LRB-1155/1
RCT:jld:ph
2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE
March 26, 2013 - Introduced by Representatives A. Ott, Vruwink, Nerison,
Berceau, Bernier, Bewley, Bies, Endsley, Kleefisch, Loudenbeck, Murphy,
Murtha, Ripp, Spiros and Strachota, cosponsored by Senators Moulton,
Cowles, Grothman, Harsdorf, Olsen and Petrowski. Referred to
Agriculture.
AB105,1,2
1An Act to repeal 91.64 (2) (g); and
to amend 91.64 (1) of the statutes;
relating
2to: applications for farmland preservation agreements.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
Protection (DATCP) administers the Farmland Preservation Program, which
contains some of the requirements that a farmer must meet to qualify for the
farmland preservation tax credit. Under current law, one of those requirements is
that the farmland must either be in a farmland preservation zoning district under
a certified farmland preservation zoning ordinance or be covered by a farmland
preservation agreement executed by DATCP.
The law requires a person applying for a farmland preservation agreement to
submit a signed agreement from each person who holds a mortgage, lien, or easement
on the land that would be covered by the agreement subordinating the person's
interest to the farmland preservation agreement. This bill eliminates the
requirement to submit signed subordination agreements. Under the bill, the
application for a farmland preservation agreement must be signed by each person
who holds a mortgage, lien, or easement on the land that would be covered by the
agreement.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB105,1
1Section
1. 91.64 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB105,2,52
91.64
(1) Submitting an application. An owner who wishes to enter into a
3farmland preservation agreement shall submit an application
signed by the owner
4and each person required to be identified under sub. (2) (f), on a form provided by the
5department, to the county clerk of the county in which the land is located.
AB105,2
6Section
2. 91.64 (2) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
