HR 7021
117th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Landowner Easement Rights Act
Introduced: March 9, 2022
Introduced by:
Fischbach, Michelle
Republican
· Minnesota
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 9, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 9, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Landowner Easement Rights Act
This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from entering into a conservation easement with a term of more than 50 years.
The bill sets forth requirements for the renegotiation of a conservation easement at the request of an owner of land that is subject to a conservation easement that (1) has been in effect for longer than 50 years, or (2) was put into effect before 1977 without the creation of an official corresponding map. Interior shall notify such an owner of the owner's right to submit a request.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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