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DEQ Mission GUIDING PRINCIPLES Leaders in environmental stewardship - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
DEQ Mission GUIDING PRINCIPLES Leaders in environmental stewardship - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality promotes wise management of Michigan's air, land, and water resources to support a sustainable environment, healthy communities, and vibrant economy. DEQ Mission GUIDING PRINCIPLES
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DEQ Brownfield Program Priorities
- Environmental Benefit – Cleanup or Risk
Reduction
- Projects that create new jobs and leverage
new taxes and private investment
- Location of projects: Where ever there is
environmental benefit – urban or rural areas
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Act 381 Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Grants Loans
DEQ Brownfield Redevelopment Incentives
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What is a facility?
A “facility” is a property where a hazardous substance has been released at levels exceeding the unrestricted residential cleanup criteria.
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Why is “facility” status important?
One of the ways to define a property as a “Brownfield”
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DEQ Grants and Loans
Applicant Annual Limits:
- 1 Grant of up to $1,000,000
- 1 Loan* of up to $1,000,000
- St. Anne’s Gate, Detroit
*Loans:
- 1.5% rate
- 5 years payment &
interest free
Grants Loans
TIF
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Who can apply for DEQ Grants and Loans?
Only local units of government :
- A county, city, village, or township
- A Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (BRA)
- Another authority created under a county, city,
township, or village
GM Riverfront Promenade
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- Decide what projects are priorities in
their communities
- Apply for and administer grant/loan
- Locals don’t have to own the property
What is the local role in a grant/loan project?
Piquette Square, Detroit
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Tax Increment Financing It comes from the increase in property taxes paid when a property is redeveloped or improved.
Brownfield TIF
Grants Loans TIF
Ferrous CAL, Co. (Former McClouth Steel), Gibraltar
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- Phase I, Phase II, BEAs
- Due care
- Additional response activities
- Demolition
All DEQ Brownfield Incentives - What’s Eligible?
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DEQ 381 Activities
DEQ approval is needed to use state school taxes for:
- Due care
- Additional response
activities
- Environmental Insurance
- Demolition
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Brassworks Building, Grand Rapids
DEQ 381 Activities
DEQ approval is NOT needed to use state school taxes for the following Pre-Approved Activities:
- Site assessments
- BEAs
- Due care planning
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How is DEQ funding determined?
DEQ Grant: Requires private investment and job creation DEQ Loan: Does not require a development DEQ 381 TIF: Requires a developer or other upfront investor, but lowest threshold for DEQ approval
The Garage - Northville
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Where are brownfield sites in my community?
www.michigan.gov/deqbrownfields
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What other tools can I use?
Superfund site assessment: DEQ staff investigate sites with redevelopment potential that may be contaminated. Applications for 2017 available in October 2016 Contact: Joe Walczak, 517-284-5167 walczakj@michigan.gov Other Department of Environmental Quality Resources
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- Assessment grants: plan, inventory,
prioritize and assess brownfields, conduct community involvement, and plan cleanup/redevelopment
- Revolving Loan Fund grants: capitalize a
revolving loan fund that provides loans and subgrants to clean up brownfield sites
- Cleanup grants: remediate brownfields
EPA Brownfield Grants
What other tools can I use?
Contact: Ron Smedley, DEQ-EPA Liaison 517-284-5153 SmedleyR@michigan.gov
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Our Staff
Carrie Geyer Chief Jeff Hukill Grants & Loans Meredith Maher Student Assistant
Resource Staff
Ron Smedley 381 & EPA Funding Susan Wenzlick Communications
Support Staff
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