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[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Governor Rell signs bills to expand brownfields development program

By Governor Rell's office
Stamford Plus
July 1, 2010

Governor M. Jodi Rell today signed a pair of bills designed to expand 
the state's brownfields development program by providing more 
opportunities for regional projects, establishing new sources of funding 
and offering tax incentives if developers adhere to a state-approved 
remediation plan.

The Governor signed House Bill 5383, An Act Concerning Regional Economic 
Development and House Bill 5436, An Act Concerning Brownfield 
Remediation Liability. Brownfields are former factory, mill and other 
contaminated sites that can be brought back into productive use after 
environmental remediation.

"Brownfields remediation is much more than cleaning up an old industrial 
lot. It is about revitalizing neighborhoods, creating jobs and boosting 
the local economy," Governor Rell said during a bill signing at 
Waterbury brownfields site.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.stamfordplus.com/stm/information/nws1/publish/News_1/Governor-Rell-signs-bills-to-expand-brownfields-development-program9012.shtml

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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
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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