BILL ANALYSIS �
AB 2680
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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COMMENTS : The provisions of this bill were originally enacted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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