High priority site

Intent

To encourage project location in areas with development constraints and promote the health of the surrounding area.

Requirements

Option 1. Historic district (2 points)

Locate the project on an infill location in a historic district.

OR

Option 2. Priority designation (2 points)

Locate the project on one of the following:

• a site listed by the EPA National Priorities List;
• a Federal Empowerment Zone site;
• a Federal Enterprise Community site;
• a Federal Renewal Community site;
• a Department of the Treasury Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Qualified Low-Income Community (a subset of the New Markets Tax Credit Program);
• a site in a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Qualified Census Tract (QCT) or Difficult Development Area (DDA); or
• a local equivalent program administered at the national level for projects outside the U.S.

OR

Option 3. Brownfield remediation (3 points)

Locate on a brownfield where soil or groundwater contamination has been identified, and where the local, state, or national authority (whichever has jurisdiction) requires its remediation. Perform remediation to the satisfaction of that authority.