13:8A-12 - Acquisition of lands subject to rights of another; conservation easements

13:8A-12.  Acquisition of lands subject to rights of another; conservation easements
    Without limitation of the definition of  "lands"  herein, the commissioner may acquire, or approve grants to assist a local unit to acquire:

    (a) lands subject to the right of another to occupy the same for a period measured in years or otherwise;  or

    (b) an interest or right consisting, in whole or in part, of a restriction on the use of land by others including owners of other interests therein; such  interest or right sometimes known as a "conservation easement."

     L.1961, c. 45, p. 481, s. 12.