§ 113A-240. Intent.
Article 17.
Conservation, Farmland, And Open Space Protection AndCoordination.
§ 113A‑240. Intent.
(a) It is the intent of the General Assembly to continue tosupport and accelerate the State's programs of land conservation andprotection, to find means to assure and increase funding for these programs, tosupport the long‑term management of conservation lands acquired by theState, and to improve the coordination, efficiency, and implementation of thevarious State and local land protection programs operating in North Carolina.
(b) It is the further intent of the General Assembly that theState's lands should be protected in a manner that minimizes any adverseimpacts on the ability of local governments to carry out their broad mandates. (2000‑23, s. 2.)