Government,
Environmental & Energy
Oct. 15, 2013
A powerful new tool for brownfield cleanup
Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 440, which gives local government agencies broad authority to remediate contaminated property in "blighted areas."
California cities and counties have acquired a powerful new tool to clean up contaminated "brownfields" sites. On Oct. 5, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 440, legislation that gives local government agencies in the state broad authority to investigate and remediate contaminated property in "blighted areas." The new law effectively revives the Polanco Redevelopment Act, which gave similar powers to now-defunct redevelopment agencies.
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