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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 143B , 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 /> NCLWP Property CE Tcmplate — rev . Oct 2023 <br /> 2of18 <br />