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13 <br />D. Grants <br />A number of grant programs exist to provide funding for parks at the State and <br />Federal level. Additional detail on these programs may be found in the 1999 <br />JMRP report — a brief summary of the programs is provided below: <br />Clean Water Management Trust Fund (CWMTF): The Clean Water Management <br />Trust Fund is a State trust fund designed to fund projects that protect water quality <br />across the State. With a semi- annual grant cycle, the Trust Fund has $30 million this <br />fiscal year and $40 million in FY 2001 -2002 to assist with projects for acquisition and <br />protection /restoration of water supplies. Acquiring land for parks (particularly parks with <br />a low- impact recreation theme) are one means of protecting water quality. <br />The CWM Trust Fund has funded several projects in Orange County in recent years, <br />awarding grants for the watershed protection through the preservation of open space to <br />Chapel Hill, OWASA, Hillsborough and Orange County (twice), most recently for the joint <br />Orange County/Durham County Little River Regional Park and Natural Area. <br />Parks and Recreation Trust Fund ( PARTF): The Parks and Recreation Trust Fund is <br />another State trust fund set up in 1996 and administered by the N.C. Department of <br />Environment and Natural Resources through a Board of Trustees. The PARTF grant <br />program assists local governments with parks purchases and facility. development. The <br />maximum grant amount is $250,000, with a $1:$1 local match. <br />PART has awarded two grants in Orange County during its existence — one to <br />Hillsborough for the Occoneechee Mountain Park with M.C. Division of Parks, and most <br />recently to Orange County and Durham County for the Little River Regional Park and <br />Natural Area. <br />Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF): The Land and Water Conservation <br />Fund is a Federal fund administered through the National Parks Service and channeled <br />through the N.C. Department of Environment and Resource Conservation. The LWCF was <br />established in 1964 to provide funds for the purchase of public lands for open space and <br />outdoor recreation. Legislation in Congress this session would have allocated $900 million <br />annually in offshore oil and gas revenues to LWCF, with approximately $43 million of that <br />for North Carolina grant programs. However, compromise legislation recently approved <br />has greatly lowered that amount. Orange County was awarded a grant of $262,000 this <br />year for Little River Regional Park and Natural Area. <br />Trails Funding: There are other funds that provide money for parks acquisition and <br />development that have not been listed here, such as the National Trails Program, which <br />is administered through the NC DENR and provides funds for trails open to the public. <br />E. Pay -As- You -Go <br />Pay -as- you -go revenues are non -debt revenue. For Orange County and the <br />school systems, these revenues are comprised of one -half cent sales taxes, <br />earmarked property tax revenue, and Public School Building Funds. <br />