The Uniform Conservation Easement Act: Reflections of a Member of the Drafting Committee

Authors

K. King Burnett

Abstract

The UCEA has a relatively narrow purpose—to sweep away common law impediments to the validity of conservation easements—and it has very successfully accomplished that goal. It also provides parties with the flexibility to create easements of various durations and in a variety of circumstances. The Act’s simplicity may be both its strength and its weakness, depending upon how the courts interpret its provisions. Hopefully courts will look to the comments of the Drafting Committee as a useful guide.

Recommended Citation

Burnett, K. King (2013) "The Uniform Conservation Easement Act: Reflections of a Member of the Drafting Committee," Utah Law Review: Vol. 2013: No. 3, Article 4.
Available at: https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol2013/iss3/4