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Brownfields and Land Revitalization
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, Tribal Nations, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfield sites. A brownfield site is real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002, as amended by the Brownfields Utilization, Investment and Local Development Act of 2018, was passed to help states and communities around the country clean up and revitalize brownfield sites. Under this law, EPA provides financial assistance to eligible applicants through five competitive grant programs: Multipurpose Grants, Assessment Grants, Revolving Loan Fund Grants, Cleanup Grants, and Job Training Grants. Additionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal response programs through a separate mechanism.
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EPA has selected the City of Mineral Wells for a Brownfields Multipurpose Grant that will be funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Grant funds will be used to conduct 18 Phase I and 10 Phase II environmental site assessments, inventory sites, and support reuse planning and community engagement activities. Grant funds will also be used to clean up the Former USO Building at 600 North Oak Avenue. The 12,582-square-foot building once served as a social hub for soldiers and a community center and has been vacant since 2019. It is contaminated with inorganic contaminants. The target area for this project is the City of Mineral Wells. Other priority sites include a 7.63-acre former Army hospital that has been vacant since 1973.