S.Amdt. 3036

SA 3036. Mr. ROUNDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to
provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

In section 5002, strike subsection (c) and insert the
following:
(c) Conservation Easements.--Section 200306 of title 54,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(c) Conservation Easements.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary and the Secretary of
Agriculture shall consider the acquisition of conservation
easements and other similar interests in land where
appropriate and feasible.
``(2) Requirement.--Any conservation easement or other
similar interest in land acquired under paragraph (1) shall
be subject to terms and conditions that ensure that--
``(A) the grantor of the conservation easement or other
similar interest in land has been provided with information
relating to all available conservation options, including
conservation options that involve the conveyance of a real
property interest for a limited period of time; and
``(B) the provision of the information described in
subparagraph (A) has been documented.''.
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