The TDR program in Douglas County, Nevada was included in Beyond Takings and Givings. The 2003 book explained that the County certified its first TDRs in December 2002, preserving 2,177 acres. On May 25, 2005, the Douglas County Record-Courier reported that the County was processing a TDR application that would preserve 700 acres of farmland. The County’s TDR Certificate Log, dated May 5, 2005, indicates that as of that date the county had transferred 3,293 TDRs and certified an additional 79 TDRs that were not yet transferred. These TDRs resulted in the preservation of 3,628 acres of land as of that date.
