[CPEO-BIF] "Florida Doubles Brownfield Cleanup And Redevelopment Tax Credits & Adds Innovative Tools For Site Cleanups"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Florida Doubles Brownfield Cleanup And Redevelopment Tax Credits & Adds Innovative Tools For Site Cleanups

by Akerman LLP
JD Suprs
June 15, 2017


Innovative Florida environmental site cleanup and Brownfield programs received a boost as the 2017 regular session of the Florida Legislature concluded. Yesterday, Governor Scott signed into law a measure designed to add flexibility and to quicken the pace of petroleum and drycleaner site cleanup using creative Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) programs. Following another record year in state Voluntary Cleanup Tax Credit (VCTC) participation, Governor Rick Scott and the Florida Legislature doubled annual VCTC funding for voluntary Brownfield and contaminated site cleanup. These legislative moves will ready more sites for redevelopment across Florida. 



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For the entire article, see
http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/florida-doubles-brownfield-cleanup-and-38387/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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