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"'~)~8 U0 j, I /;- "\ ~ operation, he can give it up if he wants to, and be paid for it, but it cannot be halted by a scenic easement. What the scenic llilse~el)t can do is prevent changes inland use ~)ch harm the natural qualities of the area. The landowner sells, hinight, and the right of his successors, to those potential uses :of the land which might degrade the scenic values. Scenic easements have several advantages over fee title condemnation. Most i~portant:,the landowner keeps his land, and he keeps using'it as he has been. If he gives up a present use. or sells his right to certain future uses, he is paid their fair market value. Also, the county can keep the land on its tax rolls, WHAT ISTHE PROCEDURE FOR MAKING A SCENIC EASEMENT? ,-If the river goes, into the System, during the following year the Forest Service will write a detailed management plan which will describe unacceptable land uses, define the width of the scenic corridor. and describe the easements needed. You, the public, will be involved as the plan is developed. The Forest Service will use either its own appraisers or hire an independent appraiser to evaluate :the land identified in the plan. The appraiser will examine the land in the company of the owner. The appraisal will reflect local conditions in the real estate market. The appraiser will evaluate the property once with and once without the development rights in the easement. The difference is the value lost, which the government will pay for the easement. This procedure determines easement values in both regular purchase and condemnation, WHAT IF THE LANDOWNER DOES NOT THINK THE PRICE IS FAIR? He can hire his own appraiser and present the estimate to the Forest Service, which will review the new information along with its own appraisal. Usually this step will entail'a th~rough discussion of all the factors dealing with property values, and will result in agreement",. "