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Office of Smart Growth p. 1

WIND ENERGY SYMPOSIUMTHE COLLEGE OF NEW

JERSEYThursday, July 23, 2009

BrownfieldsRedevelopment InteragencyTeam


WHAT IS SMART GROWTH ?Smart Growth:• Preserves open space,

farmland and environmental features

• Reduces carbon footprint• Mixed-use development, mass

transit accessibility, walkable neighborhoods

• Well planned, well managed growth

• New and rehabed homes, new jobs

• Sustainable socio-economic development

• Enhances quality of life


BROWNFIELDSWhat Are They?

Any former or current commercial or industrial site, currently vacant or underutilized and on which there has been, or there is suspected to have been, a discharge of a contaminant.


BROWNFIELDSWhy Do We Develop Them?

• A Cornerstone of the Governor’s Economic Growth Strategy

• Critical to New Jersey’s future• Transformed into:

HousingSchoolsOpen Space and Recreation UsesBusinessesIndustryGreen energy facilities


BROWNFIELDSExample


BROWNFIELDS PARTNERS

Brownfields Redevelopment Task Force

Brownfields Redevelopment Interagency Team

Brownfields Redevelopment Task Force

Brownfields Redevelopment Interagency Team

These two groups work toward the same goal in different

ways.

These two groups work toward the same goal in different

ways.


BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE

Mission • Coordinate State Policy• Inventory brownfields projects• Makes recommendations to the

Governor and Legislature• Promotes brownfields

redevelopment• Expedites property returns

to productive use


BRIT Mission

• Streamline and coordinate the Brownfields redevelopment process for interested parties

• Guided by New Jersey’s Smart Growth policies and practices.

• Redevelopment projects are individually reviewed by BRIT in an informal, problem-solving atmosphere.

• Incentives are bundled and tailored to each unique project.

• Brownfields programs and practices are improved through this partnering process. This can reduce redevelopment time by years.


NEW JERSEY BRIT MEMBERS

Board ofBoard ofPublicPublic

UtilitiesUtilities

Department of AgricultureDepartment of Agriculture

NJ Economic NJ Economic Development Development AuthorityAuthority

BrownfieldsBrownfields RedevelopmentRedevelopment Office OfficeNJ SchoolsNJ Schools ConstructionConstruction

CorporationCorporation

Department of EducationDepartment of Education

Department of Department of Environmental ProtectionEnvironmental Protection

Green AcresGreen AcresHistoric PreservationHistoric PreservationNJ Environmental NJ Environmental

Infrastructure TrustInfrastructure TrustOffice of Brownfield ReuseOffice of Brownfield ReuseOne Stop Permit CoordinationOne Stop Permit CoordinationSolid Waste ManagementSolid Waste Management

ProgramProgramBureau of Contract and FundBureau of Contract and Fund

Management Management

Department of TransportationDepartment of Transportation

Department of Health Department of Health and Senior Servicesand Senior Services

Department of TreasuryDepartment of Treasury

Department of LaborDepartment of Labor

Department of Community AffairsDepartment of Community AffairsCouncil on Affordable HousingCouncil on Affordable HousingHousing and Community ResourcesHousing and Community ResourcesHousing and Mortgage Finance AgencyHousing and Mortgage Finance AgencyOffice of Smart GrowthOffice of Smart Growth

NJ TransitNJ Transit

NJ Redevelopment AuthorityNJ Redevelopment Authority


BRIT Accomplishments

Over 175 projects presented to the Over 175 projects presented to the team team

Remediation and Remediation and productive reuse of sitesproductive reuse of sites

Advances the Advances the public/private public/private partnershipspartnerships

$8 billion of projects $8 billion of projects


BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT

Resources

PLANNING – For help with planning, grants and determining how the site will be used

• Brownfields Redevelopment Interagency Team (BRIT)

• New Jersey Brownfields Redevelopment Task Force, Department of Community Affairs, Office of Smart Growth (OSG)

• Department of Community Affairs (DCA)



Resources

ENVIRONMENTAL – To set up review of site; To help with redeveloping landfills; To review permit requirements for reuse options and establish a permitting team; To provide information and assess site-related environmental health hazards

• Department of Environmental Protection



Resources

FINANCIAL – For assessments, remedial investigation and remediation

• New Jersey Economic Development Authority• New Jersey Redevelopment Authority• Department of the Treasury• New Jersey Department of Protection – Local

Government Greenhouse Gas Reduction Grant Program



Resources 1

INFRASTRUCTURE – To identify funding for infrastructure costs

• New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU)

• New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust (NJEIT)

• Department of Transportation (DOT)



Resources

HOUSING• Department of Community Affairs

(DCA)Housing Production ProgramCouncil on Affordable Housing (COAH)New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (HMFA)

• Department of Environmental Protection

New Jersey Historic Preservation Office (HPO)


Brownfields Redevelopment Resources

RETAIL/INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL PROJECTS

• New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)



Resources

OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION• Department of Environmental Protection

(DEP)• New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure

Trust (NJEIT)


LOCATING SITES

Locating sites• Office of Smart Growth “Site Mart”• Counties• Municipalities• Regional Development

Authorities


www.njsitemart.com

The NJ Brownfields “Site Mart” is designed to make it easier for developers to locate and build on land in cities and towns, while preserving the state’s dwindling inventory of open space. Remediating and returning possibly contaminated former commercial or industrial property to productive use is a “Smart Way to Grow.”


WHAT WE HAVE FOR YOU

• “Site Mart” (www.njsitemart.com)The TOOLSThe KNOWLEDGEThe PROGRAMS


WHAT WE HAVE FOR YOU

Search for PropertySearch for PropertyBy County, By Municipality,By County, By Municipality,

By Property SizeBy Property Size

Search for PropertySearch for PropertyBy County, By Municipality,By County, By Municipality,

By Property SizeBy Property Size

Add or NominateAdd or NominateTo Have Your PropertiesTo Have Your Properties

Posted on the ‘”Site Mart”Posted on the ‘”Site Mart”

Add or NominateAdd or NominateTo Have Your PropertiesTo Have Your Properties

Posted on the ‘”Site Mart”Posted on the ‘”Site Mart”

Edit and UpdateEdit and UpdateTo Make Corrections and/orTo Make Corrections and/or

changes to your propertychanges to your property

Edit and UpdateEdit and UpdateTo Make Corrections and/orTo Make Corrections and/or

changes to your propertychanges to your property

www.njsitemart.com


SUSTAINABLE and BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT

Alternative Energy & Green Building

• Brownfield sites as locations for wind, solar and other green energy industries

• Productive Reuse of Landfills as Green Energy production sites

• Redevelopment of Brownfields gives an opportunity for sustainable building practices

• Promotes Green Jobs


Or go to:

Or go to:

http://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/osg/commissions/brownfields.html

Contact

The NJ Brownfields “Site Mart” is designed to make it easier for developers to locate and build on land in cities and towns, while preserving the state’s dwindling inventory of open space. Remediating and returning possibly contaminated former commercial or industrial property to productive use is a “Smart Way to Grow.”

Alan MillerBrownfields Program [email protected]

New Jersey Brownfields Redevelopment Interagency TeamDepartment of Community Affairs, Office of Smart Growth

101 South Broad Street, 7th Floor, PO Box 204Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0204

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