2004 NS Contract - Forest Service Contract for Fiscal Year 2004-05

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~- 3 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Department of Environment & Natural Resources $ 135 535 Total Cooperative Appropriation $ 81.321 60% State $ 54,214 40% County AGREEMENT FOR THE PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IlVIPROVEMENT OF FOREST LAND IN ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA THIS AGREEMENT, made under authority of "An act to authorize Counties to cooperate with State in Forest Protection, Reforestation and promotion of Forest Management," (Section 113-59 of the general Statutes of North Carolina - 1943), and also under authority of another Section of the General Statutes, namely Section 113-54, by the North Carolina. Department of Environment & Natural Resources (hereinafter Called the Department), party of the first part, and the Board of Commissioners of ORANGE COUNTY in the State of North Carolina (hereinafter called the Board), parry of the second part, witnesseth: That WHEREAS. the said Board, recognizing the need for active forest protection, development, reforestation, management and improvement in ORANGE COUNTY, has accepted the offer of the Department for cooperation in accomplishing this object: Now THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, the said parties contract and agree to maintain a legally appointed and equipped Forest Ranger organization in said county at the joint cost of the State and County, insofaz as the joint funds will permit, as follows: Part I. THE DEPARTMENT AGREES: 1. To select, employ and appoint, after consultation with the Board, a County Forester or County Forest Ranger for the purposes of controlling forest fires in said County; for detecting and extinguishing fires that break out; for investigating the origin of forest, woodland and field fires; for enforcing State forest fire laws; for taking such preventative measures, educational and otherwise, as shall seem necessary to prevent forest fires; for developing and improving the forests through reforestation promotion and practice of Forest Management practices; and for protection from insects and diseases.