{"id":21,"date":"2021-09-10T12:27:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T12:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wvfarmlandprotection.azurewebsites.net\/preston\/eligibility\/"},"modified":"2021-09-10T12:31:23","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T12:31:23","slug":"eligibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wvfp.org\/preston\/eligibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Eligibility"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eligibility Requirements<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Property must meet the following minimum criteria in order to be considered for either a purchased or donated conservation easement:<\/p>\n\n

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  1. The property shall be located in Preston County.<\/li>\n \t
  2. The property shall be land, which meets one or more of the following criteria (WV Code \u00a78A-12-11, 2005)\n
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    1. used or usable for agriculture, horticulture or grazing (qualifying property)<\/li>\n \t
    2. wetlands that are part of the qualifying property<\/li>\n \t
    3. woodlands that are\n
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      1. part of or appurtenant to a qualifying property tract; or<\/li>\n \t
      2. held by common ownership of a person or entity owning qualifying property<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n \t
      3. No commercial or industrial structure shall be located on the parcel. (WV Code \u00a78A-12-16, 2005)<\/li>\n \t
      4. Clear title of the easement must be established and the application must be signed by the property owner(s).<\/li>\n \t
      5. The property shall not have any current or past uses that would render the establishment of a conservation easement inconsistent with the intent of the Act or this Program. The Preston County Farmland Protection Board shall make such determination after consideration of all facts and circumstances.<\/li>\n \t
      6. Land owner must own mineral, oil, gas, coal rights to the property or have a written agreement signed by owner of mineral, oil, gas, coal rights stating that once an offer from the PCFPB to purchase a conservation easement has been made on the property, the landowner will be able to obtain these rights within 60 days.<\/li>\n \t
      7. Any gas lease signed after December 31, 1970 must be a non-developmental gas lease. It is the responsibility of the landowner to have any leases converted to non-developmental, prior to applying for an easement.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Additional program criteria must be met for acceptance of a donated easement. Purchased easements or expenses on donated easements shall be ranked in accordance with the program criteria.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Eligibility Requirements Property must meet the following minimum criteria in order to be considered for either a purchased or donated conservation easement: The property shall be located in Preston County. The property shall be land, which meets one or more of the following criteria (WV Code \u00a78A-12-11, 2005) used or usable for agriculture, horticulture or grazing (qualifying property) wetlands that … <\/p>\n

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