,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #heba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #b1 #bjbj,mr4 
,pet]son 7= himself & ,mr4 ,arm/rong7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide t ! ,secret>y ( !   
,int]ior may n ent] into c]ta9          
cons]vation easem5ts ) a t]m ( m ?an #ej
 ye>s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,l&[n]  
,easem5t ,rights ,act4  #b4 ,limitation 
on cons]vation easem5t t]ms ,aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y   
may n ent] into a cons]vation easem5t ) 
a t]m ( m ?an #ej ye>s4  #c4            
,r5egotiation ( cons]vation easem5ts ,at
 ! reque/ ( an own] ( l& t is subject to
 an eligible cons]vation easem5t1 !     
,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 n lat] ! #f mon?s 
aft] ! ,secret>y receives ! reque/ f !  
l&[n]1 provide to ! l&[n]-- 7,a7 a      
detail$ map ( ! easem5t2 &  7,b7 notice 
( ! curr5t fair m>ket value ( ! easem5t 
z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 &  7#b7       

r5egotiate ! t]ms ( ! eligible          
cons]vation easem5t1 includ+-- 7,a7 a   
t]m n long] ?an #ej ye>s2 &  7,b7 paym5t
 by ! ,secret>y to ! l&[n] 9 an am\nt   
equal to ! fair m>ket value ( ! easem5t1
 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y "u p>agraph   
7#a77;,b71 m9us ! am\nt paid by !       
,secret>y = ! eligible cons]vation      
easem5t be+ r5egotiat$ 7adju/$ =        
inflation72 or  7#c7 all[ ! l&[n] to buy
 back ! eligible cons]vation easem5t or 
a portion ( ! eligible cons]vation      
easem5t at fair m>ket value1 z det]m9$  
by ! ,secret>y4  #d4 ,notice to l&[n]s  
,! ,secret>y %all notify ! own] ( ! l&  
subject to t cons]vation easem5t ( !    
own]'s "r to submit a reque/ "u section 
#c-- 7#a7 n lat] ?an #c mon?s be=e !    
cons]vation easem5t becomes an eligible 
cons]vation easem5t describ$ 9 section  
#e7b77;,a72 &  7#b7 n lat] ?an #a ye>   
be=e ! cons]vation easem5t becomes an   
eligible cons]vation easem5t describ$ 9 
section #e7b77;,b74  #e4 ,def9itions ,9 
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,cons]vation easem5t ,!  

t]m cons]vation easem5t-- 7,a7 means a  
volunt>y1 legal agreem5t betwe5 a l&[n] 
& ! ,secret>y t limits use ( ! l& 9 ord]
 to protect its cons]vation values2 &   
7,b7 does n include agreem5ts-- 7i7 )   
,indian ,tribes2 or =  7ii7 relat$ to   
utilities4  7#b7 ,eligible cons]vation  
easem5t ,! t]m eligible cons]vation     
easem5t means a cons]vation easem5t t-- 
7,a7 has be5 9 effect = long] ?an #ej   
ye>s2 or  7,b7 0 put into effect be=e   
#aigg )\t ! creation ( an (ficial       
correspond+ map4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m 
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !         
,int]ior4