The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources conducts environmental site assessments and cleanup planning for public agencies and nonprofits, and at privately owned sites with public benefit projects.  Contact the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources at 800-438-3367.

Provides funding assistance to property owners and operators of abandoned petroleum and waste oil tanks located at gas stations or commercially operational motor fuel vendors that closed before April 1, 1988. Contact the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources at 800-438-3367.

Under the Targeted Brownfields Assessment program, EPA Region 8 contractors conduct environmental site assessments and cleanup planning for public agencies and nonprofits, and at privately owned sites with public benefit projects. Contact William Rothenmeyer at 303-312-6045 or rothenmeyer.william@epa.gov.

Under the EPA's Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Communities program, the Community Brownfields Foundation (CBF) and CCLR provide in-kind technical assistance and training to communities and other stakeholders on brownfields issues with the goal of increasing the community's understanding and involvement in brownfield cleanup and revitalization. The TAB grants serve as an independent source of information assisting communities with community involvement, better understanding the health impacts of brownfield sites, science and technology relating to brownfield site assessment, remediation, and site preparation activities, brownfield finance questions, and information on integrated approaches to brownfield cleanup and redevelopment. Contact Jesse Silverstein at 303-962-0942 or jesse@communitybrownfieldsfoundation.org.

Originally signed into law in 1997 and extended through December 31, 2011, the Brownfields Tax Incentive encourages the cleanup and reuse of brownfields. Under the Brownfields Tax Incentive, environmental cleanup costs are fully deductible in the year incurred, rather than capitalized and spread over time. Improvements in 2006 expanded the tax incentive to include petroleum cleanup.

Limits third-party liability for lenders who comply with certain conditions.