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the land they claim, it simply gives them the right to a say in the

The Conservation Reserve Program or CRP is a great way to conserve soil not just in Iowa, but all around the nation. Referring to farmers around the nation taking land out of production and putting it into CRP: “As a result of these sweeping changes in the landscape, soil erosion in the United States has decreased by about 648 million tons a year, dwindling bird populations have more safe areas for their nests, and less carbon dioxide enters the atmosphere, government and university studies show” (Adler, 1996) Although, the amount of CRP and Prairie is nothing compared to what it used to be, we have started to make a dent into soil erosion and ecological processes that we have destroyed. In my opinion, a certain amount of acres in CRP in Iowa should be mandatory for a certain percent of the cropland that you farm. For an easy example, if you have 100 acres of cropland that you own, 10% of that cropland should be mandatory CRP or Prairie, especially along waterways and floodplains. In today’s farming industry, small time farmers have around 800 acres of cropland. In all actuality, all farmers have some land that has some environmental virtue that farming threatens. “This land may sit in a state conservation preserve, for example, or serve as a buffer between agricultural property and a river or lake.” (Adler, 1996) Those farmers with that have 800 acres or more in crop

In a bid to encourage people onto the Plains advertisements told success stories of those who had claimed land under the terms of the Homestead Act and had become successful. It divided 2.5 million acres of Plains land into sections or homesteads of 160 acres. People could now claim 160 acres of land. The only requirement on their part was that they paid a small charge and built a house or added something to the land such as a house or a well and lived on the land for at least 5 years.

However, there are a few ways owners can limit their ownership. The first way is to grant an easement to someone to use part of the land for a specified purpose, for example, if an electric company needs to install cables on someone’s property the landowner can grant them an easement. Granting an easement does not deprive the owner of their property, it simply allows a part of the land to be used for a specific purpose. An easement that grants the right to do something is an affirmative easement, in contrast a negative easement would require a landowner to refrain from certain actions. For example, the owner could not increase the height of their dwelling as it would block the light from entering the holder of the negative easements property. Easements are not permanent, they may be terminated by a written agreement between the property owner and the easement holder. Licenses are similar to easements in that they grant permission to use the property in a specific way. The main difference between licenses and easements are that licenses are revocable by the granter at any time and may be granted orally. Finally, there are covenants which are promises made by the landowner with respect to the use of their land. Like easements, there are positive and negative covenants. Positive covenants involve promising to do something, such as paying homeowner association dues and negative covenants are promises to refrain from something, such as housing a business on the

An up-to-date survey of the entire property which shows the existing improvements and the location of all wetlands and poorly and very poorly drained soils (including wetland flag numbers), wetland buffer, and 12’ primary structure setback from the buffer edge. The survey should be prepared by a licensed surveyor. For properties where the wetland delineation is older than 3 years, the professional who did the original delineation should reconfirm the accuracy of the boundaries in writing as part of the application. The Conservation Commission reserves the right to request documentation/notes for any wetlands delineation.

For decades, the halls of Congress echoed with debates about the minimal price at which land should be sold and the minimal acreage that a buyer should be required to purchase. Gradually, Congress decreased the minimum unit from 640 acres in 1785 to 320 acres in 1800, 160 acres in 1804, 80 acres in 1820, and 40 acres from 1832 until 1862, when the Homestead Act gave 160 acres free to anyone who would live on the land and cultivate it for five years.

Section five of the Dawes Act states that U.S. can hold the land that was allotted to the Native American people, for twenty-five years in trust for their own use and benefit. It also stated that the president of the United States can extend this period for as long as they want.

“Whenever a devise, conveyance, assignment, or other transfer of property, including a beneficial interest in a land trust, maintained or intended for maintenance as a homestead by both husband and wife together during coverture shall be made and the instrument of devise, conveyance, assignment, or transfer expressly declares that the devise or conveyance is made to tenants by the entirety, or if the beneficial interest in a land trust is to be held as tenants by

Property taxes in California have been a controversial issue for very many years. In mid 1978, approximately ⅔ of voters in California passed proposition 13. Before it had been passed, property taxes increased almost annually according to the assessed value of the property. In the 1970s, there was a remarkable growth in the real estate market and the value of homes rapidly went up. Property values were escalating substantially since assessors had to keep assessed values current. On the other hand, increments in the evaluated value were not made annually. Therefore, this led to a huge tax shock for homeowners after every few years.

While the Government holds complete authority over the owner's property, they guarantee fair and adequate compensation for the owner in the event which he or she forced out of their property - this is the law. As well as offering fair and adequate compensation, the Government may not take or begin construction on the property until definite arrangements have been made for payments (Sargent and Wallace 6-9). However, landowners are not always forced off of their property. Many times the families living in these areas were moved because of the tremendous property damage, flood damage, or the fact that their land interferred with government property (BonaLaw 1). When land is purchased through the Government the landowner is offered “Just Compensation,” meaning that the owners of the property will be offered the highest selling price that their land will sell for (Sargent and Wallace

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Homestead act of 1862, which allowed farmer to obtain public lands so they can also have the opportunity to farm. For the people who were able to own a house could win 160 acres of land only if they promised to live on the property for five years. In 1862, the Morrill Land Grant College Act was put into action by Lincoln's affirmation. This allowed for land to be sold in order for us to help support colleges that are associated with mechanical arts and agricultural.

The Land Trust for Tennessee primarily conserves land through conservation easements which is beneficial on many counts. By not purchasing the entire fee simple title to the land, the cost of acquisition is much lower. The trust has less liability as they are not the primary landowner. The landowners still own the land and are the primary steward, reducing stewardship costs to the trust. The conservation easement also allows for certain

Every year the Wildlife Bureau of the DNR purchases land for public use and wildlife habitats. The restoration of Iowa’s prairie land is considered important because it can restore the natural ecosystem, benefit water quality, and reduces soil erosion caused by runoff. Other farming practices such as having buffer strips near streams and cover crops have helped manage the soil erosion in Iowa, but since 1850 we have lost nearly 14 inches in topsoil depth and growing.

Over the past few months, the federal estate tax has been a popular topic in the news. Also known as the death tax, this tax is applied to the transfer of an estate at passing away of an individual. Generally, said estate includes all assets of the person who passed away, including financial assets like stocks, bonds, and mutual funds; real assets, like houses, land, or other tangible property; and proceeds from life insurance policies. The United States federal government established the estate tax that is currently implemented in 1916. Since then, the estate tax was phased out in 2001, so that the rates dropped until eliminated in 2010. However, this legislation was not lasting, and the estate tax returned in 2011.