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conservation easement is a legal agreement that protects land from being developed or changed in order to preserve its natural state or historical significance. It allows the owner of the land to continue owning and using the property, but limits certain activities to ensure the conservation of the land's important features.
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- «These land trusts might pick up 100 or 300 or even 1,000 acres of conservation easements in a year,» Canty says. (grist.org)
- Highlights include protecting 305 properties with conservation easements, working with local and state partners and private citizens to raise more than $ 15.4 million to buy development rights on over 2,500 acres of working farmland in 11 Dutchess County towns, and working with Dover, the county and a private citizens group to preserve the Dover Stone Church property for passive recreational use. (scenichudson.org)
- Our bill provides tax relief to farmers and other landowners by amending estate tax rules for conservation easements through an increase in the maximum exclusion amount to $ 2 million and increasing the base percentage to 60 %. (rocketlawyer.com)
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