To improve agricultural land easements.

1. 1

   Change 1: Inserts “by eligible entities” after “purchase”

   InsertsPage 205, line 4Printed page

   …purchase[inserted: by eligible entities]…

   Original wording

   On page 205, line 4, insert “by eligible entities” after “purchase”.

2. 2

   Change 2: Replaces “contiguous acres” with “areas”

   ReplacesPage 207, lines 10–11Printed page

   In S. 3240 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   "(i) protecting agricultural uses and related conservation values of the land; and

   "(ii) maximizing the protection of [struck: contiguous acres ][inserted: areas ]devoted to agricultural use.

   "(C) Bidding down.--If the Secretary determines that 2 or more applications for cost-share assistance are comparable in achieving the purpose of the program, the Secretary shall not assign a higher priority to any of those applications solely on the basis of lesser cost to the program.

   Original wording

   On page 207, lines 10 and 11, strike “contiguous acres” and insert “areas”.

3. 3

   Change 3: Inserts “if terms of the easement are not enforced by the holder of the easement” before the semicolon at the end

   InsertsPage 208, line 24Printed page

   Inserted: if terms of the easement are not enforced by the holder of the easement

   Original wording

   On page 208, line 24, insert “if terms of the easement are not enforced by the holder of the easement” before the semicolon at the end.

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