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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-3-715. Perpetual conservation easement.
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# O.C.G.A. § 12-3-715. Perpetual conservation easement.

(a) Any organization making an acquisition of property or interest therein pursuant to this article shall grant to the department or other holder a perpetual conservation easement placing restrictions on the use or development of the property. In cases where the easement is granted to a holder other than the department, all terms and conditions of the easement shall accomplish the perpetual preservation of the property. Such other holder shall demonstrate to the department that it has the capacity and expertise to manage and enforce the terms of the easement.

(b) Nothing in this Code section shall preclude the subsequent transfer or assignment by a state agency or other holder of any property interest acquired pursuant to this article to the State of Georgia or to the United States of America to be incorporated into a national park, national forest, national wildlife refuge, or other national conservation area in accordance with 54 U.S.C. Section 10010, 16 U.S.C. Section 551, the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. Section 742a et seq.), or 16 U.S.C. Section 1131, as amended and applicable. The department shall facilitate transfers and assignments of any such interests.

## History

Code 1981, § 12-3-715, enacted by Ga. L. 2025, p. 429, § 1/HB 454, effective July 1, 2025.

U.S. Code.

Section 10010 of Title 54 of the United States Code, referred to in subsection (b), is the codification of the National Park Service.

Section 51 of Title 15 of the United States Code, referred to in subsection ((b), is the codification of the national forest system.

Section 1131 of Title 16 of the United States Code, referred to in subsection (b), is the codification of the National Wilder-ness Preservation System.