Transcript SETTLEMENT GUIDELINES FOR CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE …

Florida Department of
Environmental Protection
Federal Stimulus Money
Mimi Drew
Deputy Secretary for Regulatory Programs
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
• Funds allocated through existing programs
• Based on existing federal allotment formulas
• “Use it or lose it” – may be reallocated to other states
• Deadlines to commit money vary by program
• Extensive federal reporting requirements
• “Davis-Bacon” wages & “Buy American”
Information subject to change pending final federal guidance
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Clean Water State Revolving Fund
• $132.3 million – no match
• Low-interest loans for local government wastewater &
stormwater projects
• Must be on Florida’s approved SRF priority list
• 50% to disadvantaged communities with more subsidy
• 20% to “green” projects (energy efficiency, water
conservation, etc.)
• ~$800 million waiting list of shovel-ready construction
projects, including “disadvantaged” & “green” projects
• Must be under construction contract by February 2010
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Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
• $88.1 million – no match
• Low-interest loans for local government drinking water
projects
• Must be on Florida’s approved SRF priority list
• 50% to disadvantaged communities with more subsidy
• 20% to “green” projects (energy efficiency, water
conservation)
• 29 shovel-ready projects have been identified—total project
costs estimated at $240 million
• Must be under construction contract by February 2010
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Diesel Emissions Reduction Act
• $1.7 million – no match
• “Clean diesel grants” for:
• School bus retrofits
• Truck stop electrification
• Rebates for auxiliary power unit installation
• All funds must be drawn down by September 30, 2010
• Working with Department of Education, FDOT, and
private rest stop owners
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Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
• $11.2 million – no match
• Abandoned (“orphan”) sites with no “responsible party”
• DEP currently reviewing 15 known sites to determine
qualification for funding
• Must be under contract within 2 years
• Federal requirements for operator training and tank noncompliance must be addressed in the future
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Superfund
• $61 million
• 10% match required
• Can be accomplished as work is performed over the next
several years
• Projects must be on National Priorities List
• EPA panel will select projects on March 11-12
• No funding deadlines applicable to DEP
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Brownfields
• $750,000 – no match
• Local government brownfield projects
• EPA will make selections
• Local government applications submitted October 2008
• No funding deadlines applicable to DEP
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Summary
• $296 million for DEP programs
• Increases capacity to expedite shovel-ready projects
• Reduces funding backlogs – frees up $$$ for new projects
• Budget authority needed – no cash match required
• Tight timelines to commit and spend money
• Significant reporting requirements to EPA and OMB
DEP will move the money – meet the deadlines – complete the projects
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Contact
Mimi Drew
Deputy Secretary, Regulatory Programs
[email protected]
850.245.8037
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