California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Public Resources Code - PRC |
Division 19. SUISUN MARSH PRESERVATION |
Chapter 5. Responsibilities of the Commission and Local Agencies |
ARTICLE 3. Preferential Assessment |
Section 29430.
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(a) Any person who owns land within the marsh that is being used for the purpose of agriculture or wildlife habitat on January 1, 1978, or that is used for such a purpose at any time after that date, may petition the local government having jurisdiction over the land to enter into a contract pursuant to the California Land Conservation Act of 1965 (Williamson Act) (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 51200) of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code) or a wildlife habitat contract, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 421 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(b) Upon receipt of a petition pursuant to subdivision (a), such local government is authorized to, and shall, enter into such contract with the petitioning landowner.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1155.)