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New Towns: Planning, Governance And Infrastructure Approaches And Concerns, Assembly Committee On Local Government
New Towns: Planning, Governance And Infrastructure Approaches And Concerns, Assembly Committee On Local Government
California Assembly
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The Williamson Act 1991-93 Status Report, California Department Of Conservation
The Williamson Act 1991-93 Status Report, California Department Of Conservation
California Agencies
The California Land Conservation Act, better known as the Williamson Act, has been the state’s premier agricultural land protection program since its enactment in 1965. The Williamson Act preserves agricultural and open space lands through property tax incentives and voluntary restrictive use contracts. Private landowners voluntarily restrict their land to agricultural and compatible open-space uses under minimum 10-year rolling term contracts with local governments. In return, restricted parcels are assessed for property tax purposes at a rate consistent with their actual use, rather than potential market value.