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| 1 | 1 | By: Gutierrez S.B. No. 2874 | |
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| 6 | 6 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 7 | 7 | AN ACT | |
| 8 | 8 | relating to the definition of conservation easement. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 183.001 (1), Natural Resources Code to | |
| 11 | 11 | read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 183.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: | |
| 13 | 13 | (1) "Conservation easement" means a nonpossessory | |
| 14 | 14 | interest of a holder in real property that imposes limitations or | |
| 15 | 15 | affirmative obligations designed to: | |
| 16 | 16 | (A) retain or protect natural, scenic, or | |
| 17 | 17 | open-space values of real property or assure its availability for | |
| 18 | 18 | agricultural, forest, recreational, or open-space use; | |
| 19 | 19 | (B) protect natural resources; | |
| 20 | 20 | (C) maintain or enhance air or water quality; | |
| 21 | 21 | [or] | |
| 22 | 22 | (D) preserve the historical, architectural, | |
| 23 | 23 | archeological, or cultural aspects of real property[.]; or | |
| 24 | 24 | (E) protect living things from excessive | |
| 25 | 25 | artificial light | |
| 26 | 26 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |