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APPENDIX F COMPREHENSIVE FUNDING PLAN <br /> STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATIONPOSSIBLEFUNDING <br /> YEAR LEAD • <br /> RC 3.2 Eliminate purchasing of disposable or <br /> single-use plastics for nonessential uses 2031 $0 N/A <br /> for County operations <br /> RC 3.3 Consider increasing the numbers of <br /> vendors who are small business-owned 2033 $0 N/A <br /> or run by people of minority identities as <br /> much as possible <br /> RC 3.4 Establish Sustainable Materials <br /> Purchasing Guidelines with a list 2030 $11,941 Operating and Capital budgets <br /> of construction materials with low <br /> embodied GHG emissions <br /> BUILT ENVIRONMENT&ENERGY <br /> BE 1.1 Continue and strengthen policies for <br /> yearly reductions in energy use in County 2024 $160,000 Green Revolving Fund <br /> operations <br /> BE 1.2 Continue the transition to efficient Green Revolving Fund <br /> lighting green infrastructure across all 2026 $212,180 Energy Efficiency Grants <br /> County facilities Programs with local utility and <br /> U.S.DOE <br /> BE 1.3 Advocate for policy-driven measures for <br /> energy efficiency in new construction <br /> for County facilities by recognizing 2026 $106,090 Programs with U.S. DOE <br /> developers at the Board of County <br /> Commissioner meetings <br /> BE 1.4 Promote energy-saving behaviors <br /> through comprehensive education and 2025 $10,300 Operating and Capital Budgets <br /> incentive programs <br /> BE 2.1 Proactively adopt and expand the use Federal Grants <br /> of clean energy solutions within County 2025 $175,100 FEMA programs <br /> facilities and operations. <br /> BE 2.2 Explore partnerships and funding <br /> opportunities to address barriers to <br /> renewable energy adoption,such as the 2024 $20,000 Operating and Capital Budgets <br /> "Solarize the Triangle"program and the <br /> Inflation Reduction Act(IRA)funding. <br /> BE 2.3 Leverage parking lots to apply solar <br /> canopies to increase renewable energy 2024 $0 N/A <br /> generation and to combat urban heat <br /> island effects. <br /> BE 2.4 Continue to release rounds of the <br /> "Solarize the Triangle"program <br /> which would work to install solar on 2024 $0 N/A <br /> residences,businesses and nonprofits <br /> in Orange County <br /> BE 2.5 Implement an expedited permitting <br /> process for all new solar projects across 2024 $0 N/A <br /> the county. <br /> 3 ORANGE COUNTY, NC • APPENDICES <br />