SB0207Enacted

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.

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Overview

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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Sponsor

Johnson, Jack

Details
Session

114th General Assembly

Introduced

January 16, 2025

Last Action

May 15, 2025

Pub. Ch. 470

Subjects
Agriculture, Dept. ofReal PropertyAgriculture

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