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Committee reviews Brownfields language; ANR says development-soils flexibility would apply statewide, not only to Brownfields
Summary
Committee members compared language in H.479 and S.133 on management of development soils and brownfields. Agency witnesses said the draft extends a flexible soil-management path to non-Brownfields sites that meet criteria (arsenic, lead, PAHs) and could reduce transportation costs for developers.
The Senate committee on Southern Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs discussed Brownfields and development-soils language on May 6 and heard from agency officials that the draft language is broader than a Brownfields-only program.
Mike Grady, counsel to the committee, said the language in draft 2.1 of H.479 matches language in S.127/S.133 and asked ANR to explain the scope. "The version in our bill was specific to Brownfields redevelopment dollars, and the version that went in S.133 to natural resources was all projects eligible for an alternative compliance path," a senator asked. ANR staff said the development-soils provisions apply to soils contaminated with arsenic, lead and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) when those…
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