The project, which also will involve an upgrade of the company's East Side diesel engine plant, was assisted by a recent property tax
abatement.
Fumes-to-Fuel is ideal for companies with finishing lines who are confronted with VOC
abatement issues.
Absent the filing of formal litigation, there has been a general understanding among excess/umbrella carriers that they will not be responsible for costs associated with these government-mandated remediation and
abatement orders.
CPEF and its partner organization, New Jersey Citizen Action, worked and negotiated with local banks to ensure their compliance with CRA and to set up a below-market-rate loan (CRA loan) program for lead
abatement. They also worked with municipalities, state agencies, and community groups to facilitate financing of lead
abatement in the Newark/Irvington and other urban areas of New Jersey.
Builders, restoration specialists, and homeowners alike encounter projects for which
abatement equipment is necessary.
"Here, the Commonwealth objected at the time to the trial judge's
abatement ab initio order and then pursued this appeal and successfully urged us to abandon and replace that doctrine," Cypher wrote.
First-time penalty
abatement is an easy "get-out-of-jail-free card" for taxpayers who have a clean compliance history of filing and paying on time with no prior penalties (other than an estimated tax penalty) for the past three years.
The key argument advanced by proponents of cap-and-trade programs for pollution reduction is that they are less costly than regulatory programs that impose the same
abatement requirements on all polluters.
GFOA responded to the ED by: 1) encouraging the GASB to provide for a more "balanced" picture of tax
abatements by incorporating information on the benefits of tax
abatement programs; 2) simplifying required disclosures; and 3) providing practical help for governments that are legally prohibited from providing certain specific information on tax
abatements.
The GASB has issued final guidance that requires state and local governments for the first time to disclose information about tax
abatement agreements.
A NEIGHBOUR from hell who repeatedly breached a noise
abatement notice has been ordered to pay nearly PS3,000 in fines and costs after he failed to turn up in court.