The department, local government entity, or nonprofit land trust organization acquiring an easement pursuant to this division shall monitor that easement in order to assess the condition of the resources being protected and to ensure that the terms of the easement are being followed. Entities acquiring easements may also enter into a cooperative agreement with another qualified entity to monitor the easement.
Chapter 5Easement Monitoring and Management
Section § 12275
This law requires that any department, local government, or nonprofit organization that obtains a conservation easement must keep an eye on it. They need to check on the natural resources they're protecting and make sure the rules of the easement are being followed. Additionally, these entities are allowed to team up with other qualified organizations to help with monitoring.
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Section § 12276
This law requires that when an organization or group gets a conservation easement under this division, they must have enough funds or resources to regularly check and ensure the land is being used as agreed. If the terms aren't being followed, they also need to be capable of taking action to enforce them.
The department shall ensure that any entity acquiring a conservation easement acquired pursuant to this division has adequate funding for, or otherwise adequately provides for, easement monitoring pursuant to this division, and is able to enforce the easement if its provisions are not satisfied.
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