New Partners for Community Reviatilization

New Partners for Community Revitalization

The problems, concerns and solutions that arise in connection with NPCR’s projects and programs are informing and prioritizing the City, State and National policy initiatives that NPCR is pursuing.

NEW YORK CITY INITIATIVES
In New York City, NCPR is working to ensure that the new brownfield resources included in Mayor Bloomberg’s PlaNYC 2030 are directed toward cleaning and redeveloping brownfield sites in low and moderate income neighborhoods for community supported end uses. This activity builds on NPCR’s work in connection with the Mayor’s Sustainability Task Force and preliminary discussions with the Bloomberg Administration about the role of the city’s new Office of Environmental Remediation.

NPCR Comments in support of the Memorandum of Agreement between the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the New York City Office of Environmental Remediation, June 18, 2010 (MS Word)

NPCR 2009 NYC Platform

Testimony in Support of NYC’s Proposed Rule Relating to a NYC Brownfield Financial Incentive Grant Program, April 16, 2010 (MS Word)

March Sign-On Letter Urging NYSDEC and MOER to implement the Local Brownfield Cleanup Program (LBCP), as authorized by the NYC Brownfields and Community Revitalization Act of 2009, March 2010 (MS Word)

NPCR Testimony in Support of NYC's Proposed Rule Relating to a Local Brownfield Cleanup Program, October 19, 2009 (MS Word)

Joint Statement in Support Of The New York City Brownfield and Community Revitalization Act Intro No. 21-A, April 21, 2009 (MS Word)

NPCR Testimony in Support Of The New York City Brownfield and Community Revitalization Act Intro No. 21-A, April 21, 2009 (MS Word)

New York City Council Committee on Environmental Protection Hearing on "State and local brownfields Initiatives: Where are we and where do we go from here?" – NPCR Testimony, January 8, 2008 (MS Word)

NYC Sustainability Task Force – NPCR Remarks, October 2006 (MS Word)

NEW YORK STATE INITIATIVES
In New York State, NPCR is focused on removing obstacles to the smooth implementation of the state’s brownfield programs, unlocking millions of dollars for the Brownfield Opportunity Area Program and ensuring that brownfield tax credits are available to public purpose projects in low income areas.

NPCR 2010 NYS Platform

Smart Growth

NPCR Statement to the Smart Growth Cabinet, January 12, 2010

2009 Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Bond Act

NPCR Testimony at the State Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation Public Hearing on the Proposed Clean Water, Clean Air & Green Jobs Bond Act, May 27, 2009 (MS Word)

Making the Case for Green Investment: Building New York’s Green Economy through Natural Resource Protection and Investment in Green Innovation and Job Creation. March 2009 (PDF)

Budget

NPCR Testimony at the NYS Budget Hearing, February 12, 2008 (MS Word)

NYS Budget Joint Fiscal Hearings: Economic Development/ Environmental (2/28/07, 3/5/07) (PDF)

BOA/BCP

Fixing the NYS Brownfields Tax Credits: NPCR’s Five-Pronged Solution, March 2010 (MS Word)

NPCR Comments on DER-10 Technical Guidance for Site Investigation and Remediation, January 15, 2010 (MS Word)

NPCR Comments on NYSDEC DER-30 Real Property Eligibility Opinions for the
BCP, December 15, 2009 (MS Word)

NPCR Comments on DEC Soil Cleanup Guidance, December 15, 2009 (MS Word)

NPCR Comments on NYSDEC DER-32 Brownfield Site Cleanup Agreements, December 4, 2009 (MS Word)

Brownfield Cleanup Program and Brownfield Opportunity Area Program Hearing – NPCR Testimony, September 25, 2007 (MS Word)

Brownfield Cleanup Program and Brownfield Opportunity Area Program Hearing – NPCR Testimony, August 27, 2007 (MS Word)

Brownfields Breakthrough: A Report on New York’s Revitalization Tool for the Future, January 2007 (PDF)

Part 375-5 Remediation Stipulation Program – NPCR Testimony, August 2006 (MS Word)

Part 375 Brownfield Regulations – NPCR comments, August 2006 (MS Word)

Part 375 Brownfield Regulations – NPCR comments, March 6, 2006 (MS Word)

NATIONAL INITIATIVES

EPA Brownfields Policy

Comments on USEPA Draft FY 2011 Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment, Cleanup and Revolving Loan Fund Grants, July 2, 2010 (MS Word)

Sign-on letter to expand the eligibility of non-profits for EPA Brownfield Site Assessment and Revolving Loan Fund grants, March 2010 (MS Word)

National Brownfields Coalition: President Obama's FY 2011 Budget Will Help
Clean Up Brownfields, Revitalize Communities, and Create Jobs Nationwide (PDF)

National Brownfields Nonprofit Network

Nationally, NPCR is collaborating with nonprofits across the country through the National Brownfields Nonprofit Network Initiative that NPCR conceived in 2006 and developed along with several other nonprofits in 2007. NPCR handed off the leadership role of the Network to the Delta Institute/ChicagoLand REDI, and has remained an active member of the Network, working to advance the national policy agenda.

National Brownfields Nonprofit Network Initiative: Final Report Engaging Non-Profit Organizations in Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment, January 2010

National Brownfields Nonprofit Network Initiative Straw Summary Statements prepared for the Nonprofit Forum: Leveraging Our Strengths, November 2009
NPCR would appreciate your feedback, please email the Feedback Form to Laura Truettner at ltruettner@npcr.net

National Brownfields Nonprofit Network Initiative Letter to David Lloyd: “Brownfield RLF Grantee eligibility for Stimulus Funds”, March 2009

National Brownfields Nonprofit Network Initiative Letter to David Lloyd; “Recommended Administrative Actions to Maximize Effectiveness of the Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Allocation of the American Recovery and Revitalization Act”, March 2009

National Brownfields Nonprofit Network Initiative Memo to the Obama Transition Team: Maximizing Brownfield Resources for Re-Building Local Economies and Protecting the Environment, December 2008

Other

NPCR Comments on the Sustainable Community Planning Grant Program, March 12, 2010