Georgia § 44-10-2 - Definitions.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 44-10-2 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44-10-2. Definitions.
As used in this article, the term: "Conservation easement" means a nonpossessory interest of a holder in real property imposing limitations or affirmative obligations, the purposes of which include retaining or protecting natural, scenic, or open-space values of real property; assuring its availability for agricultural, forest, recreational, or open-space use; protecting natural resources; maintaining or enhancing air or water quality; or preserving the historical, architectural, archeological, or cultural aspects of real property. "Holder" means: A governmental body empowered to hold an interest in real property under the laws of this state or the United States; or A charitable corporation, charitable association, or charitable trust, the purposes or powers of which include retaining or protecting the natural, scenic, or open-space values of real property; assuring the availability of real property for agricultural, forest, recreational, or open-space use; protecting natural resources; maintaining or enhancing air or water quality; or preserving the historical, architectural, archeological, or cultural aspects of real property. "Third-party right of enforcement" means a right provided in a conservation easement to enforce any of its terms granted to a governmental body, charitable corporation, charitable association, or charitable trust, which, although eligible to be a holder, is not a holder. (Code 1981, § 44-10-2 , enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2227, § 1.) Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1992, "archeological" was substituted for "archaeological" in paragraph (1) and in subparagraph (2)(B).
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