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12 <br /> 24) Bona Fide Farm Use - Support legislation clarifying <br /> that the farm use and agriculture exemption of 153A-340 <br /> that restricts local zoning authority applies only to <br /> property on which the production of crops or livestock <br /> is the primary use . Clarify that marketing and agri- <br /> tourism activities must be secondary uses of the <br /> property and do not qualify for the exemption in the <br /> absence of the production of crops or livestock; <br /> 25) * Revenue Options for Local Government - Support <br /> efforts to preserve and expand the existing local <br /> revenue base of counties, and oppose efforts to divert <br /> to the state fees or taxes currently allocated to the <br /> counties to the state . Oppose efforts to erode existing <br /> county revenue streams and authorize local option <br /> revenue sources already given to any other <br /> jurisdiction; <br /> 26) E-911 Funds - Support protection and broader <br /> applications of the NC 9-1-1 Fund to be used primarily <br /> for assuring that 9-1-1 systems are able to upgrade <br /> existing performance levels in order to pay for 9-1-1 <br /> operations or 9-1-1 related upgrades such as the <br /> infrastructure needed to migrate to next-generation <br /> (NG911) technology. Orange County has appreciated past <br />