This action approves an award in the amount of $4,999,520 to support compliance of kentucky steam heritage corporation to revitalize communities using the brownfields revitalization funding

This Cooperative Agreement award of $4,999,520 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) will support the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation in conducting remediation activities at a former railyard site in Irvine, Kentucky. The funding will enable the recipient to clean up the brownfield site, procure environmental professionals to carry out site activities, create a community involvement plan and administrative record, and report on progress and final outcomes. The recipient anticipates holding at least four community meetings, finalizing one analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, and submitting 16 quarterly reports. This project aims to benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near Irvine, Kentucky by revitalizing the community through brownfields redevelopment.

This agreement will provide funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act to kentucky steam heritage corporation to conduct remediation activities as authorized by cercla 104(k)(3) at the former railyard in irvine, kentucky. Activities:specifically, this agreement will provide funding to the recipient to clean up a brownfield site. Additionally, the recipient will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to conduct environmental site activities, will create a community involvement plan and administrative record for the site, and will report on interim progress and final accomplishments by completing and submitting relevant portions of the property profile form using EPA's assessment, cleanup and redevelopment exchange system (acres). Brownfields are real property, the expansion, development or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:further, the recipient will remediate one brownfield site and anticipates holding at least four community meetings, but more may be done after the community involvement plan is finalized, finalizing one analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, and submitting 16 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and stakeholders in and near irvine, kentucky.