Land Recycling Loan Program (LRLP)

Section 677 of 2009 Wisconsin Act 28 of the 2009-2011 budget transfers the remaining loan funds of the Land Recycling Loan Program (LRLP) to the Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Fund (DERF). Therefore, the LRLP will no longer be accepting applications for remediation of brownfield sites.

The LRLP State Fiscal Year 2009 Funding List is published.

Wisconsin's Land Recycling Loan Program (LRLP) provides low cost loans to cities, villages, counties and towns for the purpose of remediating environmental contamination (brownfields) at landfills, sites or facilities where contamination has affected or threatens to affect groundwater or surface water. Redevelopment and housing authorities are also eligible.

Features of the program:

• current interest rate is 0% plus .5% servicing fee

• LRLP loan term is 20 years

• local government must secure LRLP loan with a general obligation pledge

• technical remediation criteria for all LRLP projects must adhere to DNR's 700 series administrative rules

• local government must submit the Notice of Intent To Apply postmarked by the Dec. 31 prior to fiscal year (July 1) that they anticipate funding

• DNR announces application deadlines semi-annually

• funding decisions are made according to priority ranking only if applications exceed available funds

• developer agreements must be reviewed by the Dept. of Administration prior to award of funds

• proceeds of land sale must be used to repay LRLP loan

Below is a reference guide that serves as a tool for our customers intending to apply for LRLP financial assistance. The reference guide provides information, listed alphabetically by topic, on the steps and regulations to be followed from the early stages of the loan process through the closeout stage.

If you have questions, contact your LRLP project manager or Maureen Hubeler.

For information regarding a grant program for preliminary brownfields activities, such as site investigations, tank and container removal, demolition, and asbestos abatement, see the Bureau for Remediation and Redevelopment's Brownfield Site Assessment Grant page.

See Remediation and Redevelopment's Main Page for more information on brownfield's.