Uniform Conservation Easement Act Study Committee Background Report

Abstract

This report was prepared by Nancy A. McLaughlin, Robert W. Swenson Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, in her role as Reporter for the Uniform Law Commission's Uniform Conservation Easement Act Study Committee. The report provides an overview of the Uniform Conservation Easement Act (UCEA), which was approved by the Commission in 1981, and examines the provisions in individual state conservation easement enabling statutes that differ from the provisions in the UCEA.

Keywords: Conservation Easement, Uniform Conservation Easement Act, Conservation Easement Enabling Statute, Uniform Law Commission, 170(h), Eminent Domain, Merger, Extinguishment, Amendment, Perpetuity, Standing to Sue

JEL Classification: Q00, Q01, Q1, Q15, Q24, L30