Comments of Land Trust Alliance on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking re Revisions to the Blanket Certificate Program under RM25-12.

Summary: The Land Trust Alliance, a nonprofit land conservation organization, supports the proposed revisions to the Blanket Certificate Program but urges the Commission to maintain existing cost caps for blanket authorizations. They advocate for specific protections for conserved lands, including expanded definitions of sensitive environmental areas and affected landowners, and the requirement for substantive community outreach.