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CA Pub Res Code § 10260 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.2 - AGRICULTURAL LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM OF 1995|CHAPTER 4 - Agricultural Conservation Easements|Section 10260.

10260.  (a) In determining the amount of funding to be provided for an agricultural conservation easement or fee acquisition grant, the department shall take reasonable steps to ensure that the total purchase price of the agricultural conservation easement or, in the case of a fee title acquisition, the total purchase price of the subject property does not exceed fair market value, taking into consideration the funding from all sources. The determination of fair market value shall be accomplished, as follows:(1) An applicant shall select and retain an independent real estate appraiser to determine the value of the subject property, including any proposed agricultural conservation easement.(2) The department shall review and consider an applicant’s appraisal and may, at its sole discretion, require or obtain an additional appraisal.(3) The easement value shall be calculated by determining the difference between the fair market value and the restricted value of the property.(b) The department may conditionally approve grant applications prior to completion of final appraisals, provided an acceptable appraisal and all other requirements of this division are met before any disbursement of grant funds.(c) The department shall have final authority to determine the acceptability of an appraisal pursuant to this division.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 616, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10260.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.2 - AGRICULTURAL LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM OF 1995|CHAPTER 4 - Agricultural Conservation Easements|Section 10260.5.

10260.5.  For purposes of this division, an agricultural conservation easement shall be recorded in the county recorder’s office in each county in which the real property affected is located. Once recorded, the easement shall attach to the real property in perpetuity.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 616, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10261 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.2 - AGRICULTURAL LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM OF 1995|CHAPTER 4 - Agricultural Conservation Easements|Section 10261.

10261.  (a) Whenever any entity exercises the power of eminent domain to acquire land subject to an agricultural conservation easement under this program, the condemnor shall pay just compensation to the owner of the land in fee and to the owner of the easement as follows:(1) The owner of the land in fee shall be paid the full value that would have been payable to the owner but for the existence of the easement less the fair market value of the easement, as determined by an independent appraisal, at the time of condemnation.(2) The program, and any other contributing parties if so provided in the easement, shall be paid the value of the easement at the time of condemnation.(b) The director may provide, by regulation, or, pursuant to the terms of the easement, that in the case of acquisition of the easement by a federal agency, that the agency shall agree to the amount of compensation paid for the easement that is determined pursuant to subdivision (a), or pay the current fair market value of the land subject to an agricultural easement. The director shall distribute the proceeds of a land sale that is made in accordance with the conditions set forth in subdivision (a).(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 616, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10262 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.2 - AGRICULTURAL LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM OF 1995|CHAPTER 4 - Agricultural Conservation Easements|Section 10262.

10262.  An agricultural conservation easement shall not prevent any of the following:(a) The granting of leases, assignments, or other conveyances, or the issuing of permits, licenses, or other authorization, for the exploration, development, storage, or removal of oil and gas by the owner of the subject land, or for the development of related facilities or for the conduct of incidental activities, as long as the agricultural productivity of the subject land and any multiple uses that made the acquisition a priority for selection under the program, are not thereby significantly impaired.(b) The granting of rights-of-way by the owner of the subject land in and through the land for the installation, transportation, or use of water, sewage, electric, telephone, gas, oil, or oil products lines, stock water development and storage, energy generation, and fencing, provided that the agricultural productivity of the land and any multiple uses that made the acquisition a priority for selection under the program, are not significantly impaired by those activities.(c) The construction and use of structures on the subject land that are necessary for agricultural production and marketing, including, but not limited to, barns, shops, packing sheds, cooling facilities, greenhouses, roadside marketing stands, stock water development and storage, energy generation, and fencing, provided that the agricultural productivity of the land and any multiple uses that made the acquisition a priority for selection under the program, are not significantly impaired by those activities.(d) Customary part time or off season rural enterprises or activities, including, but not limited to, hunting and fishing, wildlife habitat improvement, predator control, timber harvesting, and firewood production, provided that the agricultural productivity of the land and any multiple uses that made the acquisition a priority for selection under the program, are not significantly impaired by those activities.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 616, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10262.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.2 - AGRICULTURAL LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM OF 1995|CHAPTER 4 - Agricultural Conservation Easements|Section 10262.1.

10262.1.  Except as provided in Section 10238, an easement may, at the request of the landowner, establish provisions that are more restrictive than those restrictions prescribed in this division.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 503, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10262.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.2 - AGRICULTURAL LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM OF 1995|CHAPTER 4 - Agricultural Conservation Easements|Section 10262.2.

10262.2.  An agricultural conservation easement may provide for either or both of the following:(a) Construction and use of additional residences for the immediate family members, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 51230.1 of the Government Code, of the landowner.(b) Construction and use of structures on the subject land for the purpose of providing necessary housing for seasonal or full-time employees of the agricultural operation.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 616, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10262.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.2 - AGRICULTURAL LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM OF 1995|CHAPTER 4 - Agricultural Conservation Easements|Section 10262.5.

10262.5.  The granting of an agricultural conservation easement under this division shall not be interpreted to convey any rights of public access to the subject property.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 616, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10263 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.2 - AGRICULTURAL LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM OF 1995|CHAPTER 4 - Agricultural Conservation Easements|Section 10263.

10263.  (a) The department shall act on an application for a grant within 180 days after the department determines that it is complete.(b) If the department disapproves a grant application, the applicant shall be given written notice of the disapproval within 10 days of the department’s decision. The written notice shall state the reason for the disapproval of the application.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 616, Sec. 28. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10264 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.2 - AGRICULTURAL LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM OF 1995|CHAPTER 4 - Agricultural Conservation Easements|Section 10264.

10264.  The director shall disapprove the application for a grant for the acquisition of an agricultural conservation easement or fee title in any of the following circumstances:(a) The application does not satisfy the eligibility criteria set forth in Section 10251.(b) The department has determined that clear title to the agricultural conservation easement cannot be conveyed.(c) There is insufficient money in the fund to carry out the acquisition.(d) Other acquisitions have a higher priority.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 616, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10270 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.2 - AGRICULTURAL LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM OF 1995|CHAPTER 5 - Termination of Agricultural Conservation Easements|Section 10270.

10270.  Twenty-five or more years from the date of sale of the agricultural conservation easement, the landowner may make a request to the department that the easement be reviewed for possible termination. Upon receipt of a request, the department shall immediately notify the affected local government to initiate a local government inquiry pursuant to Section 10271.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 616, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10271 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.2 - AGRICULTURAL LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM OF 1995|CHAPTER 5 - Termination of Agricultural Conservation Easements|Section 10271.

10271.  (a) To terminate the agricultural conservation easement, the local government in which the subject land is located shall undertake an inquiry to determine the feasibility of profitable farming on the subject land.(1) The local government inquiry shall include onsite inspection of the subject land, the holding of a public hearing in the county in which the subject land is located, held after adequate public notice of the hearing has been given and the preparation of a report documenting the findings of the local government.(2) The inquiry shall be concluded and a report submitted to the department within 150 days of the department notifying the local government of the request pursuant to Section 10270.(b) The department shall make a decision as to the request within 195 days after notifying the local government of the request or within 45 days after receiving the local government report summarizing the results of its inquiry, whichever occurs later.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 616, Sec. 32. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10272 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.2 - AGRICULTURAL LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM OF 1995|CHAPTER 5 - Termination of Agricultural Conservation Easements|Section 10272.

10272.  An agricultural conservation easement may be terminated only with the approval of the city council of the city in which the subject land is located, or of the board of supervisors if the land is located in an unincorporated area.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 931, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10273 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.2 - AGRICULTURAL LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM OF 1995|CHAPTER 5 - Termination of Agricultural Conservation Easements|Section 10273.

10273.  (a) For the department to approve the termination of the agricultural conservation easement, all of the following findings shall be made:(1) The termination is consistent with the purposes of this division.(2) The termination is in the public interest.(3) The termination is not likely to result in the removal of adjacent lands from commercial agricultural production.(4) The termination is for an alternate use which is consistent with the applicable provisions of the city or county general plan.(5) The termination will not result in discontiguous patterns of urban development.(6) The conservation purposes, as defined in the agricultural conservation easement, can no longer be achieved.(7) There is no land that is available and suitable for the use to which it is proposed that the restricted land be put to, or that development of the restricted land would provide more contiguous patterns of urban development than development of proximate unrestricted land.(b) As used in subdivision (a), the following terms have the following meaning:(1) “Proximate unrestricted land” means land that is not restricted by an easement and which is sufficiently close to land that is restricted so that it can serve as a practical alternative for the use that is proposed for the restricted land.(2) “Suitable for the use” means that the salient features of the proposed use can be served by land not restricted by an easement. The nonrestricted land may be a single parcel or may be a combination of discontiguous parcels.(c) The department shall request from the easement holder, and shall consider the easement holder’s assessment of, information regarding the continuing value and viability of the subject property for the conservation purposes for which the easement was originally created. The department may consider the easement holder’s investment in, or experience with, the subject property in evaluating the proposed termination.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 616, Sec. 33. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10274 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.2 - AGRICULTURAL LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM OF 1995|CHAPTER 5 - Termination of Agricultural Conservation Easements|Section 10274.

10274.  The uneconomic character of existing agricultural use shall not by itself be sufficient reason for termination of the agricultural conservation easement, unless the director determines there is no other reasonable or comparable agricultural use for the land, and the conservation purposes, as defined in the agricultural conservation easement, can no longer be achieved. If the director determines that the existing use is uneconomic, that there is no other reasonable or comparable agricultural use of the land, and the conservation purposes as defined in the agricultural conservation easement can no longer be achieved, termination of the easement may be approved by the secretary without making a finding pursuant to paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 10273.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 616, Sec. 34. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10275 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.2 - AGRICULTURAL LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM OF 1995|CHAPTER 5 - Termination of Agricultural Conservation Easements|Section 10275.

10275.  (a) The landowner’s request for termination shall be accompanied by a proposal for a specified alternative use of the land. The proposal for the alternative use shall list those governmental agencies known by the landowner to have permit authority related to the proposed alternative use.(b) The landowner requesting a termination shall be required to pay the total amount of the costs incurred by the local government responsible for the administration of proceedings related to the landowner’s request for termination, if requested by the local government.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 931, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10276 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.2 - AGRICULTURAL LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM OF 1995|CHAPTER 5 - Termination of Agricultural Conservation Easements|Section 10276.

10276.  (a) If the termination of the agricultural conservation easement is approved pursuant to this division or pursuant to a judicial proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction, the landowner shall repurchase the easement by paying to the fund and, if so provided in the easement, to any other contributing parties, the difference, at that time, between the fair market value and the restricted value. That difference shall be determined by an appraisal approved by the state and conducted at the landowner’s expense.(b) If the landowner fails to complete the termination process by repurchasing the agricultural conservation easement within one year from the date of the department’s approval of the termination of the easement, the termination approval shall lapse and the landowner shall wait at least one year before reapplying to terminate the easement.(c) Money received from the repurchase of agricultural conservation easements shall be deposited in the fund and shall be available, upon appropriation, for the purposes set forth in this division, except as provided in subdivision (d).(d) Where an easement was originally purchased with moneys from sources other than the program, the easement may require that moneys received from the repurchase of the easement be divided proportionally between the fund and any other funding source, including nonprofit organizations, in amounts that are proportional to the original contribution made by each party that contributed to that purchase. If provided in an easement, a nonprofit organization that contributed indirect costs and services to the purchase of an easement may recoup the actual amount of its contribution, plus an amount not exceeding 3 percent of the total amount of the contribution for administrative costs of ongoing easement monitoring and enforcement. Those contributions shall be deducted from the total proceeds prior to the proportional division defined herein.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 616, Sec. 35. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Res Code § 10277 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.2 - AGRICULTURAL LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM OF 1995|CHAPTER 5 - Termination of Agricultural Conservation Easements|Section 10277.

10277.  If the termination of the agricultural conservation easement is not approved, the landowner may reapply for termination not sooner than one year after the submittal of the denied application.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 931, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Pub Res Code § 12240 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.5 - CALIFORNIA FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM ACT OF 2007|CHAPTER 2 - California Forest Legacy Program|Section 12240.

12240.  The California Forest Legacy Program is hereby established. The Wildlife Conservation Board may acquire conservation easements on behalf of the department, pursuant to this division. The California Forest Legacy Program may also include those activities eligible for funding under the federal Forest Legacy Program (16 U.S.C. Sec. 2103c), and the state program shall be coordinated with the federal program to the maximum amount possible.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 252, Sec. 2. (AB 2169) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Pub Res Code § 12241 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.5 - CALIFORNIA FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM ACT OF 2007|CHAPTER 2 - California Forest Legacy Program|Section 12241.

12241.  Money to fund the California Forest Legacy Program shall be obtained from gifts, donations, federal grants and loans, other appropriate funding sources, and through the allocations for the California Wildlife Conservation Board, including those provided from the sale of general obligation bonds pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Division 43 (commencing with Section 75001)) and made available by the board pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 75055 and pursuant to the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000 (the Villaraigosa-Keeley Act) (Chapter 1.692 (commencing with Section 5096.300) of Division 5) and made available for appropriation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 5096.350.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 657, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Pub Res Code § 12242 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.5 - CALIFORNIA FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM ACT OF 2007|CHAPTER 2 - California Forest Legacy Program|Section 12242.

12242.  The implementation of the program includes the costs associated with the purchase or facilitated donation of conservation easements, technical assistance provided by the department, technology transfer activities of the department, and administrative costs incurred by the department in administering the program.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 657, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Pub Res Code § 12244 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.5 - CALIFORNIA FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM ACT OF 2007|CHAPTER 2 - California Forest Legacy Program|Section 12244.

12244.  Easements acquired under this program may be held by federal, state, or local government entities or by nonprofit land trust organizations. The director shall find that any recipient of a conservation easement is qualified to monitor and enforce the terms of the easement.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 657, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Pub Res Code § 12245 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.5 - CALIFORNIA FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM ACT OF 2007|CHAPTER 2 - California Forest Legacy Program|Section 12245.

12245.  The director shall not disburse any funds until the applicant agrees to both of the following:(a) That any conservation easement acquired shall be used by the applicant only for the purpose for which the funds were requested.(b) That the director shall find that any disposition of the easement is consistent with, and in furtherance of, the purposes of this division, that the recipient of the easement is qualified to monitor and enforce the easement, and that the conservation provisions of the easement remain in effect following the transfer.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 657, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Pub Res Code § 12246 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.5 - CALIFORNIA FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM ACT OF 2007|CHAPTER 2 - California Forest Legacy Program|Section 12246.

12246.  If a local, state, or national government agency or nonprofit land trust organization holding the easement is dissolved, the easement shall be transferred to an appropriate public or nonprofit land trust organization that is qualified to monitor and enforce the easement.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 657, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Pub Res Code § 12247 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.5 - CALIFORNIA FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM ACT OF 2007|CHAPTER 2 - California Forest Legacy Program|Section 12247.

12247.  The easement, or any of its terms, may only be amended with the consent of all of the necessary parties to the easement. The department shall determine that the amendment is consistent with this division.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 657, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Pub Res Code § 12248 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.5 - CALIFORNIA FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM ACT OF 2007|CHAPTER 2 - California Forest Legacy Program|Section 12248.

12248.  The director shall not disburse any funds unless the applicant agrees to restrict the use of the land in perpetuity.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 657, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Pub Res Code § 12249 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 10.5 - CALIFORNIA FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM ACT OF 2007|CHAPTER 2 - California Forest Legacy Program|Section 12249.

12249.  The board shall adopt rules and regulations for the implementation of this division, including the standards, criteria, and requirements necessary for acquiring conservation easements.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 657, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)