CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 986Introduced by Assembly Member Robert RivasFebruary 21, 2019 An act relating to agricultural land. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 986, as introduced, Robert Rivas. Agricultural land.Existing law establishes in the Department of Conservation the Agricultural Protection Planning Grant Program, under which a local government entity, nonprofit organization, authority, or joint powers authority may apply to the department for a planning grant to be used for the protection and preservation of farmland, grazingland, and grassland, as specified.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to the establishment, in the department, of a new program to conserve agricultural land in California. This bill would further state the intent of the Legislature that, under this program, grants and loans should be provided to farmers and ranchers, including socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, as defined.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to the establishment, in the Department of Conservation, of a new program to conserve agricultural land in California.(b) It is further the intent of the Legislature that, under the new program described in subdivision (a), the Department of Conservation should provide grants and loans to farmers and ranchers, including socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, as defined in Section 512 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 986Introduced by Assembly Member Robert RivasFebruary 21, 2019 An act relating to agricultural land. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 986, as introduced, Robert Rivas. Agricultural land.Existing law establishes in the Department of Conservation the Agricultural Protection Planning Grant Program, under which a local government entity, nonprofit organization, authority, or joint powers authority may apply to the department for a planning grant to be used for the protection and preservation of farmland, grazingland, and grassland, as specified.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to the establishment, in the department, of a new program to conserve agricultural land in California. This bill would further state the intent of the Legislature that, under this program, grants and loans should be provided to farmers and ranchers, including socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, as defined.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 986
Introduced by Assembly Member Robert RivasFebruary 21, 2019
Introduced by Assembly Member Robert Rivas
February 21, 2019
An act relating to agricultural land.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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AB 986, as introduced, Robert Rivas. Agricultural land.
Existing law establishes in the Department of Conservation the Agricultural Protection Planning Grant Program, under which a local government entity, nonprofit organization, authority, or joint powers authority may apply to the department for a planning grant to be used for the protection and preservation of farmland, grazingland, and grassland, as specified.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to the establishment, in the department, of a new program to conserve agricultural land in California. This bill would further state the intent of the Legislature that, under this program, grants and loans should be provided to farmers and ranchers, including socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, as defined.
Existing law establishes in the Department of Conservation the Agricultural Protection Planning Grant Program, under which a local government entity, nonprofit organization, authority, or joint powers authority may apply to the department for a planning grant to be used for the protection and preservation of farmland, grazingland, and grassland, as specified.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to the establishment, in the department, of a new program to conserve agricultural land in California. This bill would further state the intent of the Legislature that, under this program, grants and loans should be provided to farmers and ranchers, including socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, as defined.
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to the establishment, in the Department of Conservation, of a new program to conserve agricultural land in California.(b) It is further the intent of the Legislature that, under the new program described in subdivision (a), the Department of Conservation should provide grants and loans to farmers and ranchers, including socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, as defined in Section 512 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to the establishment, in the Department of Conservation, of a new program to conserve agricultural land in California.(b) It is further the intent of the Legislature that, under the new program described in subdivision (a), the Department of Conservation should provide grants and loans to farmers and ranchers, including socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, as defined in Section 512 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
SECTION 1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to the establishment, in the Department of Conservation, of a new program to conserve agricultural land in California.(b) It is further the intent of the Legislature that, under the new program described in subdivision (a), the Department of Conservation should provide grants and loans to farmers and ranchers, including socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, as defined in Section 512 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
SECTION 1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to the establishment, in the Department of Conservation, of a new program to conserve agricultural land in California.
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(b) It is further the intent of the Legislature that, under the new program described in subdivision (a), the Department of Conservation should provide grants and loans to farmers and ranchers, including socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, as defined in Section 512 of the Food and Agricultural Code.