,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #beff  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ca1 #bjbe,mr4   
,padilla 7= himself & ,mr4 ,%eehy7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,coop]ative ,=e/ry   
,assi/ance ,act ( #aigh to au?orize     
,/ates to approve c]ta9 organizations to
 acquire1 hold1 & manage cons]vation    
easem5ts "u ! ,=e/ ,legacy ,program1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #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  7a7 ,/ate au?orization        
,section #g ( ! ,coop]ative ,=e/ry      
,assi/ance ,act ( #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#bajc;c7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection   
7l7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,a71 by     
/rik+ subsection 7m7 & ins]t+ subsection
 7n72 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#c7-- 7i7 9   

subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ ! ,/ate (    
,v]mont & ins]t+ any ,/ate2 &  7ii7 9   
subp>agraph 7,b77ii71 9 ! matt] prec$+  
subclause 7,i71 by /rik+ ,/ate ( ,v]mont
 & ins]t+ applicable ,/ate2  7#b7 by    
r$esignat+ subsection 7m7 z subsection  
7n72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection  
7l7 ! foll[+3  7m7 ,?ird-,p>ty          
cons]vation easem5ts  7#a7 ,def9ition ( 
qualifi$ organization ,9 ?is subsection1
 ! t]m qualifi$ organization means an   
organization t-- 7,a7 is a qualifi$     
organization 7z def9$ 9 section         
#agj7;h77#c7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code 
( #aihf72  7,b7 is organiz$ =1 & at all 
times s9ce ! =mation ( ! organization   
has be5 op]at$ pr9cipally =1 "o or m    
cons]vation purposes 7z def9$ 9 section 
#agj7;h77#d77;,a7 ( t ,code72  7,c7 has 
n be5 ! subject ( any crim9al or civil  
en=cem5t action tak5 by ! ,attorney     
,g5]al or ! ,commission] ( ! ,int]nal   
,rev5ue ,s]vice p]ta9+ to ! *>itable    
donation ( cons]vation easem5ts "u t    
,code2 &  7,d7 has be5 aw>d$1 & at all  

times !reaft] has ma9ta9$1 accr$it$     
/atus by ! ,l& ,tru/ ,accr$itation      
,commission1 or if t ,commission ceases 
to exi/1 a successor organization t (f]s
 sub/antially simil> accr$itation & is  
approv$ by ! ,secret>y = purposes ( ?is 
section4  7#b7 ,au?orization ,at !      
reque/ ( a ,/ate1 ! ,secret>y %all      
au?orize ! ,/ate to approve eligible    
qualifi$ organizations to acquire1 hold1
 & manage cons]vation easem5ts to c>ry  
out activities "u ! ,=e/ ,legacy        
,program4  7#c7 ,eligibility ,to be     
eligible to acquire1 hold1 & manage a   
cons]vation easem5t "u ?is subsection1 a
 qualifi$ organization %all demon/rate  
to ! ,secret>y ! abilities necess>y to  
acquire1 monitor1 & en=ce int]e/s 9     
=e/l&-- 7,a7 consi/5t ) ! ,=e/ ,legacy  
,program2 &  7,b7 9 accordance ) !      
applicable assessm5t ( ne$ submitt$ to !
 ,secret>y by ! ,/ate 9 :i* !           
cons]vation easem5t is locat$4  7#d7    
,rev]sion ,if ! ,secret>y or a ,/ate    
det]m9es a condition describ$ 9 p>agraph

 7#e7 is met ) respect to a cons]vation 
easem5t-- 7,a7 all "r1 title1 & int]e/ (
 ! qualifi$ organization 9 & to !       
cons]vation easem5t %all t]m9ate2 &     
7,b7 all "r1 title1 & int]e/ 9 & to !   
cons]vation easem5t %all rev]t to !     
,/ate or1 if approv$ by ! ,/ate1 ano!r  
qualifi$ organization det]m9$ eligible  
by ! ,secret>y "u p>agraph 7#c74  7#e7  
,conditions = rev]sion ,a condition     
ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#d7 is1 ) respect 
to a cons]vation easem5t acquir$1 held1 
& manag$ by a qualifi$ organization "u  
?is subsection1 any ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! 
qualifi$ organization is unable to c>ry 
out ! responsibilities ( ! qualifi$     
organization "u ! ,=e/ ,legacy ,program 
) respect to ! cons]vation easem5t4     
7,b7 ,! cons]vation easem5t has be5     
modifi$ 9 a way t is inconsi/5t ) !     
purposes ( ! ,=e/ ,legacy ,program or ! 
applicable assessm5t ( ne$ describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#c77;,b74  7,c7 ,! cons]vation
 easem5t has be5 convey$ to ano!r p]son 
7o!r ?an a qualifi$ organization det]m9$

 eligible by ! ,secret>y "u p>agraph    
7#c7 & approv$ by ! ,/ate74  4  7b7     
,te*nical corrections ,section #g ( !   
,coop]ative ,=e/ry ,assi/ance ,act (    
#aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bajc;c7 is am5d$--
 7#a7 9 subsection 7i71 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1
 by /rik+ subsection 7b7 & ins]t+       
subsection 7c72  7#b7 9 subsection      
7l77#c77;,b77i77,,ii71 by add+ & aft] ! 
semicolon at ! end2 &  7#c7 9 subsection
 7n7 7z r$esignat$ by subsection        
7a77#b771 9 ! subsection head+1 by /rik+
 ,appropriation & ins]t+ ,au?orization (
 appropriations4