BILL ANALYSIS
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CONSENT
Bill No: AB 2530
Author: Nielsen (R)
Amended: 4/8/10 in Assembly
Vote: 21
SENATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE : 4-0, 6/16/10
AYES: Aanestad, Kehoe, DeSaulnier, Price
NO VOTE RECORDED: Cox
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 74-0, 5/6/10 (Consent) - See last page for
vote
SUBJECT : Local government: Williamson Act:
agricultural preserves:
advisory board
SOURCE : Resource Landowners Coalition
DIGEST : This bill specifies matters on which Williamson
Act advisory boards may advise the legislative body of a
city or county.
ANALYSIS : Existing law creates the Williamson Act, also
known as the California Land Conservation Act of 1965,
which authorizes cities and counties to enter into
agricultural land preservation contracts with landowners
who agree to restrict the use of their land for a minimum
of 10 years in exchange for lower assessed valuations for
property tax purposes. The Division of Land Resource
Protection in the Department of Conservation administers
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the Act.
Existing law authorizes a board or council to appoint an
advisory board to advise the board or council on the
administration of the agricultural preserves in the county
or city and on any matters relating to contracts entered
into pursuant to the Williamson Act.
This bill creates a nonexclusive list of topics about which
a Williamson Act advisory board may advise a county board
of supervisors or city council: program benefits, costs,
amendments, and landowner participation. This bill
declares that this statutory provision is not the exclusive
manner to receive advice.
Background
The Williamson Act conserves agricultural and open space
land under a three-part scheme that involves voluntary
contracts between landowners and the county (or city) that
enforceably restrict land uses, reduced property tax
assessments, and state subventions to make up for the lost
revenues. A county board of supervisors or city council
may appoint an advisory board to give advice on
agricultural preserves and Williamson Act contracts.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 6/16/10)
Resource Landowners Coalition (source)
California State Sheriffs' Association
County of Monterey
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Bill
Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Blumenfield,
Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles
Calderon, Carter, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De
Leon, DeVore, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher,
Fong, Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani,
Garrick, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill,
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Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lieu, Logue,
Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Miller, Monning, Nava, Nestande,
Niello, Nielsen, Norby, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino,
Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio,
Audra Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico,
Tran, Villines, Yamada, John A. Perez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Bass, Block, De La Torre, Gilmore,
Mendoza, Vacancy
CTW:mw 6/16/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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