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arrange to purchase land and lease or sell it back, restricting 

 its use (to farming or timber, for example) to preserve its open 

 space. The Tennessee Valley Authority also uses a land covenant 

 with restrictive provisions in it, such as prohibiting water 

 pollution, in order to control land use (V-3-2). Additionally, 

 the government can purchase partial rights such as scenic, con- 

 servation, or natural -resource easements. In this way, those 

 who will not be able to sell their land for profit can be com- 

 pensated. Such government contracts with private owners, however, 

 usually do not provide for public access. 



Outside funding sources can be utilized by local governments 

 for ownership and acquisition. Federal Government revenues can 

 be used to purchase land for seashore, parks, and wildlife 

 refuges. The Land and Water Conservation Fund (Department of 

 the Interior) (V-3-3) and the Open Space Land Fund (Department of 

 Housing and Urban Development) are especially suitable for estu- 

 arine preservation (V-3-4). State aid to localities as exempli- 

 fied by the New Jersey Green Acres bond issue, can be used for 

 the purchase of marshlands. Finally, private sources often can 

 be helpful, particularly such conservation organizations as the 

 Audubon Society, Izaak Walton League, Nature Conservancy, and 

 World Wildlife Fund, which have programs that use private funds 

 and gifts. Further tax-exempt private trusts have been established 

 to maintain coastal parks and recreational areas, as well as 



