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 Brownfields 2005

 Grant  Fact  Sheet

Oregon Economic and

          Community

        Development

          Department

 EPA Brownfields Program
 EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
 nities, and other stakeholders in economic development
 to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up,
 and sustainably reuse brownfields. Abrownfield site is
 real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse
 of which may be complicated by the presence or
 potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant,
 or contaminant. On January 11, 2002, President George
 W. Bush signed into law the Small Business Liability
 Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act. Under the
 Brownfields Law, EPA provides financial assistance to
 eligible applicants through four competitive grant
 programs: assessment grants, revolving loan fund
 grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants. Addi-
 tionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal
 response programs through a separate mechanism.
 Community Description
 The Oregon Economic and Community Development
 Department (OECDD) was selected to receive  a
 brownfields assessment grant. The state has suffered
 from high unemployment rates, slow business growth,
 and a weak economy since 2001. Approximately 12.5
 percent of the state's 3,541,500 residents live below the
 federally defined poverty level, and the state unemploy-
 ment rate is 7.4 percent. The state's per capita income
 has been consistently below that of other states.
 OECDD's goal is to identify and prepare industrial
  Assessment Grant
  $200,000 for hazardous substances
  EPA has selected the Oregon Economic and
  Community Development Department (OECDD)
  for a brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds
  will be used to perform Phase I and II site
  assessments at up to nine industrially zoned
  properties, prepare at least one Analysis of
  Brownfields Cleanup Alternatives feasibility study,
  and conduct community outreach activities.
  Contacts
  For further information, including specific grant
  contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
  news and events, and publications and links, visit
  the EPA Brownfields web site at: www.epa.gov/
  brownfields.
  EPA Region 10 Brownfields Team
  206-553-2100
  http://www.epa.gov/rlOearth, click on
  "Superfund", scroll down and click on
  "Brownfields"
  Grant Recipient: Oregon Economic and Commu-
  nity Development Department
  503-986-0191
  The cooperative agreement for this grant has not
  yet been negotiated; therefore, activities described
  in this fact sheet are subject to change.
sites, including brownfields, to take advantage of
immediate development opportunities. Redevelopment
will enable communities to build on the advantages of
industrially zoned properties that are served by infra-
structure and can increase local tax revenue by
bringing underutilized, abandoned, or vacant properties
back to taxable use. Brownfields assessment will not
only quantify real or potential barriers to redevelop-
ment, but also will foster interest in and momentum for
bringing these properties closer to the communities'
goals of new industrial development, sustainable
family-wage jobs, and a safer, healthier environment.
                                                Solid Waste and
                                                Emergency Response
                                                (5105T)
                       EPA560-F-05-157
                       May 2005
                       www.epa.gov/brownfields

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