(1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the Agriculture Conservation Easement Account.
(2) The Agriculture Conservation Easement Account consists of:
(a) conservation easement stewardship fees;
(b) grants from private foundations;
(c) grants from local governments, the state, or the federal government;
(d) grants from the Land Conservation Board created under Section 4-46-201;
(e) donations from landowners for monitoring and enforcing compliance with conservation easements;
(f) donations from any other person; and
(g) interest on account money.
(3) The department shall use money from the account to monitor and enforce compliance with conservation easements held by the department.
(4) The department may not receive or expend donations from the account to acquire conservation easements.