BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 5859: Farmland preservation

Mitigating loss of farmland.

Summary

Whenever the Department of Transportation (DOT) secures land or interest in lands by eminent domain for the purpose of constructing or improving a state highway or other facility, and that land is designated as agricultural land of long-term significance, the DOT must pay a farmland mitigation fee.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5859), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to department of transportation farmland preservation efforts concerning certain transportation projects;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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