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DEC briefs committee on Brownfields report, flags $10M gap for 36 shovel‑ready sites
Summary
DEC staff summarized a stakeholder study of the Brownfields program, described contamination-management and federal-review timing challenges, and said 36 of ~240 active enrolled sites could implement corrective-action plans with an estimated $10 million in additional cleanup funds; 15 of those 36 include housing components.
State Department of Environmental Conservation staff presented their Brownfields report to the Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs committee on Feb. 4, describing program strengths, time‑frame constraints and funding gaps for redevelopment projects.
Sarah, Brownfields program coordinator, and Trish Capalino, senior program manager for the contaminated‑sites program, told the committee the state-run Brownfields Reviews and Environmental Liabilities Act provides…
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