Section 143B-135.230 - Purpose(a) It is the intent of the General Assembly to support and accelerate the State's programs of land conservation and protection and farmland and open space preservation and coordination to find means to assure and increase funding for these programs, to support the long-term management of conservation lands acquired by the State, and to improve the coordination, efficiency, and implementation of the various State and local land protection programs operating in North Carolina.(b) It is the further intent of the General Assembly that moneys from the Fund created under this Part shall be used to help finance projects that enhance or restore degraded surface waters; protect and conserve surface waters, including drinking supplies, and contribute toward a network of riparian buffers and greenways for environmental, educational, and recreational benefits; provide buffers around military bases to protect the military mission; acquire land that represents the ecological diversity of North Carolina; and acquire land that contributes to the development of a balanced State program of historic properties.(c) It is the further intent of the General Assembly that the State's lands should be protected in a manner that minimizes any adverse impacts on the ability of local governments to carry out their broad mandates. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-135.230
Amended by 2020 N.C. Sess. Laws 78, s. 8.4-b, eff. 7/1/2020.Amended by 2020 N.C. Sess. Laws 78, s. 8.4-a, eff. 7/1/2020.Amended by 2019 N.C. Sess. Laws 32, s. 1-a, eff. 7/1/2019.Renumbered from §113A-251 by 2015 N.C. Sess. Laws 241, s. 14.30-k1, eff. 7/1/2015.Amended by 2014 N.C. Sess. Laws 100, s. 14.8-a, eff. 7/1/2014.Amended by 2011 N.C. Sess. Laws 374, s. 2.1, eff. 6/27/2011.Amended by 2007 N.C. Sess. Laws 549, s. 1, eff. 8/31/2007.Renumbered from § 113-145.1 by 2003 N.C. Sess. Laws 0340, s. 1.3, eff. 7/27/2003. 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 18, s. 27.6(a).