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Financial Assistance Ofiice of Brownfield Reuse HDSRF Eligible HDSRF Costs

Eligible & Ineligible HDSRF Costs

EXAMPLES OF ELIGIBLE HDSRF PROJECT COSTS
  • All reasonable costs for equipment, work, and services for investigation/remediation, including soil and ground water sampling, monitoring well installation, disposal of contaminated soil, ground water treatment systems, etc.
  • Innocent Party Grants - retroactive costs for PA, SI, and RI activities conducted under NJDEP oversight [i.e. Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) or Administrative Consent Order (ACO), Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA) or the Underground Storage Tank (UST) rules] following an innocent party status determination
  • Department oversight costs
  • Limited legal fees incurred specifically for the actual remediation of an environmental insult (i.e., obtaining required offsite access) as determined by the NJDEP and NJEDA
  • Leaking underground storage tank closure activities
EXAMPLES OF INELIGIBLE HDSRF PROJECT COSTS
  • Investigation, removal and/or disposal of asbestos-containing materials and lead paint
  • Investigation, removal and/or disposal of building/construction debris (unless directly associated with remediation as determined by the NJDEP)
  • Remedial activities that do not comply with the Technical Requirements for Site Remediation, N.J.A.C.7:26E
  • Applicant’s time spent in planning, administering or supervising the remediation
  • Preparation of the HDSRF application and administration of the funds
  • Legal fees/costs not directly associated with remediation as determined by the NJDEP
  • NJEDA application processing fees
  • Non-leaking underground or aboveground storage tank closure activities
  • Contamination linked to building interiors

(Rev. 09/2006)

 

 

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