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9. State encouragement should be given to quasi-public conserv- 

 ancy-trusteeship organizations. 



10. Governors should exercise vigorous leadership to coordinate 

 the many diverse recreation and open space activities within each 

 State. They should recognize that open space programs must be 

 approached on a statewide scale. 



1 1 . State legislation should be enacted to permit the formation of 

 regional park agencies, and appropriate financial aid programs 

 developed. 



12. States should catalog historic treasures and provide co- 

 ordination for a statewide program of historic preservation and 

 interpretation. 



13. States should enact legislation which will reduce taxes on pri- 

 vate country clubs, private open malls, courts, plazas, etc., and allow 

 cities to have first option on acquisition rights at open space value. 



///. Local government action (city, town and /or county] 



1 . City zoning ordinances should be amended, where necessary, to 

 provide appropriate conditions for cluster development. 



2. Local governments should encourage conservation of open 

 space and natural beauty through the use of such tools as conserva- 

 tion zoning, tax deferral, flood-plain zoning, and scenic easements. 



3. Encouragement should be provided for the establishment of 

 conservancy-trusteeship organizations with tax exemptions on prop- 

 erties acquired. 



4. Local government should establish and participate in regional 

 park agencies where appropriate. 



5. Environment studies should be included as a part of every 

 urban planning program. Urban parks and open spaces should be 

 related to topographic features that make the city unique. Systems 

 of parks and open spaces should be created. 



6. Planning techniques should be developed to best utilize for 

 open space purposes lands depleted by their use as strip mines, borrow 

 areas, and gravel pits. 



7. Conservation zoning of steep slopes and wetlands for appro- 

 priate uses should be encouraged. 



8. Legal provisions should be developed for donation of open space 

 lands to local governments with assurance of continued open space 

 use under binding regulations. 



9. Reimbursement in kind (land of equal open space or recrea- 



