An amendmend numbered 16 printed in Part B of House Report 110-261 to make conservation easements purchased through a transferable development rights program eligible for grants under the Farm and Ranchland Protection Program.

1. Inserts “Grants may also be made for purchase of conservation easements or other interests in land…” at the end of section 1238I(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985

   Inserts

   Inserted: Grants may also be made for purchase of conservation easements or other interests in land pursuant to a transferable development rights program in which the entity acquiring the interests sells them for development in an urban area consistent with local land use plans, but grant funds may not be used to reduce the cost of development rights.

   Original wording

   In section 1238I of the Food Security Act of 1985, as amended by section 2110, insert at the end of subsection (b) the following new sentence: “Grants may also be made for purchase of conservation easements or other interests in land pursuant to a transferable development rights program in which the entity acquiring the interests sells them for development in an urban area consistent with local land use plans, but grant funds may not be used to reduce the cost of development rights.”.

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