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7 <br /> more particularly described in"Exhibit A"which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by <br /> reference as if fully set forth herein(the "Property") <br /> B. Grantor is a North Carolina local government. Grantor's Department of <br /> Environment,Agriculutre, Parks,and Recreation Department will help manage and maintain the <br /> Property. <br /> C. The State has enacted the Conservation and Historic Preservation Agreements Act <br /> (the "Act"), Chapter 121,Article 4 of the North Carolina General Statutes("N.C.G.S."),which <br /> provides for the enforceability of restrictions, easements, covenants, and conditions"appropriate <br /> to retaining land or water areas predominantly in their natural, scenic or open condition. . . ." <br /> D. The North Carolina Land and Water Fund a.k.a.North Carolina Clean Water <br /> Management Trust Fund is authorized by N.C.G.S. Chapter 14313,Article 2, Part 41 to acquire <br /> land and interests in land on behalf of the State: <br /> • for riparian buffers for the purposes of providing environmental protection for surface <br /> waters and urban drinking water supplies and establishing a network of riparian <br /> greenways for environmental, educational,and recreational uses, <br /> • for the purpose of protecting and conserving surface waters and enhancing drinking water <br /> supplies,including the development of water supply reservoirs, <br /> • to provide buffers around military bases to protect the military mission, <br /> • that represent the ecological diversity of North Carolina,including natural features such <br /> as riverine,montane,coastal, and geologic systems and other natural areas to ensure their <br /> preservation and conservation for recreational, scientific, educational,cultural, and <br /> aesthetic purposes, and <br /> • that contribute to the development of a balanced State program of historic properties. <br /> E. Grantor and Grantee have agreed that the entire Property shall be subject to this <br /> Conservation Easement. As aforementioned,the Property is more particularly described in <br /> Exhibit A. <br /> The Property has the following conservation values and serves the following <br /> conservation purposes: <br /> NCLWF Property CE Template--rev.Oct 2023 <br /> 2 of 18 <br />