California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 1347 — Soil Conservation Fund.

Last action — Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Existing law establishes the California Land Conservation Act of 1965, otherwise known as the Williamson Act, and authorizes a city or county to enter into 10-year contracts with owners of land devoted to agricultural use, whereby the owners agree to continue using the property for that purpose, and the city or county agrees to value the land accordingly for purposes of property taxation, as specified. Existing law provides a procedure to cancel a contract entered into under these provisions, and provides that the landowner and the Department of Conservation may agree on the cancellation value of the land. Existing law requires cancellation fees, when they are required to be collected, to be transmitted by the county treasurer to the Controller and deposited in the General Fund, except the first $2,536,000 of revenue paid to the Controller in the 2004–05 fiscal year, and any amount approved in the final Budget Act for each fiscal year thereafter, is required to be deposited in the Soil Conservation Fund, and as otherwise specified. Existing law provides that the money in the Soil Conservation Fund is available, when appropriated by the Legislature, for specified programs and administrative costs. This bill would provide that the money in the Soil Conservation Fund is available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, additionally for competitive grants and financial assistance to resource conservation districts to aid in the implementation of state programs or projects that improve soil conservation, carbon sequestration in soil, or moisture retention in soil, or other types of projects that improve the quality of agricultural and related land resources, subject to a specified condition. The bill would require the Department of Conservation to establish this competitive grant program.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  2. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  3. Referred to Com. on NAT. RES.

  4. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 3956.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  8. Set for hearing May 16.

  9. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 3496.) (April 12).

  11. Set for hearing April 12.

  12. Referred to Com. on N.R. & W.

  13. Read first time.

  14. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  15. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Nielsen · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Nielsen

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 36001
Democratic 3000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Block — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leno — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Roth — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Subjects

environment agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1347 do?
Existing law establishes the California Land Conservation Act of 1965, otherwise known as the Williamson Act, and authorizes a city or county to enter into 10-year contracts with owners of land devoted to agricultural use, whereby the owners agree to continue using the property for that purpose, and the city or county agrees to value the land accordingly for purposes of property taxation, as specified. Existing law provides a procedure to cancel a contract entered into under these provisions, and provides that the landowner and the Department of Conservation may agree on the cancellation value of the land. Existing law requires cancellation fees, when they are required to be collected, to be transmitted by the county treasurer to the Controller and deposited in the General Fund, except the first $2,536,000 of revenue paid to the Controller in the 2004–05 fiscal year, and any amount approved in the final Budget Act for each fiscal year thereafter, is required to be deposited in the Soil Conservation Fund, and as otherwise specified. Existing law provides that the money in the Soil Conservation Fund is available, when appropriated by the Legislature, for specified programs and administrative costs. This bill would provide that the money in the Soil Conservation Fund is available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, additionally for competitive grants and financial assistance to resource conservation districts to aid in the implementation of state programs or projects that improve soil conservation, carbon sequestration in soil, or moisture retention in soil, or other types of projects that improve the quality of agricultural and related land resources, subject to a specified condition. The bill would require the Department of Conservation to establish this competitive grant program.
Who sponsors SB 1347?
SB 1347 is sponsored by Nielsen.
What is the current status of SB 1347?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 1347?
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