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I . • . - 213 11111 III IV. PROPOSED LAND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM • In order to implement the policy recommendations for Duke Forest lands , the LRC has devised a system for designating Forest lands 1 according to four classifications with respect to future land use. This proposed land classification system creates a frame work for resolving differing institutional priorities, wherein some cases choices must be made between preserving Forest lands in their current state or committing them to alternative uses which will support other institutional programs within the Uni versity. The four land classifications are defined as follows: I - Class 1 - Permanent Research FOreSt . 1 ' Class 1 property includes lands most intensively used for academic and research purposes. These lands will be dedi- cated for academic purposes for a period of 50 years. it is expected that, prior to the expiration of this period, the University will again review the appropriateness of this designation. 11 Class 2 - Research Pro'ect Land Class 2 property will remain in its present forested state 1111 and continue to be used for current research and teaching activities. However, because these areas have less inten- sive academic usage at the present time, and research and 11 teaching may or may not be their most appropriate use over the long term, the LRC recommends that they be treated separately from Class 1 land. Any proposal that would effectively lock in land use for more than five years , for 11 example long-term ecological research or institutional expansion, would be made only after a proper deliberative review of all competing considerations by the Duke Land Resources Board, the cognitive management entity (see Sec- tion VII . Such review would be presented to and passed by the Board of Trustees, and if approved would result in the reclassification of the affected property to Class 1, 3 , or 1 11 4. Class 3 - Institutional Use Land . II • Class 3 property includes lands designated for campus expan- sion or other institutional use. These lands will.no long- 111 er be considered part of Duke Forest, although they may remain wooded for an indefinite time period. No Forest-re- lated research projects will be initiated on these lands without proper deliberative review by the appropriate man- agement entity (see Section VI) . Existing Forest-related research and teaching activities will be gradually phased out or relocated to other suitable areas. 1 111 . 14