# Idaho Code § 55-3009: 55-3009 DURATION — AMENDMENT BY COURT ACTION

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T55_C30_S55-3009

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 55-3009
- **Heading:** 55-3009 DURATION — AMENDMENT BY COURT ACTION
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 55 / Chapter 30 / Section 55-3009

## Text

55-3009. Duration — Amendment by court action. (1) An environmental covenant is perpetual unless it is:

(a) By its terms limited to a specific duration or terminated by the occurrence of a specific event;

(b) Terminated by consent pursuant to section 55-3010, Idaho Code;

(c) Terminated pursuant to subsection (2) of this section;

(d) Terminated by foreclosure of an interest that has priority over the environmental covenant; or

(e) Terminated or modified in an eminent domain proceeding, but only if:

(i) The agency that signed the covenant is a party to the proceeding;

(ii) All persons identified in section 55-3010(1) and (2), Idaho Code, are given notice of the pendency of the proceeding; and

(iii) The court determines, after hearing, that the termination or modification will not adversely affect human health or the environment.

(2) If the agency that signed an environmental covenant has determined that the intended benefits of the covenant can no longer be realized, a court, under the doctrine of changed circumstances, in an action in which all persons identified in section 55-3010(1) and (2), Idaho Code, have been given notice, may terminate the covenant or reduce its burden on the real property subject to the covenant. The agency's determination or its failure to make a determination upon request is subject to review pursuant to the Idaho administrative procedure act, chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (1) and (2) of this section, an environmental covenant may not be extinguished, limited, or impaired through issuance of a tax deed, foreclosure of a tax lien, or application of the doctrine of adverse possession, prescription, abandonment, waiver, lack of enforcement, or acquiescence, or a similar doctrine.

History:

[55-3009, added 2006, ch. 15, sec. 1, p. 38.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 55-3001 55-3001 SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T55_C30_S55-3001.md)
- [Idaho Code § 55-3002 55-3002 DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T55_C30_S55-3002.md)
- [Idaho Code § 55-3003 55-3003 NATURE OF RIGHTS — SUBORDINATION OF INTERESTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T55_C30_S55-3003.md)
- [Idaho Code § 55-3004 55-3004 CONTENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL COVENANT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T55_C30_S55-3004.md)
- [Idaho Code § 55-3005 55-3005 VALIDITY — EFFECT ON OTHER INSTRUMENTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T55_C30_S55-3005.md)
- [Idaho Code § 55-3006 55-3006 RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAND USE LAW.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T55_C30_S55-3006.md)
- [Idaho Code § 55-3007 55-3007 NOTICE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T55_C30_S55-3007.md)
- [Idaho Code § 55-3008 55-3008 RECORDING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T55_C30_S55-3008.md)
- [Idaho Code § 55-3009 55-3009 DURATION — AMENDMENT BY COURT ACTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T55_C30_S55-3009.md)
- [Idaho Code § 55-3010 55-3010 AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION BY CONSENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T55_C30_S55-3010.md)
- [Idaho Code § 55-3011 55-3011 ENFORCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL COVENANT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T55_C30_S55-3011.md)
- [Idaho Code § 55-3012 55-3012 REGISTRY — SUBSTITUTE NOTICE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T55_C30_S55-3012.md)
- [Idaho Code § 55-3013 55-3013 UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T55_C30_S55-3013.md)
- [Idaho Code § 55-3014 55-3014 RELATION TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T55_C30_S55-3014.md)

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