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          ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
          AB 2680 (Agriculture Committee)
          As Amended  April 19, 2012
          Majority vote 

           AGRICULTURE         9-0         LOCAL GOVERNMENT    9-0         
           
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          |Ayes:|Galgiani, Valadao, Bill   |Ayes:|Smyth, Alejo, Bradford,   |
          |     |Berryhill, Hill, Ma,      |     |Campos, Davis, Gordon,    |
          |     |Mendoza, Olsen, Perea,    |     |Hueso, Knight, Norby      |
          |     |Yamada                    |     |                          |
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           SUMMARY  :  This bill extends the authorization, from January 1, 
          2013, to January 1, 2017, when agreed upon by a city or county 
          and a landowner, to rescind a Williamson Act (Act) contract and 
          simultaneously enter into a new contract to facilitate lot line 
          adjustments.

           EXISTING LAW  authorizes owners of land subject to the Act to 
          seek approval for lot line changes without having to utilize the 
          Act's nonrenewal or cancellation provisions and pay cancellation 
          fees.  This authorization will sunset on January 1, 2013.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  Unknown.  This bill is keyed non-fiscal by the 
          Legislative Counsel.

           COMMENTS  :  The provisions of this bill were originally enacted 
          in 1990 with the intention of validating and opening rules for 
          lot line adjustments involving the Act's contract and 
          non-contract lands when some of the land was being removed from 
          the Act, when there is no other existing statutory authority.  
          In 1999, these provisions were changed to include all Act lands 
          going through lot line adjustments.  These provisions will 
          expire on January 1, 2013.  

          The Act's use of the phrase, "to facilitate a lot line 
          adjustment," as it relates to a lot line adjustment, led some to 
          believe this section was optional, rather than required, even 
          when no non-Act lands were involved.  This issue has been the 
          subject of discussion among stakeholders over the past several 
          years.  To date, there has been no agreement.   The Act lot line 








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          adjustments sunset has been extended four times since 2004.  
          This bill does not deal with the lot line adjustment issue.

           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Victor Francovich / AGRI. / (916) 
          319-2084 


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