I. Any owner of land which meets the tests of public benefit in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 79-C:3, II may apply to the governing body to grant a discretionary easement to the municipality not to subdivide, develop, or otherwise change the use of such land to a more intensive use inconsistent with the purposes of this chapter.
II. No owner of land shall be entitled to have a particular parcel of land classified for any tax year under the provisions of this chapter unless the owner has applied to the governing body on or before April 15 of the tax year on a form provided by the commissioner of the department of revenue administration. Such application shall include a map of the land to be subject to the discretionary easement, a description of how the property meets the tests of public benefit in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 79-C:3, and an appraisal of the value of the easement to be conveyed.