Coastal Brownfields: At the Waters Edge

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• Coastal Brownfields At the Waters Edge
• New Yorks Waterfront Revitalization Program

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New York State Department of State Division of
Coastal Resources
George E. Pataki, Governor Randy A. Daniels,
Secretary of State
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NYS Coastal Management Program

• Mission To make waterfront communities better
  places.
• Objectives
• - Redevelop deteriorated waterfronts
• - Give priority to water-dependent uses
• - Provide the public waterfront access for
  recreation
• - Preserve historic and aesthetic features
• - Protect natural resources and habitats
• - Manage development to improve water quality

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NYS Coastal Management ProgramLocal Waterfront
Revitalization Programs

• A comprehensive land and water use plan
• Can be accomplished in a single effort or
  through components focusing on a critical issue
  or discrete geographic area
• An approved LWRP becomes the basis for action
  and decisions in the local waterfront area

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Local Waterfront Revitalization
ProgramParticipating and Eligible Communities
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NYS Coastal Management ProgramLocal Waterfront
Revitalization Programs

• Offers local governments
• - 50/50 matching grants for planning, design and
  construction related to urban waterfronts,
  waterbody management plans, community visioning,
  blueway trails, and coastal education.
• - Technical assistance to develop and implement
  community waterfront visions.
• - Partnerships among state agencies and
  non-profits to advance local programs.

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City of OswegoLocal Waterfront Revitalization
Program
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City of Oswego Adverse Conditions
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City of OswegoLocal Waterfront Revitalization
ProgramHarbor Festival at Veterans Park
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City of Oswego Local Waterfront Revitalization
ProgramWrights Landing Marina
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City of Oswego Local Waterfront Revitalization
ProgramRiverwalk West
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City of Oswego Local Waterfront Revitalization
ProgramPrivate Sector Investment
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City of Troy Local Waterfront Revitalization
ProgramRedevelopment Districts
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City of Troy Local Waterfront Revitalization
Program Active Industrial Use
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City of Troy Local Waterfront Revitalization
ProgramAbandoned Building
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City of Troy Local Waterfront Revitalization
ProgramRiver Street Revival
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City of KingstonLocal Waterfront Revitalization
ProgramRondout Redevelopment Plan
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City of KingstonLocal Waterfront Revitalization
Program Restored Daily Freeman Building
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City of KingstonLocal Waterfront Revitalization
Program West Strand Park Festival
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City of BeaconLocal Waterfront Revitalization
Program Redevelopment ProjectsRivers Institute
--- Dia --- Long Dock --- Train Station
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City of BeaconLocal Waterfront Revitalization
Program Former Industrial Site
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City of BeaconLocal Waterfront Revitalization
Program Former Industrial Site
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City of BeaconLocal Waterfront Revitalization
Program Long Dock Redevelopment
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City of BeaconLocal Waterfront Revitalization
Program Rivers and Estuaries Institute
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Village of Greenport Local Waterfront
Revitalization ProgramFormer Shipbuilding Site
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Village of Greenport Local Waterfront
Revitalization ProgramDesign Competition
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Village of Greenport Local Waterfront
Revitalization ProgramMitchell Park and Marina
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Village of Greenport Local Waterfront
Revitalization ProgramRegional Destination and
Tall Ship Marina
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Village of Greenport Local Waterfront
Revitalization ProgramRegional Destination and
Tall Ship Marina
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Village of Greenport Local Waterfront
Revitalization ProgramMitchell Park Partners and
Financing

• Village of Greenport - 4 million for
  acquisition, design and construction.
• NYS Department of State - 1.2 million for
  planning, design, and construction.
• NYS Department of Environmental Conservation -
  561,000 for environmental remediation and
  stormwater control.
• NYS Department of Economic Development - 225,000
  for initial design competition and
  infrastructure.
• NYS Department of Transportation - 1.2 million
  for harborwalk and ferry facilities.
• NYS Office of Parks - 500,000 for for
  acquisition and park construction
• NYS Governors Office for Small Cities - 750,000
  for parking and commercial revitalization.
• NYS Senator LaValles Local Assistance Program -
  75,000 for acquisition.

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New York City Staten Island LandfillDesign
Competition
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New York City Staten Island LandfillConcepts
for Reuse
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NYS Coastal Management ProgramRevitalizing Urban
WaterfrontsOngoing Projects

• New York City - Brooklyn Bridge Park, Governors
  Island, Freshkills Landfill Redevelopment, 125th
  Street - Harlem, Bush Terminal - Sunset Park,
  Greenpoint/Williamsburg waterfront, Randalls
  Island, Gowanus Canal
• City of Amsterdam
• Village of Clayton - Frink Pier Rehabilitation
• City of Plattsburgh - Plattsburgh Landing
• City of Rochester -Charlotte Port
• City of Syracuse - Inner Harbor
• Niagara Brownfields Coalition (Lockport, Niagara
  Falls, North Tonawanda)
• Village of Hastings-on-the-Hudson
• Town of Greece
• Village of Haverstraw
• Village of Sleepy Hollow
• City of Yonkers - Waterfront Redevelopment

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NYS Coastal Management Program Summary of
Assistance for Brownfields

• Brownfields Planning
• - Comprehensive Local Waterfront Revitalization
  Programs
• - Area-wide or site specific redevelopment
  strategies
• - Site assessments (phase 1 remedial
  investigations)
• - Workshops to coordinate government agency
  actions
• Design and Construction
• - Design competitions
• - Site preparation and demolition
• - Design and construct site infrastructure
• - Design and construct public improvements
  (esplanades, parks, plazas)
• - Design and construct environmental
  improvements

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New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation Division of Environmental
Remediation

• George E. Pataki, Governor
• Erin M. Crotty, Commissioner

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NYS Brownfields

• DEC administers 2 brownfield programs
• The Voluntary Cleanup Program (1994)
• The Environmental Restoration Program (1996)

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Voluntary Cleanup ProgramNew Home of the Staten
Island Yankees, St. George, Staten Island
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Voluntary Cleanup Program

• Administrative Program since 1994
• Investigate/Remediate brownfields
• DEC release
• No State funding
• 543 sites in the program

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Environmental Restoration ProgramPaper Mill
Island, Baldwinsville, Onondaga County
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Environmental Restoration Program

• Statutory Authority
• 1996 Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act
• Investigate/Remediate brownfields
• 200 Million to assist municipalities
• 75 State share
• State Indemnification/Release
• 135 sites being addressed or addressed

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NYS Legislation

• June, 2003--the Assembly passed landmark
  legislation
• Strengthening NYS commitment to brownfields
• Creating a statutory Brownfield Cleanup Program
• Modeled after the existing VCP
• Enhancing the ERP
• Creating a Brownfield Opportunity Area Program
• Enacting liability reform

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Brownfield Cleanup Program

• Statutory Program
• Predictable, Consistent and Timely
• Liberal eligibility for sites/parties
• Goals for time frames
• Use based cleanups
• Creates cleanup tracks
• Requires the promulgation of cleanup s
• Provides State releases for NYS remedial
  liability
• With reopeners
• Tax credits

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Environmental Restoration Program

• Increases State share to
• 90 on-site
• 100 off-site
• Municipalities can leverage other funds
• No profit sharing
• Other misc. changes

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Brownfield Opportunity Area Program
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Brownfield Opportunity Area Program

• Statutory Grants Program
• Encourage area-wide approach
• for
• Pre-Nomination
• Nomination
• Site Assessment
• Munis and Community Groups are eligible
• DEC will administer with DOS

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Next Steps

• NYS Senate is expected to pass legislation (9/03)
  
• Governor is expected to sign into law
• Implement the new/enhanced programs
• Promulgate regulations
• Issue guidance documents
• Build upon Inter-Agency relationships