(a)
(1) Approval of the creation, modification, or termination of a conservation easement held by the Old State House Commission shall be executed by the Director of the Old State House Commission in accordance with the rules promulgated by the Old State House Commission to assure that conservation easements shall be in the public interest.
(2) Approval shall be evidenced by a certificate of approval, certificate of modification, or certificate of termination duly executed on behalf of the Old State House Commission and duly recorded in the deed records of the county in which the real property is located.
(b) In determining whether the conservation easement or its continuance is in the public interest, the Old State House Commission shall take into consideration any national, state, regional, and local comprehensive land use or development plan affecting the historical, architectural, archeological, or cultural aspects of the real property.
(c) A conservation easement held by the Old State House Commission may be modified or released, in whole or in part, by the Old State House Commission for such consideration, if any, as the Old State House Commission may determine, in the same manner as the Old State House Commission may dispose of land or other interests in land, but only after a public hearing upon reasonable public notice under the procedures established by the Old State House Commission.
(d) All easements in the name of the Arkansas Commemorative Commission are transferred to the Old State House Commission.