Report, An Introduction to Conservation Easements in the United States: A Simple Concept and Complicated Mosaic of Law

Cheever and McLaughlin’s 2015 article surveys the complex body of state and federal law that shapes the creation, funding, tax treatment, enforcement, modification, and termination of conservation easements. It provides a “quick tour” through some of the most important aspects of the developing mosaic of legal authority behind conservation easement law, giving the reader a sense for the complex interjurisdictional dynamics that shape conservation transactions and disputes about conservation easements.