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North Carolina,
<br /> Local Efforts Need State Dollars to Protect Million Acres
<br /> THE MILLION ACRES GOAL BILL , vide substantial funding for their work . percent—is owned by the federal gov -
<br /> ( HR 701 AND SB 1512 ) PASSED HANDI- At the time of printing, it looked like emment . The state government owns
<br /> LY through the North Carolina $30 million would make it through the 21 percent; non - profits protect 5 per -
<br /> General Assembly this June , 474 in state budget for the Clean Water cent ; and local governments 2 percent .
<br /> the Senate and 10042 in the House . Management Trust Fund this fiscal With an additional million acres pro -
<br /> Rep . Billy Creech of Johnston County year, though a bill to increase the fund tected , approximately 12 percent of
<br /> was the lone Triangle legislator voting to $ 100 million over the next three North Carolina ' s land area would be
<br /> against the bill. years has not yet been passed . The protected as open space .
<br /> In order to fulfill the million acre Farmland Preservation Trust Fund had Governor Hunt has suggested that
<br /> goal, North Carolina will need to find $ 1 . 2 million allocated in the budget at the General Assembly consider a
<br /> additional funds for open space protec - the time of printing, up from $ 500 , 000 Million Acre Bond in addition to
<br /> tion . Governor Hunt , who proposed in FY 2000 * other dedicated state and local revenue
<br /> the million acre initiative , declares If local governments and land trusts sources in order to fund permanent
<br /> that the state will be relying primarily were to acquire most of the million conservation work . The future of the
<br /> on local governments and land trusts acres , it would be a departure from pro - Million Acres will depend on the next
<br /> to acquire and maintain the majority tection patterns in the state in the governor , but the crucial aspect of
<br /> of the new land . past. Currently there are approximately funding will also depend on state legis -
<br /> Most local conservationists look for- 2 . 8 million protected acres in North lators .
<br /> ward to the challenge—but with the Carolina , representing 8 . 6 percent of
<br /> hopes that the state will at least pro- the total land area . Most of that- 71
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<br /> TOSN iioo Awake Forest Road
<br /> Raleigh , NC 27604
<br /> Rich Shaw
<br /> Orange County Environment & Resource
<br /> Conservation Department
<br /> PO Box 8181
<br /> Hillsborough NC 27278
<br /> The TRIANGLE OPEN SPACE NETWORI: facilitates communication
<br /> and cooperation among individuals . organizations , and
<br /> government agencies working to protect open space in the
<br /> Triangle area , and promotes public awareness of programs
<br /> and policies to protect our open space .
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