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■ Make public acquisition for protection of land in high- hazard floodplain areas a priority. <br />Objective 1A.2: Develop consistency with local plans. <br />■ Promote coherence between state government funding and permit decisions and adopted <br />local land -use, agricultural preservation, open space, urban growth, watershed protection, <br />environmental, transportation, and other plans. <br />Objective 1A.3: Promote regional connectivity of dedicated open space. <br />• Make additional matching state funds available for planning for those jurisdictions with <br />adopted Park and Open Space (POS) plans. <br />• Provide state financial support for regional open space planning that assists the linkage of <br />local government plans across jurisdictional boundaries. <br />Objective IAA Establish as a prime principle in locating state or state - funded facilities, <br />including those funded with tax credits, respect for open space protected by state, local, or <br />private entities. <br />Assess and minimize environmental impacts on open space protected by state, local, or <br />private entities when siting state facilities following the guidelines set in the North Carolina <br />Environmental Policy Act of 1971. <br />Objective 1A.5: Promote private land stewardship and respect private property rights. <br />Programs should be voluntary, incentive - based, and to the greatest extent possible achieve <br />permanent protection of resources. <br />Objective 1A.6: Make matching funds available for local governments, with preference given to <br />those with adopted plans to protect farmland, watersheds, floodplains, and/or open space. <br />■ Preference should be given to projects initiated by local governments or private entities that <br />offer matching funds and have adopted appropriate long -range plans. <br />■ Punds should be available to all local governments to execute the planning necessary to gain <br />preference in acquiring matching funds. <br />Matching funds should be available to all counties, with low or no matches required of those <br />least able to pay, based on the economic tiers established by the NC Division of Community <br />Assistance. <br />Objective 1A.7: Coordinate state programs and agencies dedicated to preserving, acquiring or <br />otherwise protecting open space. <br />3 <br />