California Assembly Bill AB1729 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1729INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Logue FEBRUARY 14, 2014 An act to amend Section 51240 of the Government Code, relating to local government. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1729, as introduced, Logue. Local government: agricultural land. Existing law establishes the California Land Conservation Act of 1965, otherwise known as the Williamson Act, for purposes of preserving agricultural land within the state. Existing law authorizes a city or a county, for this purpose, to contract with a landowner to limit the use of agricultural land located in an agricultural preserve designated by the city or county. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to the authorization provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 51240 of the Government Code is amended to read: 51240.  Any   A  city or county may by contract limit the use of agricultural land  for the purpose of preserving such   to preserve the  land pursuant  and subject  to the conditions set forth in the contract and in this chapter. A contract may provide for restrictions, terms, and conditions, including payments and fees, more restrictive than or in addition to those required by this chapter.