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2009 SESSION

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HB 2565 Farmland Preservation, Office of; to provide technical assistance to local governments interested.

Introduced by: Barry D. Knight | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Farmland Preservation programs and policies.  Empowers the Office of Farmland Preservation to provide technical, and other assistance to local governments interested in developing additional farmland preservation policies and programs.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Lease of development rights program.  Tasks the Office of Farmland Preservation to create a lease of development rights program. Under such program, properties of 10 acres and larger would be eligible to participate in a lease of development rights program whereby the property owner relinquishes "by right" development for at least seven years in exchange for a contractually agreed upon lease amount.