Amended in Assembly April 22, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2081

Introduced by Assembly Member Daly

February 20, 2014

An act to amend Section 5021 of begin insert , and to add Section 5027.5 end insert begin insert to, end insert the Public Resources Code, relating to historical resources.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2081, as amended, Daly. begin delete Historical end delete begin insert Agricultural historical end insert resources.

Existing law establishes the State Historical Resources Commission and the California Register of Historical Resources. Existing law requires the Department of Parks and Recreation to consider all recommendations for registration made by the commission, and requires the department to register, as state historical landmarks, those buildings, structures, sites, or places that the department deems to be important historical resources.

This bill would provide that, for these purposes, begin insert upon the request of the landowner and with the support of any subsequent landowner, end insert the term begin delete places end delete begin insert “places end insert begin insert ” end insert includes, but is not limited to, begin insert living and producing end insert vineyards, orchards, and groves. begin insert The bill would authorize an agricultural historical resource, such as a living and producing vineyard, orchard, or grove, to be treated or modified as per routine agricultural husbandry practices. end insert

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 5021 of the Public Resources Code is
amended to read:

5021.  

(a) The department shall consider all recommendations
for registration made by the commission, and shall register, as
state historical landmarks, those buildings, structures, sites, or
places that the department deems to be important historical
resources and shall register, as points of historical interest, those
buildings, structures, sites, or places that the department deems to
be historical resources of sufficient historical interest to qualify
for the placement of signs pursuant to Section 5022.5. The
commission shall maintain a register that shall identify by number
and description historical landmarks and points of historical
interest.

(b) The department may publish results of office and field
archaeological investigation annually and shall issue additional
publications, such as detailed site reports and area resource reports,
as necessary, to inform the public and educational institutions.

(c) For the purposes of this section, begin insert upon the request of the
landowner and with the support of any subsequent landowner, end insert
“places” includes, but is not limited to, begin insert living and producing end insert
vineyards, orchards, and groves.

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begin insert SEC. 2. end insert   

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begin insert Section 5027.5 is added to the end insert begin insert Public Resources Code end insert begin insert ,
to read: end insert

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begin insert 5027.5. end insert   

Notwithstanding any other law, an agricultural
historical resource, such as a living and producing vineyard,
orchard, or grove, may be treated or modified as per routine
agricultural husbandry practices, including, but not limited to,
cultivation, pruning, installation of new irrigation or trellising
systems, replanting, or removal.

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