Brownfields

Deleted the requirement for property owners to provide institutional control information to local governments for mapping purposes, reducing administrative burdens on property owners.

Added requirement that sites issued a site rehabilitation completion order without institutional controls must be removed from the contaminated sites registry, ensuring the registry only includes sites still requiring controls.

Added requirement that completion of remediation obligations must be evidenced by a site rehabilitation completion order or 'no further action' letter from the department.

Added requirement that local zoning and planning offices must post information on how to access the brownfields registry in public view.

Extended the timeframe for claiming additional tax credits for site rehabilitation from unspecified to within 2 years after receiving the site rehabilitation completion order.

Changed the annual tax credit certificate award deadline from June 1 to May 1 and reduced department response time for deficiency notices from 120 to 90 days.

Added eligibility for brownfield program participation for sites subject to ongoing federal enforcement actions if specific exemptions are secured through a memorandum of agreement with the EPA.

Modified eligibility criteria to allow sites that are only a portion of larger contaminated sites to obtain 'No Further Action' status without waiting for the entire larger site to be rehabilitated.

Added new definitions for 'brownfield sites' and 'brownfield site' to clarify what properties qualify for the program.

Added provision allowing tax credits for solid waste removal costs at brownfield sites, with a 50% credit cap of $500,000, subject to specific conditions and documentation requirements.