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Brownfields 2003
Grant Fact Sheet
Capitol Area Development
Authority, Sacramento, CA
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. 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. Addi-
tionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal
response programs through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The Capitol Area Development Authority (CADA)
was selected to receive two cleanup grants. The
CADA is a joint-powers authority of the City of
Sacramento and State of California formed to rehabili-
tate the 60-acre central portion of Sacramento within
which the State Capitol building is located. CADA has
targeted culturally diverse, low- to moderate-income
urban neighborhoods. Median income in the R Street
Corridor and Fremont Park neighborhoods is 50
percent or less than the median income for the city
overall. The unemployment rate in the R Street Corri-
dor is significantly higher than the citywide average.
Many seniors and persons with disabilities live in
Fremont Park. The cleanups will further local redevel-
Cleanup Grants
$400,000 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the Capitol Area Development
Authority (CADA) in Sacramento, California, for
two cleanup grants totaling $400,000. The
cleanup grants will target the CADA Warehouse
Site in the R Street Corridor and the Fremont
Community Garden Site in the Fremont Park
neighborhood. The sites are located within the
historic Capitol Area, which surrounds the State
Capitol. Site investigations have identified
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) at the
Warehouse Site and lead, pesticides, and PAHs
at the Fremont Community Garden Site.
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 9 Brownfields Team
415-972-3188
http://www.epa.gov/region09/waste/brown/
Grant Recipient: Capitol Area Development
Authority, Sacramento, CA
916-322-2114
Prior to receipt of these funds in fiscal year 2003, the
Capitol Area Development Authority has not received
brownfields grant funding.
The cooperative agreement for this grant has not yet been
negotiated; therefore, activities described in this fact sheet
are subject to change.
opment plans to preserve historical structures, reuse
older structures for new housing to serve the Capitol
Area, and promote reinvestment in the area. A broad-
based community coalition will continue to be involved
in central Sacramento brownfields revitalization.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA 500-F-03-063
June 2003
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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