Fund for buying land to protect nature and views

A. The open space, natural resources, cultural resources, and scenic views preservation fund is established for the purpose of purchasing or otherwise acquiring lands or property entitlements for land conservation purposes in the County of Maui for the following purposes: 1. Public outdoor recreation and education; 2. Preservation of historic or culturally important land areas; 3. Protection of significant habitat or ecosystems, including buffer zones; 4. Preserving forests, beaches, coastal areas and agricultural lands; 5. Protecting watershed lands to preserve water quality; 6. Conserving land for the purpose of reducing erosion, floods, landslides, and runoff; and 7. Improving disabled and public access to, and enjoyment of, public land, open space, and recreational facilities. B. In adopting each fiscal year's budget and capital program, the council shall appropriate a minimum of one percent of the certified real property tax revenues to the open space, natural resources, cultural resources, and scenic views preservation fund. Any balance remaining in this fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not lapse, but shall remain in the fund, accumulating from year to year. The appropriations to this fund shall not substitute, but shall be in addition to, those appropriations historically made. C. The revenues in this fund shall not be used for any purpose except those listed in subsection A of this section. No revenues in this fund shall be used for maintenance of lands acquired. (Ord. 3155 § 1, 2004; Ord. 3128 § 1 (part), 2003)