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Part I THE BROWNFIELD CONCEPT AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PARTIES Ch.1: Nature and Effects of the Brownfields Problem Ch.2: A Roadmap to the Brownfields Transaction - Perspectives and Goals of the Parties Part II LIABILITY Ch.3: Principal Cause of Brownfields Problem - Superfund Liability Ch.4: Liability of Parties to Brownfields Transactions Under CERCLA Ch.5: Non-CERCLA Liability and Requirements That Can Impede Brownfields Development Part III STRUCTURING THE BROWNFIELDS TRANSACTION Ch.6: Overall Structure of the Transaction Ch.7: Negotiating Transactional Agreements Part IV BROWNFIELDS SITE INVESTIGATION Ch.8: The Importance of Identifying Contamination Ch.9: Types of Site Investigations Ch.10: Technical Considerations in Site Assessments Ch.11: Reporting Test Results Part V ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR CLEANING UP BROWNFIELDS Ch.12: National Priorities List (NPL) Cleanups Ch.13: EPA Prospective Purchaser Agreements and Comfort/Status Letters Ch.14: Remediation and Redevelopment of Contaminated Federal Facilities Ch.15: State "Little Superfund" Programs Ch.16: State Property Transfer Acts Ch.17: State Voluntary Cleanup Programs Ch.18: Underground Storage Tanks and RCRA Corrective Action Ch.19: Asbestos Cleanups Ch.19A: Vapor Intrusion Ch.20: Do-It-Yourself Cleanups Ch.21: "Abandonment" Options: Sale, Bankruptcy and Tax Foreclosure Part VI TECHNICAL ISSUES IN BROWNFIELDS CLEANUPS Ch.22: Cleanup Standards Ch.23: Types of Remediation Ch.24: Institutional Controls Ch.25: Other Remedial Issues: Long-Term Monitoring, Reopeners and Cost Underestimates Ch.26: Selecting and Supervising Consultants Part VII FINANCIAL, INSURANCE, TAX AND PARTICULAR LEGAL ISSUES IN BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT Ch.27: Sources of Financing for Brownfields Redevelopment Ch.28: Insurance Issues Ch.29: Valuation of Brownfields Properties Ch.30: Tax Treatment of Environmental Remediation Costs Ch.31: Public Participation in the Cleanup and Redevelopment Process Ch.32: Particular Types of Brownfields Sites Ch.33: Exit Strategies Part VIII STATE LAW APPENDIX A: U.S. EPA's Brownfields Contacts APPENDIX B: EPA Guidance on Land Use in the CERCLA Remedy Selection Process APPENDIX C: EPA Guidance on Settlements with Prospective Purchasers of Contaminated Property APPENDIX D: EPA Policy on the Issuance of Comfort/Status Letters APPENDIX E: Memoranda of Agreement Between U.S. EPA and the States APPENDIX F: EPA Policy Toward Owners of Property Containing Contaminated Aquifers APPENDIX G: State Underground Storage Tank Laws and Regulations APPENDIX H: Underground Storage Tank State Contacts for Registration and Release Notification APPENDIX I: Sample Transactional Forms and Clauses APPENDIX J: Brownfields Redevelopers APPENDIX K: EPA Policy on Institutional Controls Glossary of Terms Bibliography and Websites