South Carolina Conservation Easement Act

This act governs conservation easements — interests in real property created to conserve land and restrict its development. It sets out how such easements are created, conveyed, and how long they endure, defines the terms involved, establishes rules for their validity and for how they interact with other interests in the burdened property, and specifies who may bring an action affecting an easement. It also addresses the consequences that follow from an easement, including how the affected land is assessed for ad valorem tax purposes and how easements are handled in condemnation, and it authorizes the use of conservation trust funds to acquire and protect land.

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