,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #deea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #a1 #bjad ,mr4   
,gibson 7= himself & ,mr4 ,g>am5di7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,=e/ ,legacy ,program ( !  
,coop]ative ,=e/ry ,assi/ance ,act (    
#aigh to au?orize ,/ates to all[ c]ta9  
entities to acquire1 hold1 & manage     
cons]vation easem5ts "u ! program4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,=e/ ,legacy ,managem5t ,flexibility    
,act4  #b4 ,au?ority ( ,/ates to all[   
qualifi$ organizations to acquire1 hold1
 & manage cons]vation easem5ts "u ! ,=e/
 ,legacy ,program ,section #g7l7 ( !    
,coop]ative ,=e/ry ,assi/ance ,act (    
#aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bajc;c7 is am5d$  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3 
7#d7 ,/ate au?orization  7,a7 ,9 g5]al  
,at ! reque/ ( a ,/ate act+ ?r\gh !     
,/ate ,lead ,ag5cy1 ! ,secret>y %all    
au?orize ! ,/ate to all[ qualifi$       
organizations1 z def9$ 9 section        

#agj7;h77#c7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code 
( #aihf1 & organiz$ = "o or m ( !       
purposes describ$ 9 section             
#agj7;h77#d77;,a7 ( t ,code1 to acquire1
 hold1 & manage cons]vation easem5ts1   
us+ funds grant$ to ! ,/ate "u ?is      
subsection1 = purposes ( ! ,=e/ ,legacy 
,program 9 ! ,/ate4  7,b7 ,eligibility  
,to be eligible to acquire & manage     
cons]vation easem5ts "u ?is p>agraph1 a 
qualifi$ organization describ$ 9        
subp>agraph 7,a7 mu/ demon/rate to !    
,secret>y ! abilities necess>y to       
acquire1 monitor1 & en=ce int]e/s 9     
=e/l& consi/5t ) ! ,=e/ ,legacy ,program
 & ! assessm5t ( ne$ = ! ,/ate4  7,c7   
,rev]sion ,if ! ,secret>y1 or a ,/ate   
act+ ?r\gh ! ,/ate ,lead ,ag5cy1 makes  
any ( ! det]m9ations describ$ 9         
subp>agraph 7,d7 ) respect to a         
cons]vation easem5t acquir$ by a        
qualifi$ organization "u ! au?ority (   
subp>agraph 7,a7--  7i7 all "r1 title1 &
 int]e/ ( ! qualifi$ organization 9 & to
 ! cons]vation easem5t %all t]m9ate2 &  

7ii7 all "r1 title1 & int]e/ 9 & to !   
cons]vation easem5t %all rev]t to !     
,/ate or o!r qualifi$ designee z approv$
 by ! ,/ate4  7,d7 ,det]m9ations ,!     
det]m9ations requir$ = op]ation ( !     
rev]sion>y int]e/ reta9$ 9 subp>agraph  
7,c7 are t--  7i7 ! qualifi$            
organization is unable to c>ry out its  
responsibilities "u ! ,=e/ ,legacy      
,program 9 ! ,/ate ) respect to !       
cons]vation easem5t2  7ii7 ! cons]vation
 easem5t has be5 modifi$ 9 a way t is   
inconsi/5t ) ! purposes ( ! ,=e/ ,legacy
 ,program or ! assessm5t ( ne$ = !      
,/ate2 or  7iii7 ! cons]vation easem5t  
has be5 convey$ to ano!r p]son 7o!r ?an 
a qualifi$ organization approv$ by !    
,/ate & ! ,secret>y74  4