Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection MA Brownfields Initiative
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Privatized Cleanup Program l Streamlined Cleanup Program l Licensed Site Professionals (LSP)s l Flexibility Built into Standards l Cleanup Tailored to Reuse
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection 1998 Brownfields Act l Partnering of State Agencies l Financial Incentives l Liability Relief l Technical Assistance
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Liability Incentives: – “Eligible Persons” – Downgradient Property Owners – Tenants – Municipalities/CDCs – Secured Lenders
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Liability Incentives Cont. l Covenant Not to Sue Program Complicated BF Projects Negotiated Agreements For Seller and Buyer Cleanup/Redevelopment Must Occur
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Financial Incentives: l Brownfields Redevelopment Fund Assessment Funds Cleanup Funds Economic Development
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Financial Incentives (cont.) l Brownfields Redevelopment Access to Capital (BRAC) Program State Subsidized Environmental Insurance Mitigates Environmental Risk Volume Discount/Subsidy of 50%
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Tax Incentives l MA Brownfields Tax Credit l MA Historic Tax Credit l MA Low-Income Housing Tax Credit l MA Municipal Tax Abatement l Economic Development Incentive Program l Federal Brownfields Tax Deduction
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Involved Federal Agencies l Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) l Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) l National Park Service (NPS) l Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) l Department of Transportation (DOT)
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Involved State Agencies l MassDEP- Cleanup Standards l MassDevelopment- Loan Funds l MassBusiness- Insurance l Attorney General’s Office- CNTS l Exec. Office Env. Affairs- EJ l Executive Office of Transportation- TOD
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Before l Cumming Center, Beverly
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection After l Cumming Center, Beverly
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Before l Brook Street Park, Lawrence
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection After l Brook Street Park, Lawrence
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection MassMoca, North Adams
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Walkers Brook Landfill, Reading
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Resources l DEP Websites – Brownfields Programs: – Overview Cleanup Process: – – LSP Program: – Sites List:
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection DEP Contacts Catherine Finneran, DEP BF Coordinator (617)