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B. Benefits: 1) The district would increase Identify and pride in the agriculture community and its way of life. 2) The district would provide increased pro- tection from nuisance suits against properly- managed farms. 3) Each voluntary agricultural district would be entitled to one voting member of the Agricultur Advisory Board (see Section V) . C. Formation: Signed agreement among participating members to "sustain agriculture" in the district. Agreement would have to be reviewed and approved by the Agricultural Advisory Board. THE AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY BOARD The Board would be composed of one voting member from each vol- - untary agricultural district, as well, as nine other Orange County fain people to be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. Tasks of the Agricultural Advisory Board would include the foll- owing: a) Act as a carnittee to draft the proposed farm preservation Program in sufficient form and detail to be acted upon by the Board of County Commissioners, as well as by the N.C. General Assembly; b) Review and approve agreements forming voluntary agricultural districts; c) Periodically review the County Farm Preservation program and recommend necessary changes to the Board of County Commissioners; d) Hold mandatory public hearings on the agricultural impact resulting from the use of eminent domain on farmland. Re- sults to be forwarded to the governing body of the agency proposing use of eminent domain, to the N.C. Secretary of Agriculture and to the Board of County Commissioners; e) Review of major private developments affecting County ag- riculture, as determined by the County Planning Board. Reports and recommendations on these projects would be forwarded to the County Planning Board and to the Board of County Commissioners.