Financial Brownfields Tax Incentive EPA information on the "Brownfields Tax Incentive"     CLEAN Brownfields Loan Program In 2000, Governor Gray Davis signed into law the "Cleanup Loans and Environmental Assistance to Neighborhoods (CLEAN) Program" (Senate Bill 667, Sher) establishing new financial incentives to encourage property owners, developers, community groups and local governments to redevelop abandoned and underutilized urban properties in California.   Community Development Department Financial Incentives, including those for Empowerment Zone, Enterprise Zone and Renewal Community    Community Development Bank The Los Angeles Community Development Bank: "Brochure" (pdf file)   Community Reinvestment Act EPA Fact Sheet "Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)"   Environmental Insurance EPA Document "Potential Insurance Products for Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment" HUD Document "Environmental Insurance: The Newest Tool in Brownfields Development"   Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Grant and Loan Programs     Lender Liability Protection Center for Neighborhood Technology article, "Lender Environmental Liability: Achieving the Dual Goals of Environmental Cleanup and Industrial Retention"     Other Financing Programs Federal Housing Finance Board "Community Investment Cash Advance (CICA)"
	Regulatory Brownfields Initiatives Fact Sheet (August 2005) from DTSC (pdf file). California Land Restoration and Reuse Act (SB 32) SB 32 (Chapter 764, Statutes of 2001) by Senator Escutia establishes a local agency hazardous materials cleanup program to help return brownfields to productive uses. The Act establishes "Oversight Agency Guidelines" and "Screening Values" for 54 hazardous substances typically found at brownfield sites. The Act establishes a Pilot Program whereby the California EPA (Cal EPA) Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) will conduct a pilot program in Southern California to evaluate how screening values are used in cleanup decision-making at brownfields, and with that information guide the development of its own screening values.     Contaminated Aquifer Policy EPA Fact Sheet "Policy Toward Owners of Property Containing Contaminated Aquifers" Federal Register Document "Announcement and Publication of Final Policy Towards Owners of Property Containing Contaminated Aquifers and Guidance on Agreements with Prospective Purchasers of Contaminated Property and Model Prospective Purchaser Agreement; Notices"   Deed-Restricted Sites This report represents all recorded deed restrictions that have been entered into the CalSites database as of October 23, 2002. There may be multiple deed restrictions in place for those sites listed more than once.     Lead Agency Statute California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal EPA) Fact Sheet "Expedite Hazardous Materials Site Cleanups with the Designation of a Lead Agency" Cal EPA Document "The Site Designation Process Under the Unified Agency Review of Hazardous Materials Release Sites, Fact Sheet and Implementation Guide"   Polanco Act Section 33459-33459.8 of the California Health and Safety Code     Soil Screening Guidance EPA Document "Soil Screening Guidance: Fact Sheet" EPA Document "Remediation Technologies Screening Matrix" featuring Soil, Sediment and Sludge. From "Tool Kit of Information Resources For Brownfields Investigation and Clean-Up"   State Voluntary Cleanup Program DTSC Fact Sheet "The Voluntary Cleanup Program" (pdf file) Cal EPA DTSC Document "Standard Model Agreement for Compliance with the National Contingency Plan" (link to PDF file) Cal EPA DTSC Agreement Used in LA Brownfields Program   "Voluntary Cleanup Agreement for the Former Crown Coach Site" (pdf file).   Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) EPA Document--in Portable Document Format (.pdf) "Using Supplemental Environmental Projects to Facilitate Brownfields Redevelopment "
	Development Comfort Letters Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) Document, "Policy on the Issuance of Comfort /Status Letters" (link includes " (link includes Appendices A & B listed below). Appendix A (see above link) Sample No Previous Superfund Interest Letter Sample No Current Superfund Interest Letter Sample Federal Superfund Interest Letter Sample State Action Letter Appendix B "Use of Comfort Letters" (see above link).   Closure Letters Cal EPA DTSC Closure Letter used in LA Brownfields Program, "Approval of Soil Cleanup at Former Crown Coach Site" (pdf file).   Contaminated Aquifer Policy EPA Fact Sheet "Policy Toward Owners of Property Containing Contaminated Aquifers" Federal Register Document "Announcement and Publication of Final Policy Towards Owners of Property Containing Contaminated Aquifers and Guidance on Agreements with Prospective Purchasers of Contaminated Property and Model Prospective Purchaser Agreement; Notices"     California and Federal Programs California EPA Department of Toxic Substances Control (Cal EPA DTSC) Fact Sheet "Brownfields Initiatives" (pdf file) EPA Region 9 Document "Brownfields Targeted Site Assessment Program"  (pdf file) EPA Document "Liability and Other Guidance"   Local Cleanup Agreements (SB 1248) This is a fact sheet dated December 2004. (pdf file)   Prospective Purchaser Agreement California Environmental Protection Agency Department of Toxic Substances Control (Cal EPA DTSC) Fact Sheet "Prospective Purchaser Policy" (pdf file) EPA Fact Sheet "Preliminary Survey Results on EPA’s Use of Prospective Purchaser Agreements" Federal Register Document "Announcement and Publication of Guidance on Agreements With Prospective Purchasers of Contaminated Property and Model Prospective Purchaser Agreement" EPA Document "Guidance on Settlements with Prospective Purchasers of Contaminated Property"   Use of Innovative Technologies and Controls EPA's CLU-IN Web site featuring "Tool Kit of Information Resources for Brownfields Investigation and Cleanup" EPA Document "Road Map to Understanding Innovative Technology Options for Brownfields Investigation and Cleanup" (pdf file) EPA Document "Treatment Technologies for Site Cleanup: Annual Status Report (tenth Edition)" and EPA's " and EPA's REACH-IT (Remediation and Characterization Innovative Technologies) database. EPA-sponsored Web-site "http://www.clu-in.org/techfocus/" featuring the latest information on characterization and remediation technologies.

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