[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 27, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S277]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3010. Mr. ROUNDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to 
provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United 
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       In section 5002, strike subsection (a).
       In section 5002(b), strike ``(b) Allocation of Funds.--'' 
     and insert ``(a) Allocation of Funds.--''.
       In section 5002, strike subsection (c) and insert the 
     following:
       (b) Conservation Easements.--Section 200306 of title 54, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(c) Conservation Easements.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall consider the acquisition of conservation 
     easements and other similar interests in land where 
     appropriate and feasible.
       ``(2) Requirement.--Any conservation easement or other 
     similar interest in land acquired under paragraph (1) shall 
     be subject to terms and conditions that ensure that--
       ``(A) the grantor of the conservation easement or other 
     similar interest in land has been provided with information 
     relating to all available conservation options, including 
     conservation options that involve the conveyance of a real 
     property interest for a limited period of time; and
       ``(B) the provision of the information described in 
     subparagraph (A) has been documented.''.
       In section 5002(d), strike ``(d) Acquisition 
     Considerations.--Section 200306'' and insert ``(c) 
     Acquisition Considerations.--Section 200306''.
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