Introduction & Success Stories
Insurance, Incentives, & Funding
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Brownfields Resource Guide
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Supporting New England Communities: Resource Guide to Programs of the Sustainable Communities Partnership
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Brownfields Redevelopment Toolbox: A Guide for Massachusetts Communities file size 1MB
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- Eligibility for Brownfields Redevelopment Tools, by Stakeholder
- List of Economically Distressed Areas (EDAs)
- Brownfields Site Assessment & Cleanup Funding
- State Subsidized Environmental Insurance
- Brownfields Tax Incentives
- Brownfields Liability Relief
Brownfields Support Team Initiative
- Announcement of BST Initiative
- Announcement of BST Pilot Sites
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BST Update, November 2012 file size 2MB
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BST Update, July 2011
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Massachusetts Brownfield Support Team Initiative: May 2010 Update file size 3MB
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- Press Release "Announcement of Second Round of BST Projects"
- Former Kiley Barrel Site in Somerville is Highlighted
- $2 Million to Support Springfield, Grafton Brownfield Support Team Projects
- MassDEP is Awarded $1 Million in FY09 EPA Brownfields Assessment Funds
Brownfields Act
- Brownfields Act
Chapter 206 of the Acts of 1998
- Summary of the Brownfields Act: Chapter 206 of the Acts of 1998
The Brownfields Act provides liability relief and financial incentives to attract new investment in these properties while ensuring that the Commonwealth's environmental standards are met.
Contacts
Brownfield Information/MassDEP
Kerry Bowie, MassDEP Brownfields Coordinator
(617) 556-1007
kerry.bowie@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 - Gerard Martin (508) 946-2799
Western Regional Office - Ben Fish (413) 755-2285
Access to Capital Program
Thomas Barry, Massachusetts Business Development Corporation (MBDC)
(781) 928-1106
tbarry@mass-business.com
MBDC Access to Capital Program
MA Brownfields Redevelopment Fund
MassDevelopment
1-800-445-8030
MA Brownfields Tax Credit
Dan Seferian, MA DOR
(617) 626-3293
rulesandregs@dor.state.ma.us
DOR Brownfields Credit Application Form
MA Brownfields Covenant Not to Sue Program
John Beling, Brownfields Unit Chief
Office of the Attorney General
(617) 727-2200 x 2423
John.Beling@state.ma.us
Attorney General's Brownfields Covenant Program
Department of Housing And Community Development Funding (DHCD)
Elaine Wijnja, DHCD
(617)573-1360
elaine.wijnja@ocd.state.ma.us
Department of Housing and Community Development
MA Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP)
Eileen Rogan, Massachusetts Office of Buisness Development (MOBD)
(617) 973-8538
eileen.rogan@state.ma.us
MOBD Economic Development Incentive Program
MA Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development MassWorks Program
Victoria Maquire
(617) 788-3649
victoria.maguire@state.ma.us
MassWorks Infrastructure Program
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 Brownsfield Redevelopment Fund
US Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Program
Carol Tucker, EPA
(617) 918-1221
tucker.carol@epamail.epa.gov
US EPA Brownfields Program
EPA Brownfields in New England
US EPA Waste Site Cleanup & Reuse in New England Brownfields
US Department of Housing and Urban Development Funding
Cedric Kam, HUD
(617) 994-8352
Cedric_C._Kam@hud.gov
HUD.Gov Grants
Economic Development Administration
David Ives
(202) 482-0529
dives@eda.doc.gov
U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA)
Links
- Mass.Gov
- Cities & towns
- EEA Smart Growth & Urban Enviromnets
- EEA Smart Growth and Urban Enviroments - Building Vibrant Communities
- Department of Energy Resources (DOER)
- Green Communities
- Massachusetts Alliance for Economic Development (MassEcon)
- Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC)
- U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
- National Park Service (NPS)
- U.S. Department of Commerce/Economic Development Administration (EDA)
- US Army Corps of Engineers Brownfields - Urban Waters Program
- U.S. Department of Energy
