EnvironmentalIntermediateNorth Carolina Exam

The NC Brownfields Program administered by NCDEQ helps redevelop contaminated sites by:

AProviding grants to demolish all structures on the site

BOffering liability protection to developers who clean up and redevelop the siteCorrect

CRequiring the original polluter to fund all cleanup costs

DProhibiting any future development on contaminated properties, as a general rule

Why Offering liability protection to developers who clean up and redevelop the site Is Correct

Answer B: Offering liability protection to developers who clean up and redevelop the site

NC's Brownfields Program provides prospective developers with liability protection (via a brownfields agreement) if they assess and clean up contaminated sites, enabling beneficial redevelopment of previously unusable properties.

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