7 U.S.C. 1997: Conservation easements

2022

• Pub. L. 117–243 substituted "section 3371" for "section 3371(a)". (Big Cat Public Safety Act) Law text · (a)

1996

• Pub. L. 104–127, §642(1), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: "Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the Secretary may acquire and retain an easement in real property, for a term of not less than 50 years, for conservation, recreational, and … (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (b)
• Pub. L. 104–127, §642(2)(A), inserted heading and substituted "The Secretary may enter into a contract under subsection (b) if" for "Such easement may be acquired or retained for real property if". (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (c)
• Pub. L. 104–127, §642(2)(B), inserted "and" at end. (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (c)
• Pub. L. 104–127, §642(2)(C), struck out "(i)" after "(3)(A)", substituted "administered by the Secretary" for "administered by the Farmers Home Administration", redesignated cl. (ii) of subpar. (A) as subpar. (B), substituted "such contract" for "such easement" and a period for "; o… (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (c)
• Pub. L. 104–127, §642(2)(D), struck out par. (4) which read as follows: "such property was (except in the case of wetland and other wildlife habitat) row cropped each year of the 3-year period ending on December 23, 1985." (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (c)
• Pub. L. 104–127, §642(3), substituted "contract" for "easement" in introductory provisions and par. (3). (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (d)
• Pub. L. 104–127, §642(4), in par. (1), substituted "reduce or forgive the outstanding debt of a borrower" for "purchase any such easement from the borrower" in introductory provisions, in subpars. (A) and (B), substituted "administered by the Secretary" for "administered by the Farmers… (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (e)
• Pub. L. 104–127, §642(5), in par. (1), substituted "enter into contracts" for "acquire easements" and in pars. (2) and (3), substituted "contracts" for "easements". (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (f)
• Pub. L. 104–127, §642(6), substituted "a contract entered into" for "an easement acquired". (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (g)

1990

• Pub. L. 101–624, §2388(j), redesignated par. (5) as (4). · (a), (5)
• Pub. L. 101–624, §1815(1)(A)–(D), (F), (G), in introductory provision, struck out "such property" after "real property if", and inserted "such property" after par. (1), (2), (3)(A)(i), (3)(B), and (4) designations. · (c)
• Pub. L. 101–624, §1815(1)(E), amended cl. (ii) generally. Prior to amendment, cl. (ii) read as follows: "the borrower of such loan is unable, as determined by the Secretary, to repay such loan in a timely manner; or". · (c)
• Pub. L. 101–624, §1815(2), amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (e) read as follows: "Any such easement acquired by the Secretary shall be purchased from the borrower involved by canceling that part of the aggregate amount of such outstanding loans of the borrower… · (e)
• Pub. L. 101–624, §1815(9), struck out subsec. (h) which read as follows: "This section shall not apply with respect to the cancellation of any part of any loan that was made after December 25, 1985." · (h)

1988

• Pub. L. 100–233, §612(1), inserted "and other wildlife habitat" after "wetland". · (c)
• Pub. L. 100–233, §612(2), inserted "or the difference between the amount of the outstanding loan secured by the land and the current value of the land, whichever is greater" at end of second sentence. · (e)