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<br />2~ <br />STATE OF NORTH CA1~OL]NA <br />Department of <br />.. Environment, 8c Natural Resources . <br />$ 1 613 <br />Total Cvaperative Appropriation <br />$ 8 96$ 0 60'0 <br />State <br />$ S6 .00 40`/0 <br />County <br />AGREEMENT FOR THE PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND Il12PROyEMENT <br />OF FOREST LAND 1N ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA <br />THIS A ,made under authority of "An act to authorize Counties do cooperate with . <br />State in Forest Protection, Reforestation and promotion of Forest M.anagemeny" (Section 1 I3-59 <br />of the general Statutes of North Carolina -1943), and also under authority of another Section of <br />the General Statutes, namely Section 113-54, by the North Carolina Department of Environment <br />& Natural Resources (hereinafter Called the DeparGment), party of the first part, and the Board <br />of Commissioners of ORANGE COUIVIY' in the State of North Carolina (hereinafter called the <br />Board), party of the second part, witnesseth: <br />That WHEREAS the said Board, recogniziing the need for active forest protection, development, <br />reforestatioq management and improvement in ORANGE COUNTY, has accepted the offer of <br />the Department for cooperation in accomplishing this abject: <br />Now TI~REFORE, in consideration of the mutual coveQau~ hereinafter set forth, the said <br />parties contract and agree to maintain a legally appointed and equipped Forest Ranger <br />organization in said county at the joint cost of the State and County, insofar as the joint funds <br />will permit, as follows: <br />Part I. THE DEPARTMENT AGREES: <br />1. To select, employ aad appoint, after consultation with the Board, a County <br />Forester or County Forest Ranger for the purposes of controlling forest fires in said County; far <br />detecting and extinguishing fires that break out; for investigating the origin of forest, woodland <br />and field fires; for enforcing State forest fire laws; for taking such prev®tative measures, <br />educational~and otherwise, as sha11 seem necessary m prevent forest fires; far developing and <br />improving the forests through reforestatiott promotion and practice of Forest Management <br />practices; and for protection from insects and diseases. <br />