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H0527aa.............................................by AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS AGRICULTURAL LANDS PRESERVATION OFFICE - Adds to existing law to create the Office of the Preservation of Agricultural Lands; and to establish the Agricultural Land Preservation Fund. 01/31 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/01 Rpt prt - to Agric Aff 02/15 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 02/18 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 02/19 To Gen Ord 02/20 Rpt out amen - to engros 02/21 Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen 02/22 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen 02/27 3rd rdg as amen - FAILED - 23-45-2 AYES -- Bieter, Boe, Bolz, Cuddy, Henbest, Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg(Duncan), Langford, Martinez, Meyer, Montgomery, Pischner, Ridinger, Robison, Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith(33), Smith(23), Stone, Trail, Young NAYS -- Aikele, Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Black, Block, Bradford, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Harwood, Hornbeck, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Loertscher, Mader, McKague, Moyle, Pearce, Pomeroy, Raybould, Roberts, Sali, Smylie, Stevenson, Tilman, Wheeler, Wood, Mr. Speaker Absent and excused -- Higgins, Mortensen Floor Sponsors - Bolz & Jaquet To Chief Clerk
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 527 BY AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; AMENDING CHAPTER 1, TITLE 22, IDAHO 3 CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 22-111, IDAHO CODE, TO CREATE 4 WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE THE OFFICE OF THE PRESERVATION OF 5 AGRICULTURAL LANDS, TO ESTABLISH THE AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION GRANT 6 FUND AND TO SET FORTH PURPOSES FOR FUND MONEYS. 7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 8 SECTION 1. That Chapter 1, Title 22, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 9 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 10 ignated as Section 22-111, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 11 22-111. OFFICE OF THE PRESERVATION OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS -- FUND. (1) 12 There is hereby created and established within the department of agriculture 13 the office of the preservation of agricultural lands, hereinafter referred to 14 as PAL, which may: 15 (a) Educate state agencies and local governments on the importance of 16 agricultural land preservation and on the significance of agriculture and 17 agribusiness to this state's economy; 18 (b) Serve as a liaison with other agricultural land preservation entities 19 operating on a state, regional or national level; 20 (c) Prepare an inventory of agricultural lands within Idaho to monitor 21 the development of lands within this state having prime soils or unique 22 microclimates; 23 (d) Prepare guidelines and criteria for use in the development of agri- 24 cultural land preservation action plans; 25 (e) Establish an agricultural land preservation program to coordinate and 26 assist local agricultural land preservation initiatives; and 27 (f) Administer the agricultural land preservation grant fund established 28 in subsection (2) of this section to provide grants to counties developing 29 agricultural land preservation action plans. 30 (2) There is hereby created and established in the state treasury a fund 31 to be known as the "agricultural land preservation grant fund," which may con- 32 sist of such funds as may be appropriated for that purpose by the legislature, 33 grants, donations or moneys from other sources. The fund shall be administered 34 by PAL within the department of agriculture and may be used for the following 35 purposes: 36 (a) To provide moneys to counties for one (1) year grants, not exceeding 37 ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per grant, for the preparation and imple- 38 mentation of agricultural land preservation action plans; and 39 (b) To hire such employees as may be necessary for purposes of carrying 40 out the provisions of this section.
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002Moved by Jaquet Seconded by Bolz IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE AMENDMENT TO H.B. NO. 527 1 AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1 2 On page 1 of the printed bill, in line 24, following "plans;" insert: 3 "and"; in line 26, delete "; and" and insert: "."; delete lines 27 through 29; 4 in line 31, delete "grant"; in line 34, delete "and may be used for the fol- 5 lowing"; delete lines 35 through 38; and in line 39, delete "(b) To" and 6 insert: "in order to carry out the purposes set forth in subsection (1) of 7 this section and to". 8 CORRECTION TO TITLE 9 On page 1, in line 5, delete "GRANT".
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 527, As Amended BY AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; AMENDING CHAPTER 1, TITLE 22, IDAHO 3 CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 22-111, IDAHO CODE, TO CREATE 4 WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE THE OFFICE OF THE PRESERVATION OF 5 AGRICULTURAL LANDS, TO ESTABLISH THE AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION FUND 6 AND TO SET FORTH PURPOSES FOR FUND MONEYS. 7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 8 SECTION 1. That Chapter 1, Title 22, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 9 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 10 ignated as Section 22-111, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 11 22-111. OFFICE OF THE PRESERVATION OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS -- FUND. (1) 12 There is hereby created and established within the department of agriculture 13 the office of the preservation of agricultural lands, hereinafter referred to 14 as PAL, which may: 15 (a) Educate state agencies and local governments on the importance of 16 agricultural land preservation and on the significance of agriculture and 17 agribusiness to this state's economy; 18 (b) Serve as a liaison with other agricultural land preservation entities 19 operating on a state, regional or national level; 20 (c) Prepare an inventory of agricultural lands within Idaho to monitor 21 the development of lands within this state having prime soils or unique 22 microclimates; 23 (d) Prepare guidelines and criteria for use in the development of agri- 24 cultural land preservation action plans; and 25 (e) Establish an agricultural land preservation program to coordinate and 26 assist local agricultural land preservation initiatives. 27 (2) There is hereby created and established in the state treasury a fund 28 to be known as the "agricultural land preservation fund," which may consist of 29 such funds as may be appropriated for that purpose by the legislature, grants, 30 donations or moneys from other sources. The fund shall be administered by PAL 31 within the department of agriculture in order to carry out the purposes set 32 forth in subsection (1) of this section and to hire such employees as may be 33 necessary for purposes of carrying out the provisions of this section.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 11514 The purpose of this legislation is to create an office of the preservation of agricultural lands (PAL) within the department of agriculture. This office would monitor and prepare guidelines for the development of agricultural land in the state as well as educate and coordinate with local, state, and national government agencies on the issue of preservation. This legislation also creates an “agricultural land preservation grant fund” in the state to provide grants of up to $10,000 to counties for preservation of agricultural lands. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact to the general fund. Funding will come from foundation grants and federal agency programs. Contact Name: Rep. Wendy Jaquet Phone: 332-1132 Name: Rep. Darrell Bolz Phone: 332-1000 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 527