Clean up of Contaminated Sites There are two major sources of state funding for contaminated properties: Brownfield Redevelopment Program

Grants and Loans are available to assist with the environmental costs associated with the redevelopment of a brownfield site.

What is a Brownfield? Why Redevelop a Brownfield? Retention / Recovery of Tax Base (property taxes, local income tax) Local Private Investment = Commitment to the Community Increase in local per capita income Catalyst for Future Redevelopment Eliminate Blight Improvements to Environment Preservation of Greenspace Reuse of Existing Infrastructure Existing near-by workforce Brownfield Grant and Loan Program

Grants: Up to $1,000,000* GVSU’s Renewable Energy Center, Muskegon Loans: Up to $1,000,000* * Per Applicant per Year Brownfield Grant and Loan Program

- 15-year term, first 5 payment & interest free. - Interest rate of 2%. Riverplace, Frankenmuth Former Rail Yard, ElbertaFormer Railroad Trestle, Marquette Brownfield Loans…. Oldsmobile Park, Lansing

Program began in $143 million awarded to 300 grant and loan projects statewide. Grants and loans have leveraged $3 billion in private investment. Helped create more than 20,000 jobs. Brownfield Grant and Loan Program

Alger1 $232,000 Allegan1 $650,000 Alpena5 $532,000 Baraga1 $62,500 Barry2 $335,050 Bay11 $6,012,773 Benzie2 $1,416,937 Berrien9 $7,434,321 Branch1 $1,000,000 Calhoun4 $1,061,500 Charlevoix1 $257,813 Cheybogan1 $23,500 Chippewa5 $1,159,297 Clare1 $416,000 Crawford1 $280,000 Delta6 $1,380,500 Dickinson4 $404,980 Emmet2 $1,497,500 Genesee7 $1,904,435 Gogebic1 $183,000 Grand Trave8 $7,209,978 Gratiot1 $354,000 Houghton6 $607,600 Huron2 $820,000 Ingham10 $8,712,273 Ionia2 $459,100 Isabella 4 $1,079,090 Jackson7 $2,156,000 Kalamazoo11 $5,194,405 Kent10 $10,039,300 Lenawee1 $100,000 Livingston1 $585,000 Luce1 $52,550 Mackinac5 $313,725 Macomb1 $1,400,000 Marquette7 $2,402,260 Mason4 $1,416,150 Menominee2 $323,000 Monroe4 $4,890,000 Montcalm1 $50,000 Montmoren1 $390,000 Muskegon15 $10,796,969 Oakland10 $2,278,100 Oceana1 $178,635 Ogemaw1 $60,000 Ontonagan2 $751,000 Oscoda1 $100,000 Ottawa6 $3,813,850 Presque Isl5 $728,395 Saginaw22 $6,463,833 Saint Clair5 $1,590,600 Saint Josep2 $865,700 Sanilac1 $138,000 Schoolcraft2 $700,000 Shiawasee5 $1,931,000 Tuscola1 $50,000 Van Buren3 $2,428,500 Washtenaw7 $6,456,410 Wayne37 $30,830,285 Wexford2 $836,733 TOTAL 283 $145,796,547. Brownfield Grant and Loan Program

State Funds Leverage Private Investment in Brownfield Grant and Loan Projects Cumulative Amount (Millions of Dollars) Private Investment Grant & Loan Awards

Brownfield Grant and Loan Program

1988 Quality of Life Bond $10 Million Site Assessment $ 35 Million Site Reclamation 1998 Clean Michigan Initiative $ 37.5 Million Brownfield Redevelopment Grants $ 37.5 Million Brownfield Redevelopment Loans $50 Million Waterfront Redevelopment Grants

Grant funding will run out this year. Loan funding may last another 2 years. Currently, no new funding sources identified. Brownfield Grant and Loan Program

2008 Waterfront Redevelopment Grant Dollars Available!!! The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) is accepting proposals for projects that enhance waterfronts, increase public access, and provide economic benefits for communities. Eligible activities include: Environmental Response Activities. Property Acquisition. Public Infrastructure and Facility Improvements. Demolition. Total Available Funding ~ $750,000 RFPs Due - March 26, 2008.

Consequences Brownfield Grant and Loan Program

The Bottom Line Grant funding will be used up in 2008 Loan funding available for 2-3 more years Grants and Loans provide: Environmental clean-ups Economic Development Local prioritization of sites for redevelopment Local Jobs Brownfield Grant and Loan Program

Program Manager: Susan Erickson, UP, N. Lower, and Saginaw Bay: Jeff Hukill Central: Susan Sandell x 6312 Southeast: Bruce Moore Southwest and South Central: Carrie Geyer Contact DEQ staff to discuss a potential project: Brownfield Grant and Loan Program

Michigan Chapter National Brownfield Association

DETROIT, MICHIGAN May 5 – 7, 2008 Roadmap to Revitalization Free Registration is now open

BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENTS Conducted by DEQ at no charge to municipality Funding provided by EPA Local units of government, local development authorities, and not- for-profit community development agencies are eligible applicants Requests for assessments are made by submitting a request letter and application to the MDEQ Brownfield Assessment Program Manager. property most meet the definition of a brownfield site – “real property with presence or perceived presence of hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.” Reports are similar to Phase I/II ESA and can be used to develop Baseline Environmental Assessments or All Appropriate Inquiry determination. Submit Application to:Joseph Walczak