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HB 61 Battlefields; entry into an agreement to transfer certain easements.

Introduced by: R. Lee Ware | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Battlefield property; transfer of easements to United States. Directs the Secretary of Natural Resources (the Secretary) to endeavor to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the United States to accomplish the transfer of the Commonwealth's easement interests in battlefield lands located within the boundaries of federal battlefield parks. The bill directs the Secretary to report on the status of the MOU to certain Senate and House committee chairmen by October 1, 2018. The bill is identical to SB 450.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Battlefield property; termination of easement upon transfer to United States. Directs the Board of Historic Resources (the Board) to require that any easement granted to the Board on a battlefield property include provisions for the termination of the easement if the landowner transfers the property to the United States for incorporation into a national battlefield park. Such provisions shall also state that no termination will occur if any tax credit was issued in connection with the donation of the easement. The bill also directs the Board to terminate the easements it holds on nine particular battlefield properties located within the Petersburg National Battlefield and the Richmond National Battlefield Park, with each termination to be effective upon the transfer of the affected property by its owner to the United States for incorporation into the appropriate park.