the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice;

an areawide market analysis or survey; or

another industry-approved method.

cash resources;

a charitable donation or qualified conservation contribution (as defined in section 170(h) of title 26) from the private landowner from which the agricultural land easement will be purchased;

costs associated with securing a deed to the agricultural land easement, including the cost of appraisal, survey, inspection, and title; and

other costs, as determined by the Secretary.

protecting agricultural uses and related conservation values of the land; and

maximizing the protection of areas devoted to agricultural use.

meet the purposes of the program; and

continue to maximize the benefit of the Federal investment under the program.

in the case of an eligible entity certified under the process described in paragraph (5), a minimum of five years; and

for all other eligible entities, at least three, but not more than five years.

are consistent with the purposes of the program;

permit effective enforcement of the conservation purposes of such easements;

may be used only if the terms and conditions of the easement are not enforced by the eligible entity; and

the holder of the easement fails to provide monitoring reports in a timely manner; or

the Secretary has a reasonable and articulable belief that the terms and conditions of the easement have been violated; and

prior to the inspection, the Secretary notifies the eligible entity and the landowner of the inspection and provides a reasonable opportunity for the eligible entity and the landowner to participate in the inspection;

include a conservation plan only for any portion of the land subject to the agricultural land easement that is highly erodible cropland; and

include a limit on the impervious surfaces to be allowed that is consistent with the agricultural activities to be conducted.

are intended to keep the land subject to the agricultural land easement under the ownership of a farmer or rancher, as determined by the Secretary;

has a limited and localized impact;

does not harm the agricultural use and conservation values of the land subject to the easement;

does not materially alter or affect the existing topography;

includes a plan for the remediation of impacts to the agricultural use and conservation values of the land subject to the easement; and

is approved by the Secretary prior to the initiation of mineral development activity;

is not accomplished by any surface mining method;

is within the impervious surface limits of the easement under subparagraph (C)(v); and

uses practices and technologies that minimize the duration and intensity of impacts to the agricultural use and conservation values of the land subject to the easement; and

each area impacted by the subsurface mineral development shall be reclaimed and restored by the holder of the mineral rights at cessation of operation; and

include other relevant activities relating to the agricultural land easement, as determined by the Secretary.

the Secretary may terminate the agreement; and

the Secretary may require the eligible entity to refund all or part of any payments received by the entity under the program, with interest on the payments as determined appropriate by the Secretary.

directly certify eligible entities that meet established criteria;

enter into long-term agreements with certified eligible entities;

accept proposals for cost-share assistance for the purchase of agricultural land easements throughout the duration of such agreements; and

allow a certified eligible entity to use its own terms and conditions, notwithstanding paragraph (4)(C), as long as the terms and conditions are consistent with the purposes of the program.

a plan for administering easements that is consistent with the purpose of the program;

the capacity and resources to monitor and enforce agricultural land easements; and

the long-term integrity of agricultural land easements on eligible land;

timely completion of acquisitions of such easements; and

timely and complete evaluation and reporting to the Secretary on the use of funds provided under the program;

been accredited by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, or by an equivalent accrediting body, as determined by the Secretary;

acquired not fewer than 10 agricultural land easements under the program or any predecessor program; and

successfully met the responsibilities of the eligible entity under the applicable agreements with the Secretary, as determined by the Secretary, relating to agricultural land easements that the eligible entity has acquired under the program or any predecessor program; or

acquired not fewer than 10 agricultural land easements under the program or any predecessor program; and

successfully met the responsibilities of the eligible entity under the applicable agreements with the Secretary, as determined by the Secretary, relating to agricultural land easements that the eligible entity has acquired under the program or any predecessor program.

allow the certified eligible entity a specified period of time, at a minimum 180 days, in which to take such actions as may be necessary to meet the criteria; and

revoke the certification of the eligible entity, if, after the specified period of time, the certified eligible entity does not meet such criteria.