Brownfields Introduction

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How MassDEP Can Help

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MassDEP Brownfields Success Stories

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Brownfields Redevelopment Toolbox: A Guide for Massachusetts Communities

January 2008
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Eligibility for Brownfields Redevelopment Tools, by Stakeholder

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List of Economically Distressed Areas

To get funding under the Brownfields Redevelopment Fund, or the Brownfields Tax Credit, a project must be located in an Economically Distressed Area (EDA).
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Site Assessment and Cleanup Funding

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State Subsidized Environmental Insurance

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Tax Incentives

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Liability Relief

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Brownfields Fact Sheet, November 2006

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Massachusetts "Site Investigation Matters" Brochure

From NEWMOA
NEWMOA Web site

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Brownfields Act

Chapter 206 of the Acts of 1998  
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Summary of the Brownfields Act

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Brownfield Information/MassDEP

Catherine Finneran, MA DEP Brownfields Coordinator
(617) 556-1138
Catherine.Finneran@state.ma.us   

MassDEP Regional Brownfields Contacts

Northeast Regional Office - Joanne Fagan (978) 694-3390
Central Regional Office - Diane Belliveau (508) 767-2805
Southeast Regional Office - Ellie Grillo (508) 946-2866
Western Regional Office - Ben Fish (413) 755-2285

MA Environmental Justice and Brownfields Program/Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs (EOEEA)

Janet Curtis, EOEA
(617) 626-1026
janet.curtis@state.ma.us
EOEEA Web site

MA Brownfields Redevelopment Access to Capital Program

Thomas Barry, Massachusetts Business Development Corporation (MBDC)
(781) 928-1106
tbarry@mass-business.com
MBDC Web site

MA Brownfields Redevelopment Fund

MassDevelopment
1-800-445-8030
MassDevelopment Web Site

MA Brownfields Tax Credit

Dan Seferian, MA DOR
(617) 626-3293
daniel.seferian@state.ma.us
DOR Web site

MA Brownfields Covenant Not to Sue Program

Ben Ericson, Office of the Attorney General
(617) 727-2200 x 2435
Benjamin.Ericson@ago.state.ma.us
Attorney General's Web site

Department of Housing And Community Development Funding (DHCD)

Elaine Wijnja, DHCD
(617) 573-1360
elaine.wijnja@ocd.state.ma.us
DHCD Web site

MA Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP)

Robert Foley, Massachusetts Office of Buisness Development (MOBD)
(617) 788-3638
robert.foley@state.ma.us
MOBD Web site

MA Executive Office of Economic Development MORE Program

Anita Kim
(617) 788-3659
anita.kim@state.ma.us
MORE Web site

US Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Program

Carol Tucker, EPA
(617) 918-1221
tucker.carol@epamail.epa.gov
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EPA Brownfields in New England

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US Department of Housing and Urban Development Funding

Cedric Kam, HUD
(617) 994-8352
Cedric_C._Kam@hud.gov
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Economic Development Administration

David Ives
(202) 482-0529
dives@eda.doc.gov
EDA Web site

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Access to information on state government and agencies.
Mass.gov Web site

Commonwealth Communities

Access to municipal information and websites.
Commonwealth Communities Web site

Massachusetts Office for Commonwealth Development

Smart Growth and Community Development: OCD Was created to care for the built and natural environments by promoting sustainable development through the integration of energy, environmental, housing and transportation policies, programs and regulation.
OCD Web site

Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA)

Building Vibrant Communities: This book guides a community through the process of creating an effective Community Development Plan. These GIS-oriented Plans balance a community's environmental, housing, transportation and economic development needs as it continues to grow.
EOEEA Web site

Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development (MAED)

Business Assistance: The MAED was founded through the Massachusetts Office of Business Development to encourage business in Massachusetts and partner with businesses, the state's utility and telecommunications companies, real estate associations, and public sector partners.
MAED Web site

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

SAFETEA/Transportation Funding: The DOT provides funding to state, regional and local governments for transportation enhancements and planning through the SAFETEA (formerly known as ISTEA and TEA-21) and technical assistance programs.
DOT Web site

U.S. National Park Service

Groundworks Trust and Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery (UPARR) Program: The National Park Service promotes the creation of open space and recreational areas on brownfields and other sites.
NPS Web site

U.S. Department of Commerce/Economic Development Administration (EDA)

Planning and Technical Assistance Grants/Economic Adjustment Program (Title IX):
The EDA provides funding for work related to planning, infrastructure improvements, roadwork, and rehabilitation of buildings, and to municipalities that have suffered major job losses.
EDA Web site

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Brownfields Program: The Army Corps of Engineers provides engineering capabilities such as emergency response, environmental restoration, infrastructure renewal and water resource damages. They have partnered with EPA and other federal partners to promote brownfields redevelopment.
Corps Web site

U.S. Department of Energy

Brightfields Program: A Brightfield is an abandoned or contaminated property ("brownfield") that is redeveloped through the incorporation of solar energy. The Department of Energy's revolutionary Brightfields concept addresses economic development, environmental cleanup, and air quality challenges by bringing pollution-free solar energy and high-tech solar manufacturing jobs to brownfield sites.
DOE Web site

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Portfields Program: NOAA has partnered with EPA and other federal agencies to promote the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfields sites located along ports, harbors and marine transportation hubs.
NOAA Web site

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MassDevelopment Brownfields Advisory Group

This group was established through the 1998 Brownfields Act to oversee the Brownfields Redevelopment Fund.  Meetings are quarterly and open to the public.
MassDevelopment Web site

Brownfields 2008

The next National Brownfields Conference will take place May 5-7, 2008, at Detroit's Cobo Center. Opportunities exist for presenting, endorsing, sponsoring, and exhibiting. 
NBC Web site

National Brownfields Association (NBA) "Big Deal" Conference

The NBA is holding a national brownfields conference October 16-17 in Chicago, IL.
NBA Web site

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