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12 <br />Bubdi n f ou5 DRAFT <br />MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT for <br />THE PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL, ARCHEOLOGICAL, AND <br />ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES <br />BETWEEN ORANGE COUNY, NORTH CAROLINA, <br />AND THE TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA <br />This Memorandum of Agreement is entered into this day of , 2014, by and <br />between Orange County, North Carolina (County) and the Town of Hillsborough, North Carolina <br />(Town), (referred to collectively as the "Parties "). <br />WHEREAS, Orange County and the Town of Hillsborough are public entities of North Carolina <br />and are eligible to enter into a binding contractual relationship with one another; and <br />WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into this Memorandum of Agreement (hereinafter referred <br />to as Memorandum) in order to establish the mutually agreed upon conditions to identify, share, <br />and protect cultural and - archeological resources within the county; and <br />WHEREAS, the parties are both significant property owners in the county and each own <br />property within the other's land use jurisdiction; and <br />WHEREAS, the parties each undertake projects which could endanger the noted resources if the <br />presence of the resource is unknown; and <br />WHEREAS, this agreement furthers Orange County 2006 policy regarding cultural and <br />archeological resources applying to construction projects on county -owned property or to <br />projects receiving significant levels of county or State /Federal funding (policy attached); and <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the following Memorandum is hereby entered into by the County and the <br />Town. <br />Definitions <br />The Town and County mutually agree to the definitions of the types of resources to be covered <br />by this agreement as follows: <br />Cultural Resources - Remnants of human society and occupation of an area or vicinity after the <br />introduction of European cultures into the area that have historical value or importance. This <br />includes the built environmental as well as man -made modifications to the natural environment. <br />Archeological Resources - Remnants of human society and occupation of an area or vicinity <br />before the introduction of European cultures into the area. This includes the built environmental <br />as well as man -made modifications to the natural environment. <br />Shared Responsibilities <br />The Town and County shall: <br />