The National Brownfields Coalition, with support from roughly 90 organizations, put together a letter in support of the reintroduction of the Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act (H.R. 815). This bill, introduced by Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11) and Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH-10), will allow taxpayers to fully deduct the cleanup costs of contaminated property in the year the costs were incurred.
The brownfield tax incentive is a powerful tool that will aid in transforming contaminated sites into thriving spaces, fostering economic growth and community well-being for generations to come. The National Brownfields Coalition has been a leading voice in advocating for the passage of this bill, and restoring this vital tax deduction is long overdue. Learn more about H.R. 815.
We thank the following organizations for signing our letter in support of this bill:
National Organizations
- American Society of Landscape Architects
- Center for Community Progress
- Congress for the New Urbanism
- Council of Development Finance Agencies
- CivicWell
- Enterprise Community Partners
- Groundwork USA
- LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors
- National Community Reinvestment Coalition
- National League of Cities
- Smart Growth America
- The Center for Creative Land Recycling
- Up for Growth
- U.S. Conference of Mayors
- U.S. Green Building Council
- YIMBY Action
- YIMBY Law.
Regional, State, and Local Organizations & Public Sector Entities
- Asian Americans For Equality
- Business Council of New York State
- CAMBA Housing Ventures
- Defiance County Land Reutilization Corporation
- Environmental Advocates NY
- City of Chicago
- City of Euclid
- City of Kingston
- City of New York
- City of Trenton
- New Jersey, Brownfields Program, Department of Energy and Environment
- Florida Brownfields Association
- Greater Ohio Policy Center
- Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center
- GrowSmart Maine
- Grow Smart RI
- Harambee House Inc.
- Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative (LANI)
- Lucas County Land Bank
- Minnesota Brownfields
- Muskingum County (Ohio) Land Reutilization Corporation
- New Jersey Future
- New York City Brownfield Partnership
- New York State Association for Affordable Housing
- New York State Council of Professional Geologists
- Partnership for Smarter Growth
- Project for Public Spaces
- Queens Chamber of Commerce
- Real Estate Board of New York
- Regional Plan Association
- Residents Forward
- Sidney-Shelby Economic Partnership
- Shelby County Land Reutilization Corp.
- Smart Growth Maryland
- St. Nicks Alliance
- The Brownfield Coalition of the Northeast
- Transportation for Massachusetts
- Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership
- Upper West Side Recycling
- WE Housing
- We Stay/Nos Quedamos
- Western Queens Community Land Trust
- World Team Now
- Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation
- 1000 Friends of Oregon
- 1000 Friends of Wisconsin
- 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania.
Private Sector
- American Environmental Assessment & Solutions, Inc.
- A-Z Solutions Inc.
- BCA Environmental Consultants
- Blue Sea Development Company,
- Brookside Environmental, Inc.
- Brownfield Restoration Group
- Community Health Center of Richmond, Inc.
- CTL Engineering, Inc.
- ECDO, Inc.
- Gardner Environmental Partners, Inc.
- Geotechnical Consultants, Inc.
- Goldstein Hall
- Knauf Shaw
- Laurel Environmental Geosciences
- Matrix New World Engineering
- Partners Environmental Consulting, Inc.
- Preferred Environmental Services
- Project Management Consultants
- P. W. Grosser Consulting, Inc.
- National Demolition Association
- Sustainable Development
- The Bluestone Organization
- The Bridge, Inc.
- Tyll Engineering
- The Durst Organization
- Urban Green Environmental
- Urban Solutions Group
- Vektor Consultants, LLC
- Walden Environmental Engineering
- YU & Associates, Inc.