The Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission is seeking legal services to support the establishment, administration, and long-term operation of an EPA-funded Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund. The selected legal counsel will provide timely, accurate, and practical legal advice related to RLF statutory and regulatory requirements, lending and subgrant transactions, environmental liability management, real estate, security, and enforcement matters. The scope of work includes tasks such as RLF program formation and governance, EPA grant and federal compliance, loan and subgrant documentation, environmental liability and risk management, real estate, title, and security instruments, loan administration, defaults, and enforcement, and state and local law coordination. The legal counsel should demonstrate experience with Revolving Loan Funds, expertise in environmental law, real estate, and public-sector lending, familiarity with federal grant compliance, and knowledge of applicable state environmental and municipal law.
• RLF program formation and governance
• EPA grant and federal compliance
• Loan and subgrant documentation
• Environmental liability and risk management
• Real estate, title, and security instruments
• Loan administration, defaults, and enforcement
• State and local law coordination