§ 3838h. Definitions
In this subpart:
(1)
Eligible entity
The term “eligible entity” means—
(A)
any agency of any State or local government or an Indian tribe (including a farmland protection board or land resource council established under State law); or
(B)
any organization that—
(i)
is organized for, and at all times since the formation of the organization has been operated principally for, 1 or more of the conservation purposes specified in clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of section
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(h)(4)(A) of title
26;
(2)
Eligible land
(A)
In general
The term “eligible land” means land on a farm or ranch that is subject to a pending offer for purchase from an eligible entity and—