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Under PDR programs, local government pays qualified landowners a fixed fee per potential development right. In exchange, landowners agree to put a conservation easement of the affected land, permanently protecting it from further subdivision. They also get to keep their land and can use PDR money as they wish.
The conservancy believes Virginia must set up a dedicated revenue system to support land conservation,
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