We reported two weeks ago that the bill to extend the brownfield cleanup program (BCP) that had been passed back in June had finally been sent to the governor. The BCP tax credits are scheduled to expire at the end of 2015 and the legislation would have extended the tax credits to March 31, 2017 to give […]
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Under New York’s unique form of democracy, bills that are passed by the legislature are held at the Assembly until the Governor calls for the bill. Once the Governor receives a bill, he has ten days to sign the bill. As we previously posted, the legislature passed a bill back in June that would have
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The short answer is no. Environmental consultants routinely submit environmental questionnaires to property owners and their clients as part of the phase 1 process. Some consultants tell their clients that they are obligated to complete the questionnaire to be able to comply with EPA’s All Appropriate Inquires (“AAI”) rule. A few go as far as
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Earlier this year, we reported that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) was expecting to issue a record number of Certificates of Completion (COCs) under the Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) in 2014. Based on anticipated project completion dates provided by applicants, NYSDEC projected that it could issue as many as 92 BCP COCs by
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Purchasers who want to be able to assert the CERCLA Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser (BFPP), Innocent Landowner (ILO) or Continuous Property Owner (CPO) landowner liability protections (LLPs) need to conduct a pre-acquisition investigation that complies with EPA’s All Appropriate Inquires (AAI) rule. A question that is surfacing with surprising frequency is if the phase 1
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