Bill Text: CA SB664 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended

California Senate Bill 664 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Local government: Williamson Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-01 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB664 Detail]

Download: California-2009-SB664-Amended.html

BILL NUMBER: SB 664	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 13, 2009

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.
State-mandated 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.