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33 <br /> ■ Establish a surcharge on public water supply users , to be set aside for protection of critical <br /> water- quality protection lands in the watershed where the water resource is to be protected . <br /> ■ Establish a mitigation fee for every acre of farmland taken out of agricultural production for <br /> development purposes , either a flat amount or a capped percentage of the sale price , to be <br /> shared between state and local farmland protection programs . <br /> ■ Charge a two - dollar park entrance fee to non - North Carolina visitors , to be dedicated to the <br /> Natural Heritage and the Parks and Recreation trust funds . <br /> ■ Increase the real estate transfer tax ( deed stamp tax ) statewide by one dollar per one thousand <br /> dollars ( one - tenth of one percent) , including an exemption from the increase for farmer- to - <br /> farmer transfers and lower income housing , to be shared equally between the state and the <br /> originating local unit of government , the additional revenue to be dedicated to appropriate <br /> state and local open space protection programs . <br /> ■ Increase assessment per ton on processed wood and use to fund Forest Legacy Program and <br /> possible purchase of timber rights program . <br /> ive 5B . 2 : Authorize all local governments that meet smart growth planning criteria to Object <br /> make use of revenue sources currently authorized for a limited number- of jurisdictions . <br /> — 0 — <br /> For information , contact Meg Ryan O ' Donnell at smartgrowth@i"nindspring . com or call <br /> 836 - 5261 <br /> 18 <br />