Louisiana § RS 9:1272 - Definitions
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 9:1272 — Definitions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 9:1272. Definitions
As used in this Chapter unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Conservation servitude" means a nonpossessory interest of a holder in immovable property imposing limitations or affirmative obligations the purposes of which include retaining or protecting natural, scenic, or open-space values of immovable 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, archaeological, or cultural aspects of unimproved immovable property.
(2) "Holder" means:
(a) A governmental body empowered to hold an interest in immovable property under the laws of this state or the United States; or
(b) 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 immovable property, assuring the availability of immovable property for agricultural, forest, recreational, or open-space use, protecting natural resources, maintaining or enhancing air or water quality, or preserving the historical, archaeological, or cultural aspects of unimproved immovable property.
(3) "Third party right of enforcement" means a right provided in a conservation servitude 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.
Acts 1986, No. 217, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.
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