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3 <br /> INITIAL LIST OF POTENTIAL LEGISLATIVE ITEMS FOR <br /> 2000 NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION <br /> An initial meeting occurred on May 2 , 2000 involving Commissioner Halkiotis , <br /> Commissioner Jacobs, County Attorney Geof Gledhill, County Manager John Link, and <br /> Assistant County Manager Rod Visser to consider on a preliminary basis potential <br /> legislative items for Orange County to pursue during the 2000 North Carolina . General <br /> Assembly Session . Following the discussion, it was proposed that the items below be <br /> noted on an initial list of potential legislative items to address with Orange County ' s <br /> legislative delegation . The Board may want to review this list and modify, add to, delete, <br /> or revise it in any manner. <br /> School Impact Tax (H857/S725 ) <br /> This legislation seeks to replace the current school impact fee with a school <br /> impact tax . <br /> Presetv_e FarmlandlPromote Small Farms <br /> The House version of this bill, H1132 , was approved during the 1999 session. <br /> The Senate version, S930, has been referred to the Senate Agriculture/Environment/ <br /> Natural Resources Committee. The House legislation seeks to establish a North Carolina <br /> Farmland Preservation Trust Fund for the purpose of purchasing agricultural conservation <br /> easements including transaction costs . <br /> Promote Viable AS dcultureWtemative Farming & Agricultural Practices <br /> There exists a need to address this matter on several levels . One pertains to <br /> addressing regulatory processes which may impact farmers ' pursuits of viable options to <br /> enhance, augment, or supplant standard farming activities . Current regulatory processes <br /> should be evaluated and, where reasonably possible, streamlined to diminish any <br /> impediments to these ventures. <br /> The other related area concerns funding availability for agricultural activities in <br /> Orange County. This funding could be for an Agricultural Center, for assistance with <br /> alternative farming activities , and for other areas . <br /> Farmer to Farmer (H869/S 1103 ) <br /> This legislation relates to the deferral of accrued taxes when agricultural property <br /> changes hands from farmer to farmer. The issue was presented during the 1999 Session, <br /> but was deferred to a legislative study committee and remains there at this point . <br />