Agenda - 09-20-2022; 8-b - Acceptance of NC Agriculture Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund Grant

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39 N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services ¢ Y I N.C. ADFP Trust Fund Environmental Audit (EA)Requirements and Checklist An Environmental Audit(EA) or Environmental Site Assessment(ESA) identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities. The analysis addresses both the underlying land as well as physical improvements to the property. An EA is a stand alone document, and some required documents included in the EA will match other submitted materials in the survey, baseline documentation report, and title work. An EA can be conducted by USDA NRCS staff using the latest version of the NRCS Hazardous Materials Checklist and Landowner Interview, local soil and water conservation district staff using the latest version of the NRCS Hazardous Materials Checklist and Landowner Interview or equivalent, or with an environmental firm qualified to conduct Phase I Environmental Site Assessments. For USDA NRCS Agricultural Land Easement(ALE)projects, only an EA conducted by USDA NRCS staff using the latest version of the NRCS Hazardous Materials Checklist and Landowner Interview will be accepted. Below are the requirements for an EA for a conservation easement project with the N.C. ADFP Trust Fund(ADFPTF): 1. Map of the Conservation Area associated with the EA that includes any land improvements or special land use features. a. Must match the map found in the baseline documentation report. b. Acreage of the assessed site must match the surveyed acres of the Conservation Area. 2. Documentation of land ownership associated with the EA, such as a property tax card, land deed, etc. a. Must match the preliminary title policy and preliminary attorney's signed title opinion. 3. Description of current land uses. a. Must match the uses found in the baseline documentation report. 4. Pictures of land area defined in the EA with the location of pictures identified on a map or survey. Please submit at least one picture for each different land use or land improvement placed on the land parcel. a. Must match the pictures found in the baseline documentation report. 5. Any implied and prevalent easement or ingress/egress use must be defined by picture and mapped. a. Must match the preliminary conservation easement survey. 6. Any trash, chemical or non-natural land use must be defined by picture and mapped. 7. An environmental opinion review of the land by the agency performing the EA.