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EPA Recognizes Bank of America in Commemoration of 2nd Anniverary of Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002

Release Date: 01/22/2004
Contact Information: Laura Niles, (404) 562-8353, niles.laura@epa.gov

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 will commemorate the second anniversary of the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002 with a ceremony in downtown Atlanta recognizing Bank of America for its leadership in the redevelopment of a former Brownfields property. The Bank of America project, Dynamic Metals Lofts, is currently under construction at a former industrial site on Edgewood Avenue in downtown Atlanta. The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act expands EPA's Brownfields Program, boosts funding for assessment and cleanup, enhances roles for State and Tribal response programs, and clarifies Superfund liability. Spurred by new incentives in the legislation, communities are finding that many former industrial sites, such as Dynamic Metals Lofts property, can now be cleaned up and made attractive for safe, productive new uses. WHO: Jesse Baskerville, EPA Region 4 Deputy Director of the Waste Management Division; Randy Muller, Vice President, Bank of America; and Madeleine Kellam, Brownfields Coordinator, GA Environmental Protection Division WHAT: The second anniversary of the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002 WHEN: Monday, January 26, 2004 at 1:30 p.m. WHERE: The Dynamic Metals Lofts site, currently under construction 584 Edgewood Avenue Atlanta, Georgia 30312