RCPP-state-conservationist-questionnaire-easement-addendum.pdf
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This is a State Conservationist Questionnaire addendum for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), issued in December 2023, that focuses on easement acquisition activities.
The questionnaire requires applicants to identify conservation benefits and NRCS resource concerns to be addressed through easement enrollment, and to specify whether the project will include US-held easements, Entity-held easements, or both under either an Alternative Funding Arrangement (AFA) or Classic funding structure. For Critical Conservation Area (CCA) funded projects, applicants must demonstrate how identified resource concerns align with CCA Priority Resource Concerns. The form assesses the applicant's familiarity with easement acquisition requirements including valuation methodologies, title clearance, hazardous materials reviews, legal surveys, and closing procedures. Applicants must detail whether specific parcels are targeted or describe plans for parcel identification. For Entity-held easement activities, the questionnaire requires identification of which partner has authority to acquire and manage easements, clarification on US enforcement rights (Classic projects only), confirmation of Agricultural Conservation Easement Program certification status, documentation of secured funds and staff, and specification of valuation methods and deed language. For US-held easement activities, applicants must describe their expected involvement, acknowledge that alternative valuation methods require review and approval, and indicate whether restoration funding through RCPP will be requested for enrolled easements.
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December 2023
Natural Resources Conserva�on Service Regional Conserva�on Partnership Program
State Conserva�onist Ques�onnaire - Easement Addendum
Lead Partner Name:
Signature:
Project Name:
Date:
1. What conserva�on benefits are you hoping to achieve by enrolling easements? Which NRCS resource concerns will be addressed by these conserva�on benefits?
2. Considering whether the project is Alterna�ve Funding Arrangement (AFA) or Classic, do you intend to include US-held easements, En�ty-held easements, or both?
3. For Critical Conservation Area (CCA) funded projects only, which of the resource concerns iden�fied in Ques�on #1 address at least one of the CCA Priority Resource Concerns (PRC)?
4. What is your familiarity with the requirements associated with acquiring easements? (valua�on methodologies, �tle clearance, hazardous materials reviews, legal surveys, closing, etc.)
5. Do you have specific parcels targeted for easement acquisition? If not, do you have plans to identify parcels for enrollment?
6. For Entity-Held Easement activities:
a. Which partner involved in the project has the authority to acquire, manage, steward, and monitor easements of the type that you wish to enroll? Will there be other en��es involved in the easement acquisi�on as coholders or third-party right holders, and if so, what is their role?
b. Do you plan for these easements to provide for a US right of enforcement? (Classic only)
c. Is the acquiring easement partner cer�fied under the Agricultural Conserva�on Easement Program?
d. Do you currently have funds and/or staff secured for proposed contribu�ons, easement acquisi�on ac�vi�es, monitoring, and stewardship?
e. Do you intend to buy a conservation easement using a before and after appraisal with standard deed language? If not, do you have an alternative valuation method and/or customized deed language you will request?
7. For U.S.-Held Easement activities:
a. What involvement do you expect to have in U.S. Held Easement enrollments?
b. Are you aware that using alternative valuation methods to determine the easement cost will require review and approval?
c. Do you an�cipate restora�on of the enrolled U.S.-Held easements? If yes, will you be reques�ng restora�on funding through RCPP?
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