RCPP-state-conservationist-questionnaire-easement-addendum.pdf
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This is a State Conservationist Questionnaire for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), specifically an Easement Addendum issued in December 2023. The questionnaire serves as a template for documenting project details and assessing applicant capacity for easement acquisition activities.
The questionnaire addresses seven primary topic areas: (1) identification of conservation benefits and NRCS resource concerns to be addressed through easement enrollment; (2) determination of easement type (US-held, Entity-held, or both) based on project funding structure (Alternative Funding Arrangement or Classic); (3) alignment with Critical Conservation Area Priority Resource Concerns for CCA-funded projects; (4) applicant familiarity with easement acquisition requirements including valuation methodologies, title clearance, hazardous materials reviews, legal surveys, and closing procedures; and (5) parcel identification and enrollment planning. For Entity-Held Easements, the questionnaire requires information on partner authority and qualifications, US enforcement rights provisions, Agricultural Conservation Easement Program certification status, secured funding and staffing, and valuation methodology and deed language approach. For U.S.-Held Easements, the questionnaire addresses anticipated involvement level, awareness of alternative valuation method approval requirements, and anticipated restoration needs and funding requests. Applicants must provide a lead partner name, project name, signature, and completion date.
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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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