the Department of Environmental Protection, the Office of Tourism, Trade, and Economic Development (OTTED), and Enterprise Florida, Inc., (EFI) improve intergovernmental coordination of brownfield-related activities;
the Legislature consider establishing a forum for brownfields stakeholders to discuss needs and develop strategies for addressing identified problems;
the department, OTTED, and EFI develop an action plan to implement key strategies, such as developing a database available through the Internet that provides specific information needed to help assess the feasibility of redeveloping brownfield sites;
the Legislature consider increasing the program's loan guarantee incentive from 10% of a loan made by a lending institution to a qualified developer to 50% or higher; and
the Legislature consider allowing firms employing fewer than 10 people or paying less than 80% of the average county wage to qualify for state brownfield incentives.

Over 600 Brownfield Acres Cleaned Up; Businesses Take Advantage of Program Incentives
Report 11-15 April 2011
Locals Find State Urban Revitalization Programs Useful; More Centralized Program Information Would Be Helpful
Report 05-32 May 2005
Progress Report: Brownfield Rehabilitation Is Increasing; More Time Needed to Assess Program's Impact
Report 04-18 February 2004

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