Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 1, Part 1.
Tennessee SB0207 establishes a Farmland Preservation Fund to support programs aimed at preserving farmland and forestland through a grant program for conservation easements. The bill affects farmers and forest landowners by allowing them to enroll their land in permanent conservation easements held by qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, with specific conditions regarding the management and amendment of these easements. Key provisions include the prohibition of selling or transferring conservation easements without consent from landowners and the requirement for the commissioner of agriculture to set eligibility criteria for qualified easement holders.
Tennessee SB0207 establishes a Farmland Preservation Fund to support programs aimed at preserving farmland and forestland through a grant program for conservation easements. The bill affects farmers and forest landowners by allowing them to enroll their land in permanent conservation easements held by qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, with specific conditions regarding the management and amendment of these easements. Key provisions include the prohibition of selling or transferring conservation easements without consent from landowners and the requirement for the commissioner of agriculture to set eligibility criteria for qualified easement holders.
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