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5 / 18 / 99 <br /> 3 ) Five percent ( 5 % ) for the Coastal and Estuarine Water Beach <br /> Access Program . <br /> Local funding to the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund ( PARTF ) through <br /> revenue stamps began with the 1996 - 97 fiscal year . Through March <br /> 1999 , revenue stamps from Orange County ( including towns ) have <br /> contributed $ 1 , 351 , 727 into the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund , and <br /> $ 304 , 139 of that amount has gone to the local government matching <br /> grants program . To date , the N . C . Recreation and Parks Authority has <br /> allocated $ 31 , 500 back into " Orange County , to the Town of <br /> . Hillsborough for the Occoneechee Mountain Park . This is .the only local <br /> funding that has been received . <br /> FundsTotal County Funds Portion of County Matching Funds <br /> • Date <br /> Program <br /> $ 11351 , 727 $ 304 , 139 $ 31 , 500 <br /> The remaining twenty - five percent ( 25 % ) of the local revenue stamps <br /> goes to the Natural Heritage Trust Fund created under G . S . 113 - 77 . 7 . <br /> The monies generated from this fund are used to acquire natural lands <br /> for state parks , preserves , wildlife conservation areas , coastal <br /> reserves , natural and scenic rivers , historic site properties , and other <br /> outdoor recreation and natural areas . Fund priorities are given to <br /> projects that will protect areas of state or national ecological <br /> significance or outstanding cultural significance , and are granted only <br /> to state and federal agencies . 2 Funds are only available to state <br /> agencies, or local governments working in conjunction with <br /> state agencies. <br /> To date , Orange County has contributed $ 337 , 932 to the Natural <br /> Heritage Fund program through revenue stamps . The only federal or <br /> state programs in Orange County that have received money is the Eno <br /> River State Park . <br /> v <br /> 2 From the Natural Heritage Trust Fund webpage . <br /> 29 <br />