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<br />FC-42 <br />(2 -90) <br /> <br />STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA <br />DEPARTMENT OF <br />ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES <br /> <br />$110,936.00 <br />Total Cooperative <br />Appropriation <br /> <br />$66,562.00 60% <br />State <br /> <br />$44,374.00 40% <br />County <br /> <br />AGREEMENT FOR THE PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT <br />OF FOREST LANDS IN CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA <br /> <br />THIS AGREEMENT, made under the authority of "An act to authorize Counties to <br />cooperate with State in Forest Protection, Reforestation and promotion of <br />Forest Management," (Section 113-59 of the General Statutes of North Carolina <br />- 1943), and also under authority of another Section of the General Statutes, <br />namely Section 113-54, by the North Carolina Department of Environment, <br />Health, and Natural Resources (hereinafter called the Department), party of <br />the first part, and the Board of Commissioners of Cabarrus County in the State <br />of North Carolina (hereinafter called the Board), party of the second part, <br />witnesseth: <br /> <br />That WHEREAS the said Board, recognizing the need for active forest <br />protection, development, reforestation, management and improvement in Cabarrus <br />County, has accepted the offer of the Department for cooperation in <br />accomplishing this object: <br /> <br />Now, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set <br />forth, the said parties contract and agree to maintain a legally appointed and <br />equipped Forest Ranger organization in said county at the joint cost of the <br />State and county, insofar as the joint funds will permit, as follows: <br /> <br />Part I . <br /> <br />THE DEPARTMENT AGREES, <br /> <br />1. To select, employ and appoint, after consultation with the Board, <br />a County Forester or County Forest Ranger for the purposes of controlling <br />forest fires in said County; for detecting and extinguishing fires that break <br />out; for investigating the origin of forest, woodland and field fires; for <br />enforcing State forest fire laws; for taking such preventive measures, <br />educational and otherwise, as shall seem necessary to prevent forest fires; <br />for developing and improving the forests through reforestation, promotion and <br />practice of Forest Management practices; and for protection from insects and <br />diseases. <br /> <br />2. To furnish to each Forester or Forest Ranger so employed a badge <br />of office, stationery and report forms, instructional posters for use in the <br />County, leaflets for distributing to landowners and others; to purchase <br />necessary equipment, communication systems, and other Forestry improvements <br />deemed necessary insofar as the joint funds will permit. <br /> <br />3. To pay the Forester or Forest Ranger for all official services <br />rendered, at a fair rate of pay. Rates of pay are to be established by the <br />Department in accordance with existing State salary schedules. <br /> <br />F-I <br />