2013 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 18:18:21 -0800 (PST)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] "Understanding Brownfields Revitalization Program" in South Dakota
 
Understanding Brownfields Revitalization Program

Opinion by David L Ganje
Farm Forum
November 22, 2013

Laws by their nature create tension between different economic interests in a democratic society. When the free market system includes environmental laws which affect the marketability and development of contaminated or polluted property, the system must also include a mechanism to protect the owner's ability to sell and develop such property.

Man-made 'controls' created by man-made regulations need man-made rules to reduce the affect of these 'controls.' Environmental laws and regulations are no exception. Contemporary environmental laws contain many restrictions on transfer of property, as well as mandatory hazardous-spill reporting and cleanup requirements. Such laws affect the marketability of property. Local, state and federal agencies in recent years have focused attention on the clean up and redevelopment of contaminated property sites in South Dakota. These sites are called brownfields.

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Environmental issues in South Dakota are primarily the jurisdiction of the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). This agency has significant management authority over environmental matters in the state and has had cooperative agreements in place with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under which the DENR is the principal government agency dealing with environmental matters. The EPA contributed over $47 million in funding programs for South Dakota in 2012 through DENR.

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For the entire column, see
http://www.farmforum.net/news/understanding-brownfields- revitalization-program/article_efeba52a-53c1-11e3-8b08-0019bb30f31a.html

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Lenny Siegel
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