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38 <br />CONSERVATION TRUST ~ FOR NORTH CAROLINA <br />March 12, 1997 <br />Mr. William L. Crowther <br />chairman, Board of County commissioners <br />orange County <br />Po Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278-8181 <br />Dear Mr. Crowther: <br />we request support by the orange county Commissioners for proposed state <br />legislation co-sponsored by your districts Senator Ellie Rinnaird, which will <br />increase the financial incentives for private landowners who donate land or <br />interest in land for public-.interest conservation purposes. As the attached <br />~fact sheet~• explains this amendment will increase the state income tax credit <br />for land and conservation easement donations from the current $25,000 cap to <br />$100,000 for individuals and $250,000 for corporations. Orange County~s open <br />space protection initiatives will benefit from the increased state income tax <br />incentive and inducement for gifts of conservation and recreational lands. <br />The companion bills introduced in both the state Senate and House will <br />(1) increase the state income tax credits as an incentive for donating <br />conservation lands and easements (as recommended by the NC Coastal Futures <br />Commission, the NC Year of the Mountains commission, and the NC General <br />Assembly~s Environmental Review Commission in the 1996 and 1997 sessions); and <br />(2) would establish a small grant-in-aid program within the NC Department of <br />Environment, Health, and Natural Resources to qualified private land <br />conservation organizations to defray costs of arranging and receiving donated <br />lands/easements and to help establish a network of protected riparian buffers, <br />greenways and natural areas. <br />The bills have wide bipartisan support and no indication of opposition. <br />Representatives of the NC Association of County Commissions have indicated <br />their support. The bills have not yet been scheduled for committee hearings. <br />we believe that passage of these bills will be a major advantage for <br />local goverrunents and land conservation organizations across the state, in <br />promoting and encouraging nonregulatory means to protect important natural <br />areas, riparian corridors, greenways, local parks and recreational areas, and <br />other conservation lands. This legislation will be a most helpful supplement <br />to the States new Clean water Management Trust Fund, Parks and Recreation <br />Trust Fund, and Natural Heritage Trust Fund by promoting more donations of <br />land and helpingtwith conservation education, planning, and costs of arranging <br />gifts of land. <br />We ask for your County Commissions support for this proposal and ask <br />that you express that endorsement to your State General Assembly delegation. <br />Please call me if you want more explanation. <br />sincerely, <br />~n/ <br />~~ C~C~ <br />Charles Roe, CTNC Executive Director <br />cc: Marvin Collins, Planning Director <br />enclosures <br />POST OFFICE BOX 33333 • RALEIGH, NC 27636-3333 • rHC~e 9t9-Sz8-4199 • F,~r 9t9-Sz8-4508 • entnit cmcC~mindspring.com <br />
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