[CPEO-BIF] California's draft funding proposals

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) is seeking
public input to its draft proposals to receive funding through the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that will assist with brownfields
revitalization activities throughout the State.  DTSC is seeking funding
for two grants of up to $4.2 million to prepare an area-wide brownfields
assessment and to create a brownfields revolving loan fund program.   
EPA's deadline for the brownfields assessment, cleanup, and revolving
loan fund grant proposals is November 12, 2004.   These grants are part
of the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization
Act to help States and communities to assess and clean up brownfields
sites. Comments on DTSC's proposal will need to be received prior to the
deadline date.    

The area-wide assessment grant would provide $200,000 to perform an
inventory and assess potential hazardous substance release sites in
industrial areas of West Sacramento.  DTSC is partnering with the City
of West Sacramento who is applying for an interrelated $200,000
assessment grant to assess potential petroleum releases in the same
redevelopment areas.  DTSC will use this grant to refine its techniques,
procedures, and new initiatives to support redevelopment agencies'
revitalization of brownfields properties. 

The $4 million revolving loan fund grant with coalition partners from
the Cities of Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Francisco will address
sites contaminated with hazardous substances and petroleum.  Each
coalition City is limited to $1 million.  The program is designed to
provide funding to capitalize a revolving loan fund and to provide
sub-grants to carry out cleanup activities and return the properties to
productive use.  

The draft proposals are publicly available online at www.dtsc.ca.gov or
by calling Megan Cambridge, DTSC Statewide Brownfields Coordinator at
(916) 255-3727.    

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org
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