Civil Code - CIV
DIVISION 2. PROPERTY [654 - 1422]
( Heading of Division 2 amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 13. ) PART 2. REAL OR IMMOVABLE PROPERTY [[755.] - 945.5]
( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 2. ESTATES IN REAL PROPERTY [761 - 817.4]
( Title 2 enacted 1872. ) CHAPTER 4. Conservation Easements [815 - 816]
( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 179. ) 815.
The Legislature finds and declares that the preservation of land in its natural, scenic, agricultural, historical, forested, or open-space condition is among the most important environmental assets of California. The Legislature further finds and declares it to be the public policy and in the public interest of this state to encourage the voluntary conveyance of conservation easements to qualified nonprofit organizations.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 179.)