Bill > A6031

Introduced Session

This bill provides that five or more noncontiguous acres of land, that are actively devoted to agricultural or horticultural use and that have been in such use for at least the two successive years immediately preceding the tax year in issue, may be eligible for the valuation and assessment of land in agricultural or horticultural use if: there are at least three contiguous acres and the noncontiguous acres are under the ownership of one person, and meet the other requirements enumerated under current law. Under current law and regulation, in order to be eligible for farmland assessment, a minimum of five contiguous acres of land is required to be actively devoted to agricultural or horticultural use. Under this bill, all five acres would not be required to be contiguous, so long as there are three acres of contiguous land and the noncontiguous acres are under the ownership of one person. This would allow a landowner of farmland smaller than five acres in size to combine their noncontiguous farmland owned in order to receive farmland assessment. All other requirements for eligibility for farmland assessment would apply. This bill is intended to combat over development and high costs of property in the State.

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Alex Sauickie (R)*,  Robert Clifton (R),  Dawn Fantasia (R), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee (on 11/17/2025)

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