MO HB2136

Establishes the "Private Landowner Protection Act" as section 252.400 of Missouri law to govern conservation easements.

Defines conservation easements as nonpossessory interests in real property that retain or protect natural, scenic, open-space values, agricultural or forest uses, natural resources, water quality, or historical and cultural aspects.

Permits conservation easements to be created, conveyed, recorded, assigned, released, modified, or terminated like other easements, becoming effective upon holder acceptance and recordation.

Allows holders (governmental bodies, charitable organizations, or private entities) and persons with third-party enforcement rights to bring legal actions affecting conservation easements, while protecting existing property interests from impairment unless the owner consents.

Validates conservation easements even if they lack traditional common law characteristics, impose negative burdens or affirmative obligations, lack privity, or do not benefit appurtenant property, and applies retroactively to qualifying pre-existing interests.