# 116-hr-8521: Landowner Easement Rights Act

116-hr-8521, Landowner Easement Rights Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN); status Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8521
- Congress: 116
- Title: Landowner Easement Rights Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2020-10-02
- Sponsor: COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Landowner Easement Rights Act This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from entering into a conservation easement with a term of more than 50 years. The bill sets forth requirements for the renegotiation of a conservation easement at the request of an owner of land that is subject to a conservation easement that (1) has been in effect for longer than 50 years, or (2) was put into effect before 1977 without the creation of an official corresponding map. Interior shall notify such an owner of the owner's right to submit a request.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2020-10-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7483: Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act
- 116-hr-6394: To help small business broadband providers keep customers connected.
- 116-hr-6365: Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020
- 116-hr-6364: Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2020
- 116-hr-5203: Promoting Rural Exports Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-8521 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8521)

## Related
- [116-hr-7483: Flexible Financing for Rural America Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7483)
- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
- [116-hr-6394: To help small business broadband providers keep customers connected.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6394)
- [116-hr-6365: Immediate Relief for Rural Facilities and Providers Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6365)
- [116-hr-6364: Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6364)
- [116-hr-5203: Promoting Rural Exports Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5203)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8521 (as of 2025-11-18).