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Brownfields Initiatives
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1: Adopt on-site testing to streamline the cleanup process
Pilot the "Triad" program on two sites
2: Create remediation guidelines for New York City cleanups
Analyze New York City's soil and develop a set of standard cleanup remedies appropriate to the city
3: Establish a city office to promote brownfield planning and redevelopment
Create a new City office to increase resources dedicated to brownfield planning, testing and cleanups
4: Expand participation in the current State Brownfield Clean-up Program (BCP
Ask State to redistribute BCP tax credits to relieve budgetary pressures, and begin covering New York City-specific contamination
5: Create a city program to oversee all additional clean ups
Create a City-sponsored program to provide oversight of cleanups for any sites not enrolled in other programs
6: Provide incentives to lower costs of remediation
Dedicate $15 million to capitalize a fund to support brownfield redevelopment
7: Encourage State to release community-based redevelopment grants
Advocate for State to reform the Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) program and release planning grant funds to community groups
8: Incentivize developers to participate in Brownfields Opportunity Area (BOA) planning
Advocate for financial incentives for developments constructed in coordination with a BOA
9: Launch outreach efforts to educate communities about brownfield redevelopment
Educate, outreach, and provide technical assistance to communities, private developers, and City agencies to promote brownfield redevelopment
10: Create a database of historic uses across New York City to identify potential brownfields
Conduct a historic use assessment for all city sites in order to measure long-term progress towards goal
11: Limit liability of property owners who seek to redevelop brownfields
Create an insurance program and legal protections to limit the liability of developers willing to clean up land they did not pollute
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Read the PlaNYC report on Brownfields
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Read Progress Report 2008 on Brownfields
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Additional Resources
Brownfields, NYC Office of Environmental Coordination

Environmental Clean Up and Brownfields, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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