Environmental
NJ's Coastal Blue Acres program acquires properties that have suffered repeated flood damage and converts them to:
ANew residential development
BOpen space and conservation areas, permanently removing flood-prone structures and returning the land to natural flood attenuation uses✓ Correct
CCommercial facilities
DState government offices
Explanation
Blue Acres acquisitions of repeatedly flood-damaged NJ properties—funded by post-Sandy federal and state money—convert them to open space, restoring natural floodplain function and preventing future flood loss while providing public amenity.
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