California Assembly Bill AB2081 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2081AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 13, 2014 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 22, 2014 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Daly FEBRUARY 20, 2014 An act to amend Section 5021 of, and to add Section 5027.5 to, the Public Resources Code, relating to historical resources. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2081, as amended, Daly. Agricultural historical 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, upon the request of the landowner  and with the support of any subsequent landowner  , the term "places" includes, but is not limited to, living and producing vineyards, orchards, and groves. 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. 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, upon the request of the landowner  and with the support of any subsequent landowner  , "places" includes, but is not limited to, living and producing vineyards, orchards, and groves. SEC. 2. Section 5027.5 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read: 5027.5.  Notwithstanding any other law, an   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.