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Adam In Albany: Attention to Polluted "Brownfields"
Posted on Saturday, June 14 @ 09:03:03 EDT by jfbailey
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WPCNR'S ADAM IN ALBANY. By NYS District 89 Assemblyman Adam T. Bradley. June 14, 2003: I am pleased that the Assembly recently passed legislation to help clean up polluted industrial sites known as brownfields, refinance the state’s Superfund program, and revitalize local economies (A.7507).
Brownfields are a hindrance on local economies and a threat to our families’ health. These contaminated industrial wastelands can be better used in a variety of ways to benefit the community. The Assembly’s measure will help these vacant spaces become productive again by funding the clean-up and creating incentives to bring new businesses and jobs to the restored locations.
Most brownfields have remained undeveloped because of the potential for lawsuits stemming from the pollution as well as expensive clean-up costs. The measure helps identify and prioritize brownfields through the state Department of Environmental Conservation, as well as provide liability relief and financial incentives to developers, investors and municipalities, including tax credits for businesses that locate on restored brownfields in distressed areas.
This legislation also raises an additional $18.1 million annually through an assessment on hazardous waste generators which, along with existing fees, would provide $200 million a year to clean up the most dangerous contaminated sites in the Superfund program.
The measure also allows the community to become involved in the future development of these sites by requiring public notice, comment periods, and the distribution of a comprehensive fact sheet prepared by the DEC to all affected and interested parties.
Polluted industrial sites pose both public and environmental health issues, and economic strain, and we must return them to a productive state for the sake of environment and our economy.
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