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Brownfield Site Certificates of Completion

Forty-two Sites in New York State's Brownfield Cleanup Program Deemed Complete

The DEC has issued 42 Certificates of Completion for Brownfield Cleanup Program sites since Chapter 1 of the Laws of 2003 established the Brownfield Cleanup Program.

Certificates of Completion are issued for completed sites participating in the State Brownfield Cleanup Program upon approval of the final engineering report or, the issuance of the no further action decision document. The Brownfield Cleanup Program encourages the voluntary cleanup of contaminated properties known as "brownfields" so that they can be reused and redeveloped.

The Certificate of Completion provides liability protections for site owners, developers and lessees and will trigger the availability of tax credits for eligible parties. The Certificate of Completion also allows the certificate holder to redevelop the site, subject to certain restrictions, if applicable. For sites that have a future use other than "Unrestricted", an Environmental Easement is required.

The table below shows the sites that have been issued Certificates of Completion: