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■ Assure adequate dissemination of information and other technical assistance to promote conservation tax credit system among all property owners. Objective 4B.3: Protect land covered by a conservation or other open space preservation easement. Discourage the siting of state- or locally- funded projects, or utility projects, in a manner that adversely impacts land previously protected by easement. ■ Require a public hearing at which reasonable alternatives are considered prior to permitting state, local or utility projects to cross or destroy land subject to a conservation easement. 5. FUNDING OPTIONS A. SUPPORT EXISTING OPEN SPACE PROTECTION PROGRAMS Objective 5A.1: Support the broad range of existing North Carolina open space protection and other land conservation programs. ■ Ensure adequate funding for the Clean Water Management Trust Fund, Farmland Preservation Trust Fund, Natural Heritage Trust Fund, and Parks and Recreation Trust Fund. ■ Long -range plans to sustain open space efforts require a reliable and predictable source of funding. ■ Dedicated sources are key to providing stable funding. B. IDENTIFY AND AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCES FOR OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION Objective 5B.1: Identify potential funding sources to bolster existing resources dedicated to open space protection. Some potential sources are: ■ Allow North Carolina income tax payers to specifically designate a portion of their taxes for open space protection programs. ■ Increase. the fee for a North .Carolina driver's license by one dollar ($1.00) per year, dedicating the additional revenue to open space protection programs. ■ Remove the tax ceiling on luxury vehicles, dedicating the additional revenue to open space protection programs. ■ Consider a seven hundred fifty million dollar ($750,000,000) bond issue to support open space protection and the Million Acre Initiative. 17.