TO: CBIA / EPC MEMBERS

RE: BROWNFIELD LEGISLATION

The legislature’s Commerce Committee is expected to hold a public hearing next Tuesday, March 8 regarding a major brownfield proposal assembled by the state’s “Brownfield Workgroup”.

While the bill has not been formally published, the attached document reflects the language of the bill – subject to some formatting and technical corrections by the Legislative Commissioner’s Office that actually puts the language into bill form.

If you are interested in brownfield issues, it would be most helpful if you would consider taking the following three steps:

• Reviewing the attached bill and assembling a list of questions, comments or concerns – along with any suggestions you may have for clarifying or otherwise modifying the bill to address your concerns;
• Forwarding the list to me -- by Monday morning, if possible – and letting me know if it is OK to share your thoughts with other EPC members;
• Converting your list into testimony and printing it on your company’s letterhead for Tuesday’s public hearing (I can make copies and deliver to the committee if you would like. I can also assist with signing you up for the hearing if you would like to make a brief statement (3 minutes max) before the committee and answer any questions they may have).

I will keep those of you that respond up-to-date on the latest developments as the hearing approaches, and beyond.

Thank you for your interest.

Eric

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