The picture is still very murky with regard to what brownfield funding will look like in Ohio. The program is being transferred from the Ohio Department of Development to JobsOhio. The Kasich Administration has stated it believes the program needs to be overhauled. (Click here for prior post regarding transfer to JobsOhio)
Ohio EPA Wants to Take Over Wetland and Stream Permitting from the Army Corps of Engineers
Another aspect of Governor Kasich’s controversial proposed legislation- Senate Bill 315- is to provide the legislative authority for Ohio EPA to take over Section 404 Clean Water Act permitting from the Army Corps of Engineers. Section 404 permits are needed prior to impacts to streams or wetlands within federal jurisdiction.
The bill itself doesn’t really do
Legislation Introduced to Implement Great Lakes Compact following Governor Kasich Veto
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Representative Wachtmann has introduced H.B 473 which will implement Ohio’s regulatory program under the Great Lakes Compact. H.B. 473 follows last summer’s veto by Governor Kasich of H.B. 231 which was criticized by environmental groups and former Governor Taft and Senator Voinovich as not protective enough of Lake Erie.
The Great Lakes Compact was
Ohio EPA Reform Bill Introduced
Last week Senator Schaffer introduced Senate Bill 294– dubbed the EPA reform bill. According to testimony from Senator Schaffer and OEPA Director Scott Nally, the two had been working on the legislation for months.
This bill is the probably the first since Ohio EPA creation that touches on so many different areas of
State Halts Applications for Brownfield Grant Program
Yesterday, the Ohio Department of Develop put the following notice on the Clean Ohio Fund webpage:
NOTICE
Effective immediately: The Clean Ohio Assistance Fund is no longer accepting applications. If you have a project and would like to discuss other funding opportunities please contact us.
Back in October, Governor Kasich announced that he was redirecting
Kasich Administration Looking to Replace Brownfield Funding
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The Clean Ohio Council awarded half the available funds for brownfield redevelopment for fiscal year 2012 two weeks ago. As discussed in prior posts, available funding is running out in the next few months.
The future of State brownfield funding became uncertain when the Kasich Administration shifted funding from the state’s liquor profits to JobsOhio.
Loans Versus Grants to Spur Brownfield Redevelopment
Current Debate Regarding the Future of the Clean Ohio Program
The Kasich Administration has announced that it is re-evaluating the Clean Ohio program. The next round of the Clean Ohio Revitalization Program (Round 12) will be the last. Also, funding under the Clean Ohio Assistance Fund, which pays for sampling on brownfield properties, is likely to
Miceli Dairy Project Highlights the Benefits of the Clean Ohio Program
Last Friday, I attended the Clean Ohio Council meeting with my client Miceli Dairy Products, Inc. (Miceli Dairy). I had worked with Miceli Dairy over the last couple years on evaluating five parcels of property adjacent to their current facility on which the Dairy would like to expand its operations.
The Dairy submitted an application