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5 / 26/ 99 3 . Five percent ( 5 % ) for the Coastal and Estuarine Water Beach Access Program . Local funding to the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund ( PARTF ) through revenue stamps began in the 1996 - 97 fiscal year . Through March 1999 , Orange County ( including the towns ) has contributed $ 1 , 351 , 727 into the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund through the staters 48 % portion of the funding arrangement . Of that amount , $ 304 , 139 has gone to the local government matching grants program . To date , the N . C . Recreation and Parks Authority has allocated $ 31 , 500 back into Orange County , to the Town of Hillsborough for the Occoneechee Mountain Park . This is the only local funding received . • - ' - - - - • $ 3 , 900 , 000 ( est ) ' • - - $ 2 , 023 , 000 ( est ) ' • - - $ 1 , 877 , 000 ( est ) $ 1 , 351 , 727 � ' • • ' - - ' - - - • $ 304 , 139 • ' - - - • $ 31 , 500 The remaining twenty - five percent ( 25 % ) of the local revenue stamps goes to the Natural Heritage Trust Fund created under G . S . 113 - 77 . 7 . The monies generated from this fund are used to acquire natural lands for state parks , preserves , wildlife conservation areas , coastal reserves , natural and scenic rivers , historic site properties , and other outdoor recreation and natural areas . Fund priorities are given to projects that will protect areas of state or national ecological significance or outstanding cultural significance , and are granted only to state and federal agencies . 2 Funds are only available to state agencies , or local governments working in conjunction with state agencies . To date , Orange County has contributed $ 337 , 932 to the Natural Heritage Fund program through revenue stamps . The only federal or state programs in Orange County that have received money is the Eno River State Park , 2 From the Natural Heritage Trust Fund webpage . 28