Brownfields 2003 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet
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EPA Brownfields Program

EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states.
communities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse
brownfields. A brownfield 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. Additionally, funding
support is provided to state and tribal response
programs through a separate mechanism.

Community Description

The City of Oneonta was selected to receive an
assessment grant. Oneonta (population 15,000) has a
history of heavy manufacturing and agriculture. The
city has targeted a 100-acre industrial park for
redevelopment. It is the only area in Ostego County
designated for heavy industry and is within a recently
designated New York State Empire Zone. Many skilled
or trainable  workers available for traditional
manufacturing and light industry employment are
currently employed in low-paying jobs in the retail
sector. The assessment of this underused industrial park
will accelerate ongoing efforts to market the site for
sustainable industrial redevelopment using tax relief,
subsidies, and infrastructure enhancement incentives.
                   Assessment Grant

                   $200,000 for hazardous substances

                   EPA has selected the City of Oneonta for a
                   brownfields assessment grant. The city has identified
                   a 100-acre heavy industrial area for assessments
                   through this grant. It is the only area in the county
                   designated for heavy industry. Grant funds will be
                   used to conduct Phase I and Phase II assessments of
                   parcels within the industrial park, prepare conceptual
                   reuse plans to support sustainable long-term
                   development, and involve the community in key
                   planning decisions.

                   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
                   (http://www.epa.gov/brownfields).

                   EPA Region 2 Brownfields Team
                   (212) 637-4309
                   EPA Region 2 Brownfields Web site
                   (http://www.epa.gov/region02/brownfields/)

                   Grant Recipient: City of Oneonta, NY
                   (607)432-0114

                   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 negotiated.
                   Therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are
                   subject to change.
  United States
  Environmental
  Protection Agency
  Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA500-F-03-154
        Jun 03

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