California Code
Public Resources Code - PRC
DIVISION 10.2 - CALIFORNIA FARMLAND CONSERVANCY PROGRAM ACT

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

ARTICLE 1 - Title

Section 10200. - 10200. This division shall be known, and may be cited,...

ARTICLE 2 - Findings and Declarations

Section 10201. - 10201. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the...

Section 10202. - 10202. It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting...

ARTICLE 3 - Definitions

Section 10210. - 10210. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 10211. - 10211. “Agricultural conservation easement,” “conservation easement,” or “easement” means an...

Section 10212. - 10212. “Applicant” means an entity listed in Section 815.3 of...

Section 10213. - 10213. (a) “Agricultural land” means prime farmland, farmland of statewide...

Section 10214. - 10214. “Department” means the Department of Conservation. (Added by Stats....

Section 10215. - 10215. “Director” means the Director of Conservation. (Added by Stats....

Section 10216. - 10216. “Fund” means the California Farmland Conservancy Program Fund created...

Section 10218. - 10218. “Husbandry practices” means agricultural activities, such as those specified...

Section 10219. - 10219. “Local government” means a city or county. (Added by...

Section 10220. - 10220. “Local government program” means the policies and implementation measures...

Section 10221. - 10221. “Nonprofit organization” means an organization described in subdivision (a)...

Section 10222. - 10222. “Program” means the California Farmland Conservancy Program established under...

Section 10223. - 10223. “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency....

Section 10224. - 10224. “Resource conservation district” means a resource conservation district established...

Section 10224.5. - 10224.5. “Restriction” has the same meaning as that term is...

ARTICLE 4 - Administration

Section 10225. - 10225. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, pursuant to...

Section 10226. - 10226. Nothing in this division shall be construed to overrule,...

Section 10227. - 10227. No local government shall, in any way, limit development...

CHAPTER 2 - California Farmland Conservancy Program

Section 10230. - 10230. (a) The California Farmland Conservancy Program Fund is hereby...

Section 10230.2. - 10230.2. (a) The California Farmland Conservancy Program is hereby established...

Section 10231. - 10231. (a) Funding shall be used in accordance with the...

Section 10231.5. - 10231.5. The department may accept donations of funds if the...

Section 10232. - 10232. The director shall not approve a grant if the...

Section 10233. - 10233. Each application for a grant pursuant to this division...

Section 10235. - 10235. (a) The director shall not disburse any grant funds...

Section 10235.5. - 10235.5. The department may establish a payment system for the...

Section 10236. - 10236. If the funds are used for the acquisition of...

Section 10237. - 10237. The director shall not disburse any grant funds for...

Section 10238. - 10238. (a) The director shall not disburse any grant funds...

Section 10239. - 10239. The director shall disburse funds to an applicant for...

Section 10240. - 10240. (a) The department shall adopt rules and regulations for...

Section 10241. - 10241. The department shall adopt the criteria necessary for its...

Section 10242. - 10242. The director shall review, and approve or disapprove, all...

Section 10243. - 10243. A local governmental entity shall not condition the issuance...

Section 10245. - 10245. The program shall reimburse any school district which requests...

Section 10246. - 10246. Grants may be made for land improvements. Use of...

CHAPTER 3 - Eligibility and Selection Criteria

Section 10250. - 10250. (a) This chapter shall only apply to acquisitions of...

Section 10251. - 10251. Applicants for an agricultural conservation easement or fee acquisition...

Section 10252. - 10252. The director shall evaluate a proposal for a fee...

Section 10253. - 10253. Nothing in this chapter shall grant any new authority...

Section 10254. - 10254. (a) Before applying for funding to acquire an agricultural...

CHAPTER 4 - Agricultural Conservation Easements and Fee Title

Section 10260. - 10260. (a) In determining the amount of funding to be...

Section 10260.5. - 10260.5. For purposes of this division, any instrument creating, assigning,...

Section 10261. - 10261. (a) Whenever any entity exercises the power of eminent...

Section 10262. - 10262. An agricultural conservation easement shall not prevent any of...

Section 10262.5. - 10262.5. The granting of an agricultural conservation easement under this...

Section 10263. - 10263. (a) The department shall act on an application for...

Section 10264. - 10264. The director shall disapprove the application for a grant...