1. A TOUR OF FLORIDA’S BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Presented by:
David Goldman, PG Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Prepared from Original Presentation by:
George Houston II, PG
Central District Brownfields Coordinator
Florida Department of Environmental Protection

2. Presentation Overview
Brownfields Redevelopment Program
What are Brownfields?
Florida’s Brownfields Process
Program Benefits
Brownfield areas and Incentives
Brownfield sites and Incentives
EPA’s Brownfield Program
Grant Funding Opportunities

3. What Are Brownfields?
Brownfield site means real property, the expansion, redevelopment or reuse of which may be complicated by actual or perceived environmental contamination (3) F.A.C.

4. What Are Brownfields?
Brownfield area means a contiguous area of one or more brownfield sites, some of which may not be contaminated, and which has been designated by a local government by resolution. Such areas may include all or portions of community redevelopment areas, enterprise zones, empowerment zones, other such designated economically deprive communities and areas, and Environmental Protection Agency-designated brownfield pilot projects (4) F.A.C.

5. Florida’s Brownfields Process

6. Florida Brownfields Process
BROWNFIELD AREA DESIGNATION
By Local Government
Initiated by local government or PRFBSR - DEP not involved
Statutory Requirements
Makes some benefits available

7. Florida Brownfields Process
BROWNFIELD AREA DESIGNATION
By Local Government
IDENTIFICATION OF PRFBSR
EXECUTION OF BSRA
By FDEP and PRBSR
IMPLEMENTATION OF
BSRA
By PRFBSR
Site Rehabilitation Completion Order (SRCO)
SRCO

8. Brownfields Program Benefits

9. Brownfield Area Economic Incentives
Bonus Refund for Job Creation
up to $2,500 per job
Loan Guarantee Program
50% loan guarantee on site rehabilitation and development
75% for affordable housing/health care providers
Sales/Use Tax Exemption on Building Materials for Affordable Housing Projects
Applicable to any property within a designated brownfield area provided eligibility criteria for each incentive are met
New Jobs In 2008, 2,232 new direct jobs, 5,873 new indirect jobs, and $407,922,598 in
new capital investment were attributable to the Program. The cumulative totals for
new job creation and capital investment attributable to the Program, from inception,
includes 10,827 new direct jobs, 13,137 new indirect jobs, and $1,291,636,591 of capital
investment in designated brownfield areas.1

10. Brownfields Program Benefits
Brownfield Sites (executed BSRA)
All benefits of Brownfield area
Regulatory Framework for Cleanup (Rules and , F.A.C.)
Dedicated staff – expedited technical review
Liability Protection
Voluntary cleanup tax credits
Memorandum of Understanding with EPA
Brownfield
Benefits
Tax Credit …

11. BSRA Liability Protections
Owners and Redevelopers (PRFBSRs)
Relief from further liability for site rehabilitation Section (2)(a), F.S.
Does not limit third party rights for damages Section (2)(b), F.S.
Available if BSRA terms met
Lenders
Serving in fiduciary capacity - loan
Did not
Cause/contribute to contamination
Control/manage site rehabilitation
Economic incentives do not apply during the lender’s ownership
Government, non-profit, charitable organizations

12. Voluntary Cleanup Tax Credits
Tax Credit Type
Application Frequency
Maximum Credit for Costs Incurred after 06/30/06
Site Rehabilitation
Annually
50%
$500,000
No Further Action Bonus
(i.e., SRCO)
Once
25%
Affordable Housing Bonus
Health Care Facility Bonus
Solid Waste
As requested:
Casbah Properties:
Application 193 = $36, (Pending next available authorization)
Village Green Redevelopment:
Application 20=$17,366.46
Application 33=$39,049.80
Application 37=$15,811.62
KIP I, LLC:
Application 147=$183,529.50
Application 185=$202, (Pending next available authorization)
Manatee Point:
Application 122=$62,429.81
Application 167 $8,607.50
Grand Total=$566,071.83

13. Voluntary Cleanup Tax Credits
Credits on Florida corporate income tax
May be transferred once
$5 million annual cap
If exhausted, first priority in next year's allocation
Credits awarded for eligible work
Site rehabilitation
Solid waste removal, transport and disposal
Bonus credits awarded for site rehabilitation only
SRCO
Affordable housing
Applications are processed in first-come, first-served order based on the date "complete" applications are received.
DEP issues tax credit certificates to eligible applicants by March 1 of each year.
If the $2 million annual tax credit authorization is exhausted, remaining applications will be included in the same order in the next year's allocation, if any.

14. Brownfield Areas in Brevard County

15. EPA’s Brownfield Program

16. EPA’s Brownfields Program
Assessment Grants
Funding for brownfield inventories, planning, environmental assessments and community outreach.
Grant amount -up to $400,000.
Cleanup Grants
Funding for cleanup activities at certain properties with planned green space, recreational or other nonprofit uses.
Grant amount -up to $200,000

17. EPA’s Brownfields Program
Revolving Loan Fund Grants
Funding to capitalize loans that are used to clean up brownfield sites.
Grant amount -up to $1 million.
Job Training Grants
Environmental job training for residents of brownfield communities.
Grant amount -up to $200,000.

18. EPA’s Brownfields Program
Coalition Grants
A minimum of three eligible applicants may form a coalition to conduct brownfields assessment.
Grant amount – up to $600,000
Grant Cycle
Grants submitted mid-November each year
Grants awarded Spring of following year

19. Federal and State Incentives Summary
*Requirement to Obtain Incentive
Amount
Use of Incentive
Administrator
Assessment Grant
DNC, L
$200,000 to 600,000
assessment, remediation planning, outreach
US EPA
Cleanup Grant
DNC
$200,000 with 20% cost share by Grantee
remediation planning, cleanup, outreach
Planning Grant
up to $175,000
Brownfield planning, outreach
Multi-Purpose Grant
$200,000 to $550,000
assessment, remediation planning, cleanup. outreach
Job Training Grant
up to $100,000
job training for work in environmental fields
Revolving Loan Fund
DNC, L (private party can obtain loan from L, only L eligible for sub grants)
$1,000,000, up to 50% can be used as subgrants, 20% cost share by Grantee
US EPA and Grantee
* See the following for definition of requirement code for incentives
DNC =
Did Not Contaminate - party obtaining incentive did not cause contamination on the site
L =
Local Government (City, County, CRA, Transit Authority, etc.)
BA =
Brownfield Area Designation approved by local jurisdictional authority
BSRA =
Brownfields Site Rehabilitation Agreement approved by FDEP

20. Federal and State Incentives Summary
STATE OF FLORIDA
Incentive
*Requirement to Obtain Incentive
Amount
Use of Incentive
Administrator
SRP 128 a Grant
DNC
$50,000
assessment or cleanup
FDEP
Job Bonus Tax Credit
DNC, BA
$2,500/full time job created
tax credit certificate for corp. tax, sale tax, etc.
Enterprise Florida, OTTED
Voluntary Cleanup Tax Credit (VCTC)
DNC, BA, BSRA
up to $500,000 per year/ annual $5M limit
tax credit certificate for state corporate tax
Building Materials for Affordable Housing
refund of sales tax on building materials
tax refund check
FDOR
Liability protection
not applicable
third party liability protection
State statute
* See the following for definition of requirement code for incentives
DNC =
Did Not Contaminate - party obtaining incentive did not cause contamination on the site
L =
Local Government (City, County, CRA, Transit Authority, etc.)
BA =
Brownfield Area Designation approved by local jurisdictional authority
BSRA =
Brownfields Site Rehabilitation Agreement approved by FDEP