Resolution - Support of Extraction of Natural Gas in NC - #2012-7

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• 4) The legislation preserves Local Governments authority to protect the property rights, mineral rights and surface rights of its citizens and the jurisdiction's infrastructure, including land use regulation. 5) That the Legislature establishes appropriate bonds and fees for the industry to cover the impacts that will affect our community, and that ensures Local Governments will share in that revenue so they can continue to provide extant services at a high level and provide new services emanating from the development of the gas industry. 6) Because central North Carolina is not a water rich area, preservation of our precious water resources for our future growth and well -being is paramount. Any and all means should be considered and extreme care taken to preserve our water supply for future generations of Lee County citizens. 7) The Lee County Board of Commissioners invites the City of Sanford and the Town of Broadway to join Lee County in the spirit of this resolution. AND, FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED, that the Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners deliver copies of this resolution to the Honorable Beverly Perdue, Governor of North Carolina, the Honorable Thom Tillis, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, the Honorable Phil Berger, President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina Senate, the Honorable • Mike Stone Lee County State House Representative and the Honorable Robert Atwater Lee County State Senate Representative. In addition, copies of this resolution are to be delivered to the Honorable Mayor Cornelia Olive and the Sanford City Council, and the Honorable Mayor Donald Andrews and Town Council of Broadway. Adopted this 2nd day of April 2012. rs ATTEST: Gayn II M. Lee, Clerk to the B oard •