1996 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 393

File Code: Agriculture
Sponsored By:
Senators McCabe and Middleton
Entitled:
Agricultural Land Preservation - Easements Held By County Agricultural Land Preservation Programs - Condemnation Payments

Synopsis:

Clarifying that the Agricultural Land Preservation law does not prohibit the condemnation of land under a county agricultural land preservation program easement for public purposes; requiring the State or a county condemning lands to pay the owner of the land an amount equal to what the owner would receive if the land were not under the easement minus a certain amount and to pay the county program the amount it paid for the easement; and requiring the condemnation award to be reduced by a specified amount.

Legislative History

Senate Action
1/31
First Reading Budget and Taxation
2/21
Hearing 3/6 at 5:00 p.m.
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
3/19
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/21
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House Action
3/21
First Reading Appropriations
3/22
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
4/8
Unfavorable Report by Appropriations
Sponsored by:
Senator Christopher J. McCabe, District 14
Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
AGRICULTURE -see also- FARMLAND
CONDEMNATION
COUNTIES
EASEMENTS
FARMLAND
TAX CREDITS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Agriculture
( 2-502 , 2-515 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 598496/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 19, 1996 at: 11:38 Status: Adopted