Brownfields Program

Brownfields Redevelopment Act  

The primary goals of the Brownfields Redevelopment Act are to reduce public health and environmental hazards on existing commercial and industrial sites that are abandoned or underused due to these hazards; create financial and regulatory incentives to encourage voluntary cleanup and redevelopment of sites; derive cleanup target levels and a process for obtaining a "No Further Action" letter using Risk-Based Corrective Action principles; and provide the opportunity for environmental equity and justice. Please view the Memorandum of Agreement between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 4 for complete information.

Brownfields Program Incentives

• Voluntary Cleanup Tax Credits (VCTC)
  • Partially offsets the cost of site rehabilitation or solid waste removal.
• Cleanup Liability Protection as Provided Under Florida Statute 376.82
• Regulatory Framework for Cleanup
  • Risk-Based Corrective Action.
  • Dedicated Staff.
  • Expedited Technical Review.
• Up to $2,500 Job Bonus Tax Refund
  • For each new job created by an eligible business on or abutting a site with a Brownfield Site Rehabilitation Agreement. 
  • To qualify, the business must be a Qualified Target Industry (QTI) or make an eligible capital investment of at least $2 million, create at least 10 jobs and provide benefits to its employees.
  • This incentive is approved by the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) following application submittal to Enterprise Florida Inc. (EFI). To apply, please contact Eric Anderson by email or phone at 407-956-5682. 
• Refund on Sales and Use Tax Paid on Building Materials  
  • Offered through the Department of Revenue (DOR), this refund applies to building materials used in the construction of a qualified home, affordable housing or mixed-use affordable housing projects built on or abutting a site with a Brownfields Site Rehabilitation Agreement.
  • The completion of the following two DOR applications is necessary to apply:
    • DOR Form DR-26S.
    • DOR Form DR-26RP.
• For a list of possible local incentives, read Section 376.84, F.S., and contact your local government.

Brownfield Areas and Sites

• Brownfields Designated Area and Site Rehabilitation Agreement Documentation by County.
• DEP Brownfields Geoviewer - a mapping tool designed to help you locate existing brownfield areas and sites in the state of Florida.
• DEP Monthly Reports
  • Designated Brownfield Areas.
  • Executed Brownfield Site Rehabilitation Agreements.

Brownfields Site Rehabilitation Agreement (BSRA) Documents

• Model BSRA with Site Access Agreement.
• Model RCRA BSRA with Site Access Agreement.
• Model BSRA Amendment.
• Model Assignment and Assumption Agreement for BSRA.
• BSRA Checklist.

Brownfield Grant Opportunities

• The Site-Specific Activity (SSA)/Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA) program, which is authorized and funded by CERCLA Section 128(a) under the State and Tribal Response Program (SRP), is designed to help communities — especially those without EPA Brownfields Grants — minimize the uncertainties of contamination often associated with brownfields. SSA/TBA Program
• EPA’s Brownfields Program provides grants and technical assistance to communities, states, tribes and others to assess, safely clean up and sustainably reuse contaminated properties. EPA Grants Webpage

Other Florida Brownfields Program Resources

• Florida Brownfields Redevelopment Atlas
  With the goal of better understanding the impacts of federal funding on communities through brownfields redevelopment, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection utilized U.S. EPA CERCLA 128(a) grant funds to initiate a collaboration with the Center for Brownfields Research and Redevelopment at the University of South Florida. This ongoing partnership resulted in the development of the Florida Brownfields Redevelopment Atlas, an online geospatial tool that can be used to evaluate social, economic and environmental metrics in the areas surrounding Brownfields.
• Brownfields District Contacts
• Brownfields Contacts for Delegated Counties
• DEP Geospatial Open Data
• EPA EnviroMapper
• Brownfields Redevelopment Program Annual Reports
• Outreach Materials
  • Florida Brownfields Program Brochure (updated 07/17/2023)
  • SSA / TBA Informational Flyer (updated 03/31/2023)

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