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32 <br /> ■ Assure adequate dissemination of information and other technical assistance to promote <br /> conservation tax credit system among all property owners . <br /> Objective 4B . 3 : Protect land covered by a conservation or other open space preservation <br /> easement . <br /> ■ Discourage the siting of state . or locally - funded projects , or utility projects , in a manner that <br /> adversely impacts land previously protected by easement . <br /> ■ Require a public hearing at which reasonable alternatives are considered piior to permitting <br /> state , local or utility projects to cross or destroy land subject to a conservation easement . <br /> 5 . FUNDING OPTIONS <br /> A . SUPPORT EXISTING OPEN SPACE PROTECTION PROGRAMS <br /> Objective 5A . 1e. Support the broad range of existing North Carolina open space protection and <br /> other land conservation programs . <br /> ■ Ensure adequate funding for the Clean Water Management Trust Fund , Farmland <br /> Preservation Trust Fund , Natural Heritage Trust Fund , and Parks and Recreation Trust Fund . <br /> ■ Long -range plans to sustain open space efforts require a reliable and predictable source of <br /> funding . <br /> ■ Dedicated sources are key to providing stable funding . <br /> Be IDENTIFY. AND AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCES FOR OPEN <br /> SPACE PRESERVATION <br /> Objective 5B . 19. Identify potential funding sources to bolster existing resources dedicated <br /> to open space protection . Some potential sources are . <br /> ■ Allow North Carolina income tax payers to specifically designate a portion of their taxes for <br /> open space protection programs . <br /> ■ Increase the fee for a North Carolina driver ' s license by one dollar ( $ 1 . 00 ) per year, <br /> dedicating the additional revenue to open space protection programs . <br /> ■ Remove the tax ceiling on luxury vehicles , dedicating the additional revenue to open space <br /> protection programs . <br /> ■ Consider a seven hundred fifty million dollar ($ 750 , 000 , 000 ) bond issue to support open <br /> space protection and the Million Acre Initiative . <br /> 17 <br />