SECTIONS 29430-29433 - California Statutes

PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE

SECTION 29430-29433

29430. (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.

29431. Neither the acreage limitations contained in Section 51230
of the Government Code and subdivision (f) of Section 421 of the
Revenue and Taxation Code, nor the requirements of Section 51242 of
the Government Code, shall apply to any contract entered into
pursuant to this article.

29432. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (b) of Section
51243 of the Government Code, upon the annexation by a city of any
land within the marsh that is under contract with the county, the
city shall succeed to all rights, duties, and powers of the county
under such contract and the contract shall remain effective for all
purposes even if (1) the land being annexed was within one mile of
such city at the time that the contract was entered into; (2) the
city had filed, and the local agency formation commission had
approved, a protest to the contract pursuant to Section 51234.5 of
the Government Code; and (3) the city had stated its intent not to
succeed in its resolution of intention to annex.

29433. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 51282, 51283, 51283.3, and
51285 of the Government Code, no contract with any person concerning
land within the marsh and entered into by any local government
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 pursuant to subdivision (f)
of Section 421 of the Revenue and Taxation Code may be canceled, nor
shall a notice of nonrenewal of any such contract by any local
government be effective, without the consent of the commission, if
such contract was in effect on or after September 27, 1974.
(b) The commission may not consent to the cancellation or notice
of nonrenewal of any such contract unless the commission finds that
such cancellation or nonrenewal is consistent with the provisions of
this division and the protection plan.
(c) Other than as expressly provided herein, this section does not
affect the right of any person or local government relating to the
renewal or nonrenewal of any such contract.