Alaska Statutes: AS 34.17.060. Definitions.

Alaska Statutes. Title 34. Property Chapter 17. Uniform Conservation Easement Act Section 60. Definitions.

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AS 34.17.060. Definitions.

In this chapter,

(1) "conservation easement" means a nonpossessory interest of a holder in real property imposing limitations or affirmative obligations to retain or protect natural, scenic, or open space values of real property, ensure its availability for agricultural, forest, recreational, or open space use, protect natural resources, maintain or enhance air or water quality, or preserve the historical, architectural, archaeological, or cultural aspects of real property;
(2) "holder" means

(A) a governmental body empowered to hold an interest in real property under the laws of the state or the United States; or

(B) a nonprofit corporation, charitable corporation, charitable association, or charitable trust exempted from taxation under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) and empowered to retain or protect the natural, scenic, or open space values of real property, ensure the availability of real property for agricultural, forest, recreational, or open space use, protect natural resources, maintain or enhance air or water quality, or preserve the historical, architectural, archaeological, or cultural aspects of real property;
(3) "third-party right of enforcement" means a right provided in a conservation easement to enforce any of its terms granted to a governmental body, nonprofit corporation, charitable corporation, charitable association, or charitable trust that is not a holder.

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