Establishes a farmland preservation and grant program in the Department of Agriculture to protect farmland from industrial development.
The bill establishes the "Farmland Protection from Industrial Development Program" in the Department of Agriculture, administered by the State Agriculture Development Committee. The program aims to preserve agricultural or horticultural land threatened by development for warehouse purposes. The committee can purchase fee simple titles or development easements on such land. Landowners must notify the committee of any sale offers or contracts for such land. The committee can then offer to match the sale terms or make a counter-offer based on its valuation.
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