Beyond Brownfields: Facilitating Community Revitalization and Redevelopment

Beyond Brownfields: Facilitating Community Revitalization and Redevelopment Region 7 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Kansas City Chamber of Commerce June 26, 2018 06/26/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1

Helping Communities Get From.. THIS: TO THIS: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Community Benefits Iowa Startup Accelerator, Vault co-working lab, and the Iowa BIG program. First new construction project following 2008 floods providing catalytic investment and began redevelopment momentum in the district. Leveraged a minimum Investment of $4.5 million Retained 60 jobs 6/26/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2

Region 7 s Brownfields and Land Revitalization Branch Motto: We help people improve the environment and quality of life in their communities Promise: To help community leaders improve the environment and qualify of life in their communities by assisting them to reclaim properties for beneficial reuse and train people for livable-wage, environmental jobs. 6/26/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 3

Brownfields Properties with possible environmental issues that are limiting use of the site Before: Old Gas Station St. Louis, MO After: Olio Wine Bar Eligible for Liability Protections and Funding Can start the Revitalization Process Are Most Successful with a Community Champion Local Government frequently plays a Leading Role 6/26/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 4

LIABILITY RELIEF FOR BROWNFIELD BUYERS CERCLA (Superfund) UNIVERSE Higher Risk Brownfields & Voluntary Cleanup Enforcement Fund Lead Lower Risk Chart not to scale ALL APPROPRIATE INQUIRY (AAI) BEFORE PURCHASING PROPERTY! 6/26/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 5

Brownfield Revitalization Process Community Engagement, Visioning, and Planning Identify Brownfields Assess Environmental Conditions Phase I assessment Site visit, interviews, records search Phase II assessment Site sampling Clean up Sustainably Redevelop 6/26/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 6

Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (2002) LIABILITY RELIEF Phase I s All Appropriate Inquiry Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Section 128(b) Enforcement Bar BROWNFIELDS LAW STATE VCP Cleanup Oversight Clean Letter EPA/State MOAs GRANTS ($) Assessment, RLF and Cleanup Research &Technical Assistance Targeted Brownfield Assessments 6/26/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 7

MARCH 2018 BUILD ACT Part of FY 2018 Omnibus Bill Amends the Brownfields provisions of CERCLA Reauthorized the Brownfields Provisions through 2022 6/26/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 8

How We Can Help Direct EPA COMPETITIVE GRANTS Assessment & Area-Wide Planning Cleanup Multi-Purpose Revolving Loan Fund Environmental Workforce Development & Job Training EPA ONE-ON-ONE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TARGETED BROWNFIELD ASSESSMENTS REGION 7 REDEVELOPMENT NAVIGATION TEAM (RNT) Indirect TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM EPA GRANTEES Groundwork USA Council of Development Finance Agencies University of Louisville Association of State & Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials Hazardous Materials Training & Research Institute International City/County Management Assoc. Tribal Technical Assistance Technical Assistance to Brownfield Communities: New Jersey Institute of Technology Kansas State University Center for Creative Land Recycling OTHER EPA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE National Brownfields Conference Workshops/Webinars Publications On-line Tools/Templates EPA Contract Support TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM STATE AND TRIBAL RESPONSE PROGRAMS Small Community Assistance Grants 6/26/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 9

BROWNFIELD COMPETITIVE GRANTS Address Environmental Concerns Remove Barriers to Redevelopment Leverage other private & public investment Return on investment is over $16 per $1 in competitive grant funds Train & Place Unemployed & Under-employed People Impacted by Brownfields FY18 Brownfield Grant Competition Results Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup Nationally: 613 proposals reviewed;158 proposals selected for 54.5M Region 7: 15 proposals reviewed, 8 proposals selected for $2.5M Environmental Workforce Development and Job-Training Competition Nationally: 47 proposals reviewed; 17 proposals selected for $3.4M Region 7: 3 proposals reviewed; 2 proposals selected for $400,000 6/26/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 11

Grant Type Assessment Cleanup Multi- Purpose (Assessment & Cleanup) Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Environmental Workforce Development and Job-Training (EWDJT) Assistance to Small and Tribal Communities Eligible Applicants Government, Tribe, Quasi-Government, Regional Councils, Non-profits Same + Job-Training Organizations, Community Colleges, Universities States, Tribes Amount of Funding Available (Up to $) $200,000 per site $400,000 per grant $600,000 per Coalition $500,000 per site 20% Cost Share $1,000,000 20% Cost Share for Cleanup $1,000,000 < 50% Subawards $200,000 $20,000 per community Common Eligible Grant Activities Inventory, characterize and assess brownfields; community engagement and visioning; area-wide/ redevelopment planning; cleanup planning Cleanup planning; community engagement; cleanup; reuse and redevelopme nt planning All Assessment and Cleanup Grant Activities Capitalize a RLF program; provide loans and subawards to carry out brownfield cleanup activities Recruit, train, and place unemployed and under-employed brownfield community residents; training includes various aspects of hazardous and solid waste management, as well as variety of other environmental. Provide training, technical assistance, or research for small communities (populations of 15,000 or less), Indian tribes, rural areas, and disadvantaged areas 6/26/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 12

FFY19 Brownfield Grant Competition Schedule Tentative schedule dependent on available federal fiscal year (FFY) 2019 funding and authority. Competition guidelines published OCT DEC 2018 Proposals due 45-60 days later Proposals selected for grants announced late spring 2019 Funding award NLT September 2019 13 6/26/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 13

EPA Brownfield Land Revitalization Process Community Need Housing Greenspace Health Opportunities Economic Development Project Development Kansas State TAB LR Contracts EJ Small Grants Building Blocks Area Wide Planning Brownfields Resources Targeted Brownfield Assessments Assessment, Cleanup, RLF Grants State Level Resources EPA EWDJT Grants Resource Mapping Council of Development Finance Agencies Kansas State TAB Brownfield or Other Contaminated Property Partnership Building Citizen Engagement Visioning Planning Coordination w/existing Efforts Sustainable Redevelopment 6/26/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 15

Region 7 s Redevelopment Navigation Team (RNT) A cross-program advocacy team to promote and facilitate the reuse and redevelopment of regulated contaminated sites or brownfield sites. Translating the brownfield redevelopment process to enforcement sites Breaking down program silos to focus collectively on sites with redevelopment potential Integrating cleanup decisions and redevelopment plans Rapidly and thoroughly responding to inquiries from community, federal, and state partners 6/26/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 16

EPA REDEVELOPMENT RESOURCES Technical Assistance for Brownfields (TAB) Facilitation/Strategic Planning Market Analysis Design Charrettes/Site Planning Discretionary Funding Using EPA Contractors Design Charrettes/Site Planning Market Analysis Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA) Environmental Site Assessments Easy to apply contact Whitney Bynum (bynum.whitney@epa.gov) 6/26/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 18

More EPA Assistance Provider Grantees Council on Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) Mentoring communities to find financing solutions to redevelopment. Groundworks USA Assist with community engagement efforts. 6/26/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 19

REGION 7 BROWNFIELDS RESULTS Active Brownfields Grants by State R7 Brownfields Accomplishments (since 1995) 6 Grants $2,859,013 9 Grants $3,648,395 Assessments Completed Cumulative 3,701 FY17 135 NE IA KS 7 Grants $3,937,753 Cleanups Completed Dollars Leveraged Jobs Leveraged 101 $1.49B 6,376 12 $38.8M 350 MO Acres Ready for Reuse 5,493 549 Properties Ready for Reuse 912 83 13 Grants $14,917,838 R7 Environmental Workforce Development & Job Training Grant Results 482 trainees obtained employment $14.51 average hourly wage 6/26/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 21

Need More Information? www.epa.gov/brownfields EPA Region 7 Program Contacts Susan Klein klein.susan@epa.gov 913-551-7786 Stan Walker walker.stanley@epa.gov 913-551-7494 6/26/2018 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 22