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1. What are brownfields?

Brownfields are previously developed sites that have barriers to redevelopment due to the presence or threat of contamination on the property.

2. Why is the redevelopment of brownfields important?

Redeveloping brownfields reduces sprawl, reduces public health threats, and encourages new investment in proximity to existing infrastructure and public services.

3. What is the purpose of the brownfield plan?

- Demonstrates site eligibility
- Documents the plan for reimbursement of eligible expenditures
- Estimate costs of: Eligible activities, amount of tax increment, and amount of time to pay back costs
- Maximum plan duration - 35 years - Must begin TIF Capture within 5 years of the date of plan approval

4. What sites are eligible for a brownfield?

- Commercial
- Industrial
- Contaminated (Facility)
- Blighted
- Functionally Obsolete

5. What are eligible activities?

- Baseline Environmental Assessment (BEA): Establishes existing contamination
- Due Care Activities: Prevent exacerbation, prevent unacceptable human exposure and mitigate hazards, precautions against reasonably foreseeable acts or omissions of a third party, and provide notifications to DEQ.
- Additional Response Activities: Response activities identified as part of a brownfield plan that are in addition to Baseline Environmental Assessment activities and Due Care activities for an eligible property
- Demolition
- Lead and Asbestos Abatement
- Site Preparation
- Infrastructure Improvements
- Administrative and Operating Authority Expenses
- Local Site Remediation Revolving Fund

6. What are some of the financial incentives to support brownfield redevelopment? How does tax increment financing (TIF) work?

A variety of financial incentives can be utilized to support brownfield redevelopment projects including tax increment financing (TIF), Community Revitalization Program (CRP), and a variety of grant and loans that can potentially assist in numerous phases of a brownfield project.