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<br /> State of North Carolina FILED Soyoe N. P:arpon
<br /> Rea! Eatata Exotee Tax Rasistor of DID oranpa C011NTY,NC
<br /> Exoioe Tax: $4E0.00 B
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<br /> CONSERVATION EASEMENT
<br /> ORANGE COUNTY �Lrtt)q —C. g;
<br /> SPO File Number
<br /> Prepared by:Office of the Attorney General,Property Control Section
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<br /> Retum to:BIane Rice,State Property Office to �� 'l ,�� O
<br /> 1321 Mail Service Center
<br /> Raleigh,NC 27699-1321 ,P[0 9$33 ',• S-7--rL J Ag
<br /> THIS CONSERVATION EASEMENT DEED,made this sj�hk day of December,
<br /> 2005,by NC United Methodist Camp &Retreat Ministries, Inc. (formerly, the Commission on
<br /> Outdoor and Camping Ministries, Inc.), ("Grantors'}, to the State of North Carolina,
<br /> ("Grantee"), whose mailing address is State of North Carolina, Department of Administration,
<br /> State Property Office, 1321 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1321. The designations
<br /> Grantor and Grantee as used herein shall include said parties,their heirs, successors,and assigns,
<br /> and shall include singular,plural,masculine,feminine,or neuter as required by context.
<br /> WrMSSETH:
<br /> WHEREAS,pursuant to the provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-214.8 et s-ems., the State
<br /> i of North Carolina has established the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (formerly known as the
<br /> Wetlands Restoration Program) within the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
<br /> for the purposes of acquiring,maintaining,restoring,enhancing, creating and preserving wetland
<br /> and riparian resources that contribute to the protection and improvement of water quality, flood
<br /> prevention,fisheries,aquatic habitat,wildlife habitat,and recreational opportunities;and
<br /> WHEREAS,The State of North Carolina is qualified to be the Grantee of a Conservation
<br /> Easement pursuant to N.C.Gen.Stat, § 121-35;and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Ecosystem Enhancement Program in the Department of Environment
<br /> and Natural Resources has approved acceptance of this instrument;and
<br /> WHEREAS,the Department of Environment and Natural Resources,the North Carolina
<br /> Department of Transportation and the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington
<br /> District entered into a Memorandum of Agreement, (MOA) duly executed by au parties in
<br /> Greensboro, NC on July 22, 2003. This MOA recognizes that the Ecosystem Enhancement
<br /> Program is to provide for compensatory mitigation by effective protection of the land,water and
<br /> natural resources of the State by restoring,enhancing and preserving ecosystem functions;and
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