[CPEO-BIF] New York legislative reform

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Brownfield program reforms near
ALBANY RALLY: Officials pushing for 20% tax credit, single state agency 
to administer efforts

By TOM WANAMAKER
WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES (NY)
MAY 21, 2008

ALBANY — New York state's program to clean up brownfields could receive 
new energy before the state Legislature ends its session next month.

Activists and local officials from around the state converged on Albany 
on Tuesday to push for a two-part fix to the program, known as 
Brownfield Opportunity Areas.

"We are here at a time when negotiations to fix the state brownfield 
program are getting under way," said Jody Kass, co-director of New 
Partners for Community Revitalization, an advocacy group for community 
development. "We want to remind lawmakers and state agency officials 
that just a few significant reforms will have a great impact on public 
health, community redevelopment and economic growth across the state."

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For the entire article, see
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20080521/NEWS01/133929261

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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