Minnesota § 84C.01 DEFINITIONS

Minnesota Statutes

§ 84C.01 — DEFINITIONS

Minnesota § 84C.01

PartCONSERVATION

Ch. 84CCONSERVATION EASEMENTS

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Minn. Stat. § 84C.01 (2026).

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)"Conservation easement" means a nonpossessory interest of a holder in real property imposing limitations or affirmative obligations the purposes of which include retaining or protecting natural, scenic, or open-space values of real property, assuring its availability for agricultural, forest, recreational, or open-space use, protecting natural resources, maintaining or enhancing air or water quality, or preserving the historical, architectural, archaeological, or cultural aspects of real property.

(2)"Holder" means:

(i)a governmental body empowered to hold an interest in real property under the laws of this state or the United States; or

(ii)a charitable corporation, charitable association, or charitable trust, the purp

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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Conservation easement" means a nonpossessory interest of a holder in real property imposing limitations or affirmative obligations the purposes of which include retaining or protecting natural, scenic, or open-space values of real property, assuring its availability for agricultural, forest, recreational, or open-space use, protecting natural resources, maintaining or enhancing air or water quality, or preserving the historical, architectural, archaeological, or cultural aspects of real property.
(2) "Holder" means:
(i) a governmental body empowered to hold an interest in real property under the laws of this state or the United States; or
(ii) a charitable corporation, charitable association, or charitable trust, the purposes or powers of which include retaining or protecting the natural, scenic, or open-space values of real property, assuring the availability of real property for agricultural, forest, recreational, or open-space use, protecting natural resources, maintaining or enhancing air or water quality, or preserving the historical, architectural, archaeological, or cultural aspects of real property.
(3) "Third-party right of enforcement" means a right provided in a conservation easement to enforce any of its terms granted to a governmental body, charitable corporation, charitable association, or charitable trust, which, although eligible to be a holder, is not a holder.