California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Chapter 9.9 - Forest Legacy Program
Article 5 - Conservation Easements
Section 1574 - Conservation Easement Terms and Conditions
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Recreation projects that perpetually prohibit timber harvest and or grazing are limited to not more than 15% of the timberland and not more than 15% of the grazing land respectively.
(b) Perpetual protections that prohibit timber harvesting are limited to not more than 15% of the property.
(c) Perpetual forest management prescriptions on all of the timberland on the property, except that timberland preserved pursuant to (a) or (b) above, will provide for the long term optimization of MSP.
(d) Perpetual forest management prescriptions that provide for the long term optimization of MSP shall also contribute to the long term protection and rehabilitation of watershed function, hydrologic stability and wildlife habitat.
(e) Perpetual protections shall include the prohibition of the building of structures and roads in any capacity other than for the potential purposes of:
(f) Perpetual protections shall include the prohibition of the severance of property rights on the property in any capacity other than for the potential purposes of:
(g) The Director may require the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to hold title (be named grantee) to those conservation easements that are primarily for the purposes of conserving working forest lands.
1. New article 5 (section 1574) and section filed 4-29-2011; operative 4-29-2011 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2011, No. 17).
Note: Authority cited: Section 12249, Public Resources Code. Reference: Section 12249, Public Resources Code; and 16 U.S.C. Section 2103 et seq.