Williamson Act Parcels

Williamson Act Program The California Land Conservation Act of 1965, commonly referred to as the Williamson Act, enables local governments to enter into contracts with private landowners for the purpose of restricting specific parcels of land to agricultural or related open space use. In return, landowners receive property tax assessments which are much lower than normal because they are based upon farming and open space uses as opposed to full market value. The Open Space Subvention Act of 1971 provided local governments an annual subvention of forgone property tax revenues from the state through the year 2009; these payment have been suspended in more recent years due to revenue shortfalls. More Information威廉姆森法案计划（Williamson Act Program）：1965年《加州土地保护法案》（California Land Conservation Act of 1965）通常被称为威廉姆森法案（Williamson Act），该法案授权地方政府与私人土地所有者签订合同，将特定地块限定用于农业或相关开放空间用途。作为对价，土地所有者可获得远低于常规标准的财产税评估值——该评估值以农业与开放空间用途为核算依据，而非土地的完整市场价值。1971年《开放空间补贴法案》（Open Space Subvention Act of 1971）规定，州政府需在2009年前向地方政府拨付年度补贴，用以弥补其因执行该法案而减免的财产税收入；但近年来受财政收入短缺影响，此类补贴已暂停发放。更多信息