BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 2680 Page 1 ASSEMBLY THIRD READING AB 2680 (Agriculture Committee) As Amended April 19, 2012 Majority vote AGRICULTURE 9-0 LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9-0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Ayes:|Galgiani, Valadao, Bill |Ayes:|Smyth, Alejo, Bradford, | | |Berryhill, Hill, Ma, | |Campos, Davis, Gordon, | | |Mendoza, Olsen, Perea, | |Hueso, Knight, Norby | | |Yamada | | | |-----+--------------------------+-----+--------------------------| | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 COMMENTS : The provisions of this bill were originally enacted in 1990 with the intention of validating and opening rules for lot line adjustments involving the Act's contract and non-contract lands when some of the land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 AB 2680 Page 2 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 FN: 0003631