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197 <br /> INSERT <br /> The conservation agreement shall describe the property <br /> restricted in a manner sufficient to pass title, provide that its <br /> restrictions are covenants that run with the land and, in form, be <br /> approved by the Orange County Attorney. The conservation agreement <br /> shall, upon its recording, be in the place of a first priority lien <br /> on the property (excepting current year ad valorem property taxes) <br /> and shall remain so unless, with the approval of Orange County, it <br /> is released or terminated. Orange County shall require the <br /> priority of the conservation agreement to be certified by an <br /> attorney at law, licensed to practice law in the State of North <br /> Carolina and approved to certify title to real property by a <br /> lending institution (bank or savings and loan association) doing <br /> business in Orange County. <br /> Orange County approval of a release or termination of the <br /> conservation agreement shall be declared on the document releasing <br /> or terminating the agreement. The document shall be signed by the <br /> Orange County Manager, upon approval of the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners . No such document shall be effective to release or <br /> terminate the conservation agreement until it is filed for <br /> registration with the Register of Deeds of Orange County. <br />