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 Brownfields  2003

 Grant  Fact  Sheet

         Bayonne,  NJ



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 City of Bayonne was selected to receive an
assessment grant. The city, located in northern New
Jersey within the New York City metropolitan region, is
focusing its redevelopment activities on the east side of
its Route 440 Corridor and the Constable Hook indus-
trial area in the city's East Side neighborhood. This is
an area with high concentrations of brownfields and is
the cornerstone of the city's comprehensive
brownfields redevelopment strategy. Bayonne has a
population of 61,800. Approximately 23 percent ofthe
3,068 residents ofthe East Side neighborhood target
area are Hispanic. Twenty-two percent of residents
are children and 17 percent are senior citizens. The
city will solicit community input on conceptual plans
and draft reports and will work closely with an advi-
                                  Assessment Grant
                                  $200,000 for hazardous substances
                                  $200,000 for petroleum

                                  EPA has selected the City of Bayonne for a
                                  brownfields assessment grant. Grant funds will
                                  be used to perform assessments in the Route 440
                                  Gateway Redevelopment Area, where heavy
                                  industrial and petrochemical activities have been
                                  conducted since the 1800s. Two sites will be
                                  investigated for suspected hazardous substance
                                  contamination; two will be investigated for
                                  potential petroleum contamination. Hazardous
                                  substance and petroleum grant funds also will be
                                  used for community outreach activities and smart
                                  growth planning.
                                  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 2 Brownfields Team
                                  212-637-4314
                                  http://www.epa.gov/region02/superfund/
                                  brownfields/

                                  Grant Recipient: City of Bayonne, NJ
                                  201-339-0052

                                  Prior to receipt of these funds in fiscal year 2003, the City
                                  of Bayonne 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.
                               sory committee of neighborhood organizations, busi-
                               nesses, citizen activist groups, church groups, and
                               schools. The city will hold city-wide public meetings,
                               neighborhood meetings, write a project newsletter,
                               maintain a city web site with project updates, and form
                               a developer focus group to discuss potential redevelop-
                               ment options.
                                                  Solid Waste and
                                                  Emergency Response
                                                  (5105T)
                                                        EPA 500-F-03-055
                                                        June 2003
                                                        www.epa.gov/brownfields

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