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DEED OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTDeed of Conservation Easement • December 6th, 2000
WHEREAS, in 1997 the Maryland General Assembly enacted Subtitle 9A, Natural Resources Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, establishing a Rural Legacy Board and a Rural Legacy Program to counteract the effects of sprawl development and other modifications to the landscape in Maryland and to enhance natural resource, agricultural, forestry, and environmental protection while maintaining the viability of resource-based land usage and proper management of tillable and wooded areas through accepted agricultural and silvicultural practices for farm production and timber harvests. Protection is provided through the acquisition of easements and fee estates from willing landowners, and the supporting activities of Rural Legacy Sponsors and local governments.
