1. NORTH CAROLINA STATE OUTREACH David MacKinnon Project Manager

2. Governor Easley’s Mandate “We are committed to making North Carolina the friendliest military state in the nation…”

3. OEA North Carolina Activities  Advisory Commission on Military Affairs (Governor) æAttend meetings, provide information, & monitor activities æEncourage resolution of incompatible development issues  Governor’s Office æUrge coordinated state agency support to JLUS implementation measures æRaise issues from community JLUS projects  JLUS Communities æParticipate in joint meetings æUrge consensus on implementation issues & resolution measures  League of Municipalities/Assoc. Co. Comm. æEncourage support of statewide compatible development initiatives  Joint Select Committee on Military Affairs (Legislature) æPresent DoD concerns about encroachment æEncourage legislation to address incompatible land use issues

4. North Carolina Advisory Commission on Military Affairs  Advisory to the Governor  Organized July 2002 æ21 voting members from military base communities æ9 ex-officio appointments from State agencies & military bases æ4 committees (strategic & economic plans, academic policies, state/local relations, quality of life issues) æCOL Doug Phelps (NC National Guard) staff director  Areas for Exploration æEconomic impacts of military activity æDefense procurement opportunities æEnhanced military base relationships æImproved quality of life of military personnel

5. Legislative Proposals Recommended by Advisory Commission March 2003  Delineate “buffer zones” –  Delineate “buffer zones” – areas subject to high noise & aircraft accident potential  Real estate disclosure –  Real estate disclosure – property in buffer zones & low level flight routes  Land use plans in proximity to bases  Sound attenuation –  Sound attenuation – high noise areas  Limit infrastructure improvements –  Limit infrastructure improvements – buffer zones  Acquire critical property –  Acquire critical property – buffer zones & beyond when appropriate  NO ACTION TAKEN BY GOVERNOR

6. Joint Select Committee Legislative Mandate November 2003  How to create & maintain an environment that is conducive to the location of military personnel & installations in the State  How to control residential & urban development encroachment on military base & training areas including ærestrictive zoning in areas around military bases & training areas æhow encroachment affects deed registration æprotecting the areas around military bases & training areas by purchasing development rights & buffers using all available State trust funds & other available funding mechanisms

7. Local Government Military Base Advisory Committee  County & Local Government Members æNC Association of County Commissioners æNC League of Municipalities  Held Meetings Summer-Fall 2003 æOEA brief on DoD encroachment concerns--August 2003  Endorsed Several Helpful Measures æsound attenuation in structures affected by base operations ælocal deed disclosure & transfer of development rights authority æother land use compatibility measures

8. Bills Submitted to Legislature Action Expected by July 2004  Mandatory Planning Referrals to Bases  æall jurisdictions æany land use or zoning changes æproperties within 5 miles of the base perimeter  Military Base Land Preservation Fund  æproperty development rights or title æneeded to protect base from incompatible development æ$5 million capitalization; $65 million bond authority æwilling owners  Four Quality of Life Proposals æpartial gas tax return to bases for QOL improvements æState educational benefits to Reservists, spouses, dependents æjob preferences to military spouses  Mandatory Planning Referrals to Bases  æall jurisdictions æany land use or zoning changes æproperties within 5 miles of the base perimeter  Military Base Land Preservation Fund  æproperty development rights or title æneeded to protect base from incompatible development æ$5 million capitalization; $65 million bond authority æwilling owners  Four Quality of Life Proposals æpartial gas tax return to bases for QOL improvements æState educational benefits to Reservists, spouses, dependents æjob preferences to military spouses

9. State Agency Actions  Clean Water Management Trust Fund æjoint acquisition (with TNC) of 2,500 acres adjacent to Camp Lejeune ærefused local project funding near Ft. Bragg because local governments refused to endorse the JLUS æworking with conservation partners to secure APZ land northeast of Seymour-Johnson AFB in Goldsboro/Wayne County  Department of Transportation ælarge parcel acquisition to enhance RCW habitat near Ft. Bragg using wetlands mitigation funds