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  Brownfields 2007

  Grant  Fact Sheet

           Shelby,  MT


EPA Brownfields Program

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, commu-
nities, and other stakeholders 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 City of Shelby was selected to receive  a
brownfields cleanup grant. Shelby (population 3,327)
is a rural community that relies heavily on agriculture
and oil and gas production for economic viability.
Recently, land values have declined, crops have dried
up, and oil and gas activity has plummeted. As a result,
many residents have had to take lower-paying jobs and,
in many cases, second jobs. More than 40 percent of
city residents are considered low-to-moderate income.
Cleanup of the Shelby Refinery will remove the threat
to human health posed by petroleum wastes. A private
concrete, sand, and gravel business hopes to relocate
there once the site is  clean. This facility will provide job
opportunities, and generate construction and operation
Cleanup Grant
$199,700 for petroleum

EPA has selected the City of Shelby for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Grant funds will be
used to remove and dispose of petroleum wastes
at the abandoned Shelby Refinery site. The site
was built in 1940 to process crude oil into
gasoline. Funds also will be used to monitor and
oversee the cleanup process, and conduct com-
munity 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 8 Brownfields Team
303-312-7074
http://www. epa.gov/regionO 8/land_waste/bfhome/
bfhome.html

Grant Recipient: City of Shelby, MT
406-434-5222

The information presented in this fact sheet comes
from  the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
accuracy of this information. The cooperative
agreement for the grant has not yet been negoti-
ated.  Therefore, activities described in this fact
sheet are subject to change.
revenues.
                                                 Solid Waste and
                                                 Emergency Response
                                                 (5105T)
                        EPA560-F-07-153
                        May 2007
                        www.epa.gov/brownfields

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