California Public Resources Code

§ 5096.520

PRC § 5096.520 Effective Jan 1, 2008Div. 5 · Ch. 1.695 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)The Secretary of the Resources Agency shall establish a central public registry of all conservation easements held or required by the state, or purchased with state grant funds provided by an agency, department, or division of the state on or after January 1, 2000. In constructing the registry, the Resources Agency shall draw upon the Department of General Services’ property inventory, and other information held by a state agency, department, division, or other sources.

(b)For the purposes of this section, “conservation easement” means any limitation in a recorded instrument that contains an easement, restriction, covenant, condition, or offer to dedicate, that has been executed by or on behalf of the owner of the land subject to that limitation and is binding upon successive owners of the land, and the purpose of which is to retain land predominantly in its natural, scenic, historical, agricultural, forested, or open-space condition. “Conservation easement” includes a conservation easement as defined in Section 815.1 of the Civil Code, an open-space easement as defined in Section 51075 of the Government Code, and an agricultural conservation easement as defined in Section 10211.

(c)The registry shall only include the following information on each conservation easement listed in the registry:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 229, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.