Practice 11H: Amendments
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About This Practice
This guidance covers Practice 11H, which includes three elements:
⬤ Adopt and follow a written policy or procedure addressing conservation easement amendments that is consistent with the Land Trust Alliance Amendment Principles
Evaluate all conservation easement amendment proposals with due diligence sufficient to satisfy the Amendment Principles
If an amendment is used to adjust conservation easement boundaries (such as to remedy disputes or encroachment) and results in a de minimis extinguishment, document how the land trust’s actions address the terms of Practice 11J
⬤ Accreditation indicator element | ■ Terrafirma enrollment prerequisite | ▲ Required for both
August 2024 update: Added two paragraphs to Principle 4 about cash payments to partially offset the landowner’s private benefit.
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