Colorado § 38-30.5-102 - Conservation easement in gross.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 38-30.5-102 — Conservation easement in gross., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 38-30.5-102. Conservation easement in gross.
"Conservation easement in gross", for the purposes of this article, means a right in the owner of the easement to prohibit or require a limitation upon or an obligation to perform acts on or with respect to a land or water area, airspace above the land or water, or water rights beneficially used upon that land or water area, owned by the grantor appropriate to the retaining or maintaining of such land, water, airspace, or water rights, including improvements, predominantly in a natural, scenic, or open condition, or for wildlife habitat, or for agricultural, horticultural, wetlands, recreational, forest, or other use or condition consistent with the protection of open land, environmental quality or life-sustaining ecological diversity, or appropriate to the conservation and preservation of buildings, sites, or structures having historical, architectural, or cultural interest or value.
Source: L. 76: Entire article added, p. 750, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 990, § 1, effective August 6.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For article, "Protecting Open Space and Wildlife Habitat Under Colorado Law", see 24 Colo. Law. 2729 (1995).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38-30.5-102 ("Conservation easement in gross.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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