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ing Maryland and North Carolina
For example, in 2006, Maryland spent about $300 million and North Carolina spent just under $150 million on land conservation, Phemister noted.
By contrast, Virginia spent only $4.4 million that year. In 2007, the commonwealth doubled its land-conservation commitment to $8.8 million, including $4.25 million in matching grants for local governments with certified purchase of development rights programs (PDR) he said.
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