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Committee hears testimony supporting narrow liability exemption for conservation land purchases
Summary
At a public hearing April 17 the Senate committee heard support for House Bill 22‑56A, a narrowly tailored bill that would protect sellers from damages when they sell unlawfully established lots to conservation buyers, provided the deed indicates conservation use. Supporters said the change would reduce transaction costs for land trusts.
The Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildfire held a public hearing April 17 on House Bill 22‑56A, a bill supporters described as a narrow fix to remove a barrier to transferring land to conservation land trusts.
Representative Lisa Fragola, sponsor of the House measure, told the committee the bill would “remove barriers to the transfer of land to conservation land trusts.” She said many conservation trusts acquire land to enhance wildlife habitat, protect drinking‑water sources and provide…
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