To provide that the Secretary of the Interior may not enter into certain conservation easements with a term of more than 30 years, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide that the Secretary of the Interior may not enter into certain conservation easements with a term of more than 30 years, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities. The main policy domain is Civil Rights, Environment, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H76F64481F28C41329E02BA42C03BD962: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Landowner Easement Rights Act.
- Section H53AC04B932CC46D5994AD1B178C62E63: 2. Limitation on conservation easement terms After the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary may not enter into a conservation easement with a term...
- Section H8C3F9E01E7BC4F05B0660DD5BDB130F8: 3. Renegotiation of conservation easements At the request of an owner of land that is subject to an eligible conservation easement, the Secretary shall— not...
- Section H98752CD9481248B5A9A0D2F07ACF569C: 4. Notice to landowners The Secretary shall notify the owner of the land subject to that conservation easement of the owner’s right to submit a request under...
- Section HC8435EF6D358415795692F44221ACF45: 5. Definitions In this Act: The term conservation easement— means a voluntary, legal agreement between a landowner and the Secretary that limits use of the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide that the Secretary of the Interior may not enter into certain conservation easements with a term of more than 30 years, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.
Key Policy Areas
Civil Rights, Environment, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide that the Secretary of the Interior may not enter into certain conservation easements with a term of more than 30 years, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Hageman (for herself and Ms. Fedorchak) introduced the following …
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a conservation easement that— has been in effect for longer than 30 years
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