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SB-664 Local government: Williamson Act.(2009-2010)

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Amended  IN  Senate  April 13, 2009

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2009–2010 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill
No. 664

Introduced  by  Senator Cogdill

February 27, 2009

An act to amend Section 25003 51246 of the Government Code, relating to local government agricultural land.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 664, as amended, Cogdill. Local government: counties. Williamson Act.
Under existing law, the Williamson Act, if the county or city or the landowner serves notice of intent not to renew a contract entered into pursuant to that act, the existing contract remains in effect for the balance of the period remaining on the contract. The act requires the county or city, within 30 days of the expiration of the contract, to deliver notice of expiration to the Director of Conservation.
This bill would provide that failure by the city or county to provide the director with the required notice does not invalidate the expiration of the contract.

Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of a county to make and enforce rules and regulations necessary for the government of the board, the preservation of order, and the transaction of business.

This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this provision.

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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


SECTION 1.

 Section 51246 of the Government Code is amended to read:

51246.
 (a) If the county or city or the landowner serves notice of intent in any year not to renew the contract, the existing contract shall remain in effect for the balance of the period remaining since the original execution or the last renewal of the contract, as the case may be. Within 30 days of the expiration of the contract, the county or city shall deliver a notice of expiration to the Director of Conservation. However, failure by the city or county to provide notice to the director shall not invalidate the expiration of the contract.
(b) No city or county shall enter into a new contract or shall renew an existing contract on or after February 28, 1977, with respect to timberland zoned as timberland production. The city or county shall serve notice of its intent not to renew the contract as provided in this section.
(c) In order to meet the minimum acreage requirement of an agricultural preserve pursuant to Section 51230, land formerly within the agricultural preserve which is zoned as timberland production pursuant to Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 51100) may be taken into account.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, commencing with the lien date for the 1977–78 fiscal year all timberland within an existing contract which has been nonrenewed as mandated by this section shall be valued according to Section 423.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, succeeding to and including the lien date for the 1981–82 fiscal year. Commencing with the lien date for the 1982–83 fiscal year and on each lien date thereafter, such timberland shall be valued according to Section 434.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

SECTION 1.Section 25003 of the Government Code is amended to read:
25003.

The board may make and enforce any rules and regulations necessary for the government of the board, the preservation of order, and the transaction of business.