The Legislature finds and declares that the preservation of land in its natural, scenic, agricultural, historical, forested, or open-space condition is among the most important environmental assets of California. The Legislature further finds and declares it to be the public policy and in the public interest of this state to encourage the voluntary conveyance of conservation easements to qualified nonprofit organizations.
Cal. Civ. Code § 815
Conservation Easements
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Masonite Corp. v. County of Mendocino (2013)
Most recently applied in Masonite Corp. v. County of Mendocino (July 2013)
Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 179.
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