THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE HERKIMER COUNTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO INVENTORY, CHARACTERIZE, ASSESS, AND CONDUCT CLEANUP PLANNING AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT RELATED ACTIVITIES FOR BROWNFIELD SITES IN HERKIMER COUNTY, NEW YORK. THE GRANTEE WILL USE THESE FUNDS TO IDENTIFY AND ASSESS BROWNFIELD SITES LOCATED IN THE COUNTY'S DECAYING URBAN CENTERS AND ALONG THE COUNTY'S WATERWAYS IN COMMUNITIES SUCH AS ILION, DOLGEVILLE, FRANKFORT, HERKIMER VILLAGE AND TOWN OF HERKIMER, AND LITTLE FALLS. THE SITE SELECTION AND REDEVELOPMENT PLANNING WILL BE GUIDED BY THE COUNTY'S COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND MOHAWK VALLEY REGIONAL SUSTAINABILITY PLAN. 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.