REPORT ON IMPLICATIONS OF LONG-TERM NATURE OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.

SEC. 2210. REPORT ON IMPLICATIONS OF LONG-TERM NATURE OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.(a) Report Required.—Not later than January 1, 2010, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that evaluates the implications of the long-term nature of conservation easements granted under section 1237A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837a) on resources of the Department of Agriculture.(b) Inclusions.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:(1) Data relating to the number and location of conservation easements granted under that section that the Secretary holds or has a significant role in monitoring or managing.(2) An assessment of the extent to which the oversight of the conservation easement agreements impacts the availability of resources, including technical assistance.(3) An assessment of the uses and value of agreements with partner organizations.(4) Any other relevant information relating to costs or other effects that would be helpful to the Committees referred to in subsection (a).