[Vision2020] PR: Brownfields Award

[Mark Seman]

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  -----Original Message-----
  From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com
[mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]On Behalf Of Stephanie Kalasz
  Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 3:36 PM
  To: v2020
  Subject: [Vision2020] PR: Brownfields Award


  Press Release - City of Moscow Receives $475,000 EPA Grant



  To:      Interested Media

  From:  Gary J. Riedner, City Supervisor

              206 E. 3rd St., Moscow, Idaho 83843

  Telephone: (208) 883-7006; Fax: (208) 883-7018

  E-mail: griedner at ci.moscow.id.us

  c:         Mayor, City Council, All City Users

  Re:      City of Moscow Press Release

  Date:   April 19, 2010





  For Immediate Release:



  City of Moscow Receives $475,000 EPA Grant



  Moscow, Idaho - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced
today that it has selected $78.9 million in brownfields grants to
communities in 40 states, four tribes and one U.S. Territory, with a
$475,000 award to the City of Moscow.  This funding will be used for the
assessment, cleanup and redevelopment of brownfields properties, including
abandoned gas stations, old textile mills, closed smelters and other
abandoned industrial and commercial properties.



  The brownfields program encourages redevelopment of America's estimated
450,000 abandoned and contaminated waste sites.  As of March 2010, EPA's
brownfields assistance has leveraged more than $14 billion in cleanup and
redevelopment funding, and 61,277 jobs in cleanup, construction and
redevelopment.  These investments and jobs target local, under-served and
economically disadvantaged neighborhoods - places where environmental
cleanups and new jobs are most needed.  Cleaning up our communities is one
of EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson's priorities, which leads not only to
health and environmental benefits but also economic development and
prosperity.



  "To strengthen our economy, we must first strengthen our communities,"
said Administrator Jackson.  "Cleaning up and revitalizing these
contaminated sites opens doors to new businesses, new homes and new jobs for
American workers while making our environment cleaner and the community
healthier.  This shows that what is right for the environment is right for
the economy."



  In total, EPA is selecting 304 grants through the Brownfields Assessment,
Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup Grants programs:



    a.. 188 assessment grants, totaling $42.56 million, will conduct site
assessment and planning for cleanup at one or more brownfields sites as part
of a community-wide effort.
    b.. 17 revolving loan fund grants, totaling $17 million, will provide
loans and subgrants for communities to begin cleanup activities at
brownfields sites.  Revolving loan funds are generally used to provide low
interest loans for brownfields cleanups.
    c.. 99 cleanup grants, totaling $19.36 million, will provide funding for
grant recipients to carryout cleanup activities at brownfield sites they
own.


  Since the beginning of the brownfields program in 1995, EPA has awarded
1,702 assessment grants totaling $401 million, 262 revolving loan fund
grants totaling more than $256.7 million, and 655 cleanup grants totaling
$129.4 million.  As part of Administrator Jackson's commitment to this
program, the 2011 proposed budget includes an increase of $215 million for
brownfields with a focus on planning, cleanup, job training and
redevelopment.



  In 2002, the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act were passed.  The brownfields law expanded the definition
of what is considered a brownfield, so communities may now focus on
mine-scarred lands, sites contaminated by petroleum or sites contaminated as
a result of manufacturing and distribution of illegal drugs (e.g. meth
labs).

  More information on the FY 2010 grant recipients:
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/



  More information on EPA's brownfields program:
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/



  Brownfields success stories:
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/success/index.htm



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