Environmental
What is a 'brownfield' property and what federal program assists with their cleanup?
AAgricultural land converted to residential; no federal program exists
BPreviously developed land with potential contamination; EPA's Brownfields Program provides grants and technical assistance for assessment and cleanup✓ Correct
CLand in a 100-year flood zone
DLand with soil erosion problems
Explanation
Brownfields are previously developed properties where expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by known or suspected contamination. The EPA Brownfields Program provides grants for assessment and cleanup, helping communities redevelop these sites rather than leave them vacant.
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Key Terms to Know
Zoning
Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.
VarianceOfficial permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.
Eminent DomainThe power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
Adverse PossessionA doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
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