16 USC 3838h - Definitions
In this subpart:
(1) Eligible entity
The term eligible entity means
The term eligible entity means
(A) any agency of any State or local government or an Indian tribe (including a farmland protection board or land resource council established under State law); or
(B) any organization that
(i) is organized for, and at all times since the formation of the organization has been operated principally for, 1 or more of the conservation purposes specified in clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of section 170 (h)(4)(A) of title 26;
(ii) is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of that title that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that title; and
(2) Eligible land
(A) In general
The term eligible land means land on a farm or ranch that is subject to a pending offer for purchase from an eligible entity and
The term eligible land means land on a farm or ranch that is subject to a pending offer for purchase from an eligible entity and
(i) has prime, unique, or other productive soil;
(ii) contains historical or archaeological resources; or
(iii) the protection of which will further a State or local policy consistent with the purposes of the program.
(B) Inclusions
The term eligible land includes, on a farm or ranch
The term eligible land includes, on a farm or ranch
(i) cropland;
(ii) rangeland;
(iii) grassland;
(iv) pasture land;
(v) forest land that
(I) contributes to the economic viability of an agricultural operation; or
(II) serves as a buffer to protect an agricultural operation from development; and
(vi) land that is incidental to land described in clauses (i) through (v), if such land is necessary for the efficient administration of a conservation easement, as determined by the Secretary.