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This bill amends existing California law regarding Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts (EIFDs) and Community Revitalization and Investment Areas (CRIAs) to exclude agricultural lands from tax allocation calculations. Specifically, the bill prevents taxes levied on land enrolled in a Williamson Act contract (a state program that reduces property taxes for landowners who keep their property in agricultural use) or a farmland security zone contract from being divided and allocated to these districts. The exclusion applies not only to currently enrolled lands but also to parcels that have had their Williamson Act or farmland security zone contracts canceled or non-renewed, until the next assessment roll following either the contract cancellation or rezoning of the parcel for non-agricultural uses. This change aims to protect agricultural lands from being diverted into infrastructure or community development financing schemes, thereby helping to preserve farmland and agricultural economic activities. The bill also includes a technical provision ensuring compatibility with potential amendments from another bill (Senate Bill 516) and specifies that this provision will only become operative under certain conditions.

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https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB5