1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farmland Access Act . 2. Buy-protect-sell and certain other transactions under the agricultural conservation easement program (a) Purposes of agricultural conservation easement program Section 1265(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3865(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking and after the semicolon at the end; (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (5) facilitate the transfer of protected eligible land to farmers and ranchers. . (b) Definition of buy-Protect-Sell transaction Section 1265A of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3865a ) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) Buy-protect-sell transaction (A) In general The term buy-protect-sell transaction means a legal arrangement between the Secretary and 1 or more eligible entities— (i) relating to land— (I) that is owned, or will be purchased prior to acquisition of an agricultural land easement, by— (aa) at least 1 eligible entity described in paragraph (3)(B); (bb) an Indian tribe; or (cc) a local governmental entity using a buy-protect-sell transaction to protect water rights in a State that uses the prior appropriation doctrine or a hybrid of the prior appropriation doctrine; and (II) with respect to which an agricultural land easement will be purchased over all or a portion of the land by at least 1 eligible entity, which may be— (aa) the same 1 or more eligible entities described in subclause (I); (bb) 1 or more other eligible entities described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (3); or (cc) any combination of eligible entities described in items (aa) and (bb); and (ii) under which— (I) 1 or more eligible entities described in clause (i) certifies to the Secretary that— (aa) 1 or more of the eligible entities described in that clause will secure an agricultural land easement on the land described in that clause, subject to subparagraph (B)(i)