KY SR195

The Kentucky Senate expresses support for both termed and perpetual conservation easements as voluntary, market-based tools that allow private landowners to conserve natural, agricultural, and historical resources while receiving compensation

Efforts to undermine existing easement contract terms are opposed, as they subvert landowner agreements and reduce flexibility to sell certain land use rights rather than entire properties

Conservation easements are recognized for providing wildlife habitat that benefits hunters, enabling agricultural producers to maintain operations and pass land to heirs, and supporting rural economies

The resolution emphasizes that future generations' rights should be considered by current landowners through family discussions about property decisions, rather than through policies that weaken perpetual easement availability

The Clerk of the Senate is directed to transmit a copy of the resolution to Senator Robin Webb