Sec. 205. Restrictions on conveyed land
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Before conveying a land grant under section 203(a)(2), the Secretary shall attach to the land an easement requiring that the land be— restricted in perpetuity for agricultural use, but with an allowance for constructing or improving and maintaining 1 primary residence and housing for farmworkers on the land; and subject in perpetuity to the conservation requirements that— an animal feeding operation may not be operated on the land, with the exception that an animal feeding operation with fewer than 299 animal units may be operated during times of the year that outdoor access is not possible due to weather conditions; and the land shall be subject to applicable highly erodible land and wetland conservation requirements in effect on the date of enactment of this Act under subtitles B and C of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3811 et seq.).
A deed conveying a land grant under section 203(a)(2) shall include a right of reentry for the Secretary if the Secretary— determines, after giving notice and a reasonable opportunity for a hearing, that a requirement described in subsection
(a)of an easement attached to that land has been violated; and determines that the violation has not been remedied within 60 days after the date of the determination under subparagraph (A). The right of reentry described in paragraph
(1)shall expire on the date that is 5 years after the date of conveyance. Beginning on the day after the expiration date described in subsection (b)(2)— the recipient of the land grant may sell the land; but the Secretary shall have a right of first refusal to purchase the land at the appraised value of the land. The Secretary may, on a case-by-case basis, delegate the right of first refusal under paragraph (1)(B) to a qualified entity that requests the delegation. If the Secretary purchases land under subsection (c)(1)(B), the Secretary shall convey the land to another eligible Black individual under section 203(a)(2).
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Restrictions on conveyed land
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