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19 <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 Kinnaird, 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 governments 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 state's 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 helping with conservation education, planning, and costs of arranging <br /> gifts of land. <br /> We ask for your County Commission's 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 /> I L Ja <br /> Charles Roe, CTNC Executive Director <br /> cc: Marvin Collins, Planning Director <br /> enclosures <br /> POST OFFICE BOX 33333 ' RALEIGH,NC 27636-3333 • PHONE 9i9-828-4199 • FAX 9i9-828-45o8 • EMAIL ctnc @mindspring.com <br />
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