Brownfield Redevelopment is a combined effort of our Land Recycling Program and our Brownfield Action Team.
Today, Pennsylvania's approach to the redevelopment of brownfields has proven to be a national model for transforming abandoned, idle properties into economic opportunities. We have overcome the traditional concerns about investing in brownfield properties and have created new economic and environmental opportunities for all Pennsylvania communities.
Land Recycling Program
The
Land Recycling Program (Voluntary Cleanup Program) familiarly known as the Act 2, the Land Recycling Program encourages the voluntary cleanup and reuse of contaminated commercial and industrial sites. The Land Recycling Program is built on four cornerstones that break down redevelopment obstacles. They are:
- Uniform cleanup standards;
- Liability relief;
- Standardized reviews and time limits; and
- Financial assistance.
The Land Recycling Program allows an owner or purchaser of a brownfield site to choose any one or combination of cleanup standards to guide the remediation. By meeting one or a combination of the background standard, the statewide health standard or the site-specific standard, the remediator will receive liability relief for the property.
Brownfield Action Team
The Brownfield Action Team encompasses the other facets involved with a redevelopment project other than the remediation. BAT is responsible for expediting the remediation, reclamation, reuse and redevelopment of brownfields and abandoned mine lands for locally identified high priority redevelopment and reuse projects. This team manages and coordinates remediation program development activities, permitting procedures and funding efforts related to redevelopment projects through matrix management of both central office and regional office directors.
Brownfield Redevelopment includes many of the programs that support the voluntary cleanup program for both BAT and non-BAT designated projects. Other initiatives such as financial assistance, long term stewardship and monitoring, and public outreach are among the other program enhancements developed and maintained by this program.
