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States/Tribes/EPA Brownfields Programs Winter Meeting
Thursday February 7
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
EPA Region 1 Laboratory in Chelmsford, MA
Draft Agenda
| 9:30 | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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| 9:45 | Welcome and Introductions |
| 10:00 |
Program Updates from EPA - Diane Kelley, EPA Region 1
- Petroleum site eligibility determinations - guidelines for states - EPA HQ emphasis on measurement - what this might mean for states - Funding and workplans - Q&A |
| 10:30 |
Program Updates from States - Roundtable
- State priority issues - State-specific "All Grantee" meetings - experiences - the use of RLF by the states - experiences - additional funding sources/options are states exploring (e.g. tax increment financing districts, bonding for infrastructure improvements, etc.)? - smart growth incentives - ideas/experiences |
| 12:00 | Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00 | Greener Cleanups - Ed Chu, EPA HQ Center for Program Analysis |
| 2:15 | Break |
| 2:30 |
Massachusetts' Brownfields Partners Program - Catherine Finneran, MA DEP
Includes representatives from various parts of state government, HUD, EPA - background on how it formed and how it works - discuss the possibility of replication in other states |
| 3:15 | Update on NEWMOA waste site cleanup projects and plans for upcoming trainings - Jennifer Griffith, NEWMOA |
| 3:30 | Adjourn |
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