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Brownfields 2001 Revolving Loan Fund Pilot
Fact Sheet
Lynwood, CA
EPA Brownfields Initiative
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.
Background
The City of Lynwood has a population of 62,000 and is
located in the southern part of Los Angeles County.
Lynwood is one of the most economically depressed
areas of Southern California, with poverty and
unemployment rates at more than twice the national
average. The per-capita income in 1990 was half the
national average. The city is plagued by a high incidence
of crime, drug use, and teen pregnancy. Approximately
40% of the city is located within the County of Los
Angeles-designated Enterprise Zone. The City was
awarded an EPA Brownfields Assessment
Demonstration Pilot Program grant in 1999.
Pilot Snapshot
Date of Announcement: 04/01/2001
Amount: $1,000,000
Profile: Four sites within the City of Lynwood
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 9 Brownfields Team
(415)972-3091
EPA Region 9 Brownfields Web site
(http ://www .epa.gov/region9/brownfields)
Grant Recipient: City of Lynwood,CA
(310) 603-0220 ext384
Objectives
The City of Lynwood is seeking to bring its brownfields
back into productive use. The City will assist efforts to
identify and assess contaminated sites and encourage
site redevelopment. Lynwood's BCRLF program will
provide critical funding for the cleanup of participating
sites.
The City has identified four sites as potential BCRLF
loan recipients: (1) The Marketplace Project will clean
up a 13-acre site that is located between two
developments, (2) Michael's Furniture Manufacturing
plans to expand into an adjacent vacant site that requires
cleanup, (3) the Alameda/Imperial/ Fernwood Triangle
project requires cleanup of a 13-acre former junkyard
before redevelopment as a retail center and daycare
facility can begin, and (4) the Long Beach Boulevard
Retail Site project requires cleanup before the 60,000
square-foot lot can be developed for neighborhood
retailers. These projects have already attracted a total of
$47 million in private financing, and potential BCRLF
borrowers have been identified.
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
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Activities
Fund Structure and Operations
The City of Lynwood's Community Development
Department will serve as the lead agency. The City is
reviewing options for site manager, including the State
Department of Toxic Substances Control, the Regional
Water Quality Control Board, or a City employee.
Selection will be based on the level and type of
contamination identified at the primary project sites.
Lynwood's Director of Finance will serve as the fund
manager, with assistance and cooperation provided by
the City's Community Development Department and the
City Attorney's office.
Leveraging private sector funding will be key to the
success of the BCRLF program. Anticipated private
financing for the four sites totals nearly $47 million.
Complementary government funding sources include
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development Brownfields Economic Development
Initiative and Community Development Block Grants,
Section 108 loan funds, and City Redevelopment
Agency tax increment financing.
Use of BCRLF Pilot funds must be in accordance with
CERCLA, and all CERCLA restrictions on use of
funding also apply to BCRLF funds.
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
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
Solid Waste
EPA 500-F-01-236
Apr 01

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