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1 Orange County Board of County Commissioners Action Agenda Action Agenda Item Abstract Item No Meeting Date: August 20, 1996 Subject: Forest Service Contract Department Budget Office Public Hearing Yes No—X_ Budget Amendment Needed Yes No_X_ Attachment(s) Information Contact Agreement for the Protection Sally Kost ext. 2151 Development and Improvement of Telephone and Extension Number Forest Lands in Orange County Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 227-2031 Purpose To consider the annual agreement between Orange County and the North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources to support the NC Forest Service in Orange County. Background This agreement will provide for the continued maintenance by the NC Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources through the NC Forest Service in Orange County for the protection, development and improvement of forest lands in Orange County. The Forest Service is responsible for: • controlling forest fires in the County, • detecting and extinguishing fires that break out • investigating the origin of forest, woodland and field fires • enforcing State forest fire laws • taking preventative measures, educational and otherwise, as necessary, to prevent forest fires • developing and improving the forests through reforestation, promotion and practice of Forest Management practices. The Forest Service is supported by State funds, totaling 60 percent of their budget. For 1996-97 this amount equals$60,184. The County's share is 40 percent of the total, or $40,122. These funds have been included in the 1996-97 budget. Recommendation The Manager recommends that the Board approve the annual agreement between Orange County and the Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resource, and authorize the Chair to sign.