§ 38-30.5-102 — Conservation easement in gross

Colorado § 38-30.5-102

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 38: Property -
• Art.: Conservation Easements

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Conservation easement in
gross, for the purposes of this article, means a right in the owner of the easement
to prohibit or require a limitation upon or an obligation to perform acts on or with
respect to a land or water area, airspace above the land or water, or water rights
beneficially used upon that land or water area, owned by the grantor appropriate to
the retaining or maintaining of such land, water, airspace, or water rights, including
improvements, predominantly in a natural, scenic, or open condition, or for wildlife
habitat, or for agricultural, horticultural, wetlands, recreational, forest, or other use
or condition consistent with the protection of open land, environmental quality or
life-sustaining ecological diversity, or appropriate to the conservation and
preservation of buildings, sites, or structures having historical, architectural, or
cultural interest or value.

Legislative History

Source: L. 76: Entire article added, p. 750, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 990, � 1, effective August 6.