci cil of D Deve velopment pment Finance ance Agenc encies es are in the last year of a five-year, $1 M EPA Tech assistance grant to help Brownfields Communities achieve redevelopment redevelopment success. - CDFA will provide direct technical assistance through newsletters, webinars, workshops, project marketplaces and project response teams to identify financing financing options for brownfields projects. - The hope is…. 1. Our communities will gain additional resources/know-how and 2. EPA Staff will become more financing savvy. Brownfields Redevelopment Communities & Revitalization CDFA Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization

Cumulative Program Accomplishments Through FY18  Assessed > 28,000 brownfield properties  Cleaned up > 1,600 properties  Made > 6,000 properties ready for reuse Before: Standard Oil Filling Station in St. Louis, Missouri  Made > 76,000 acres ready for reuse  Leveraged > 128,000 jobs  Leveraged >$26.4 billion in public and private funds After: Olio wine bar and eatery in St. Louis, Missouri Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization