If an institutional control is implemented at any contaminated site in a brownfield area, the property owner must provide information regarding the institutional control to the local government for mapping purposes. The local government or persons responsible for rehabilitation and redevelopment of a brownfield area are required to establish an advisory committee or use an existing advisory committee that has expressed its intent to address redevelopment of the specific brownfield area. Statutory guidance for rule making is provided. The department is specifically authorized to use RBCA criteria for cleanups on lands owned by the state university system. The liability protection provided to persons whose property becomes contaminated from a nearby brownfield area is clarified.
Projects located in a designated brownfield area are eligible for the expedited permitting process.
Community Development Districts are authorized to levy charges for remediation costs of contamination unless the covered costs benefit any person who is a landowner within the district. Prohibits subsequent property owners from removing certain deed restrictions under the provisions of the Marketable Records Title Act. Exemptions to local option sales surtaxes in urban infill and redevelopment areas are provided. The Department of Community Affairs is authorized to transfer certain unused balances in the Urban Infill and Redevelopment Assistance Grant Program. An outdated provision restricting the employment of certain DEP employees in private sector petroleum cleanup program is repealed.