2001 Senate Bill 692 / 2002 Public Act 75

Introduced in the Senate

Oct. 4, 2001

Introduced by Sen. Beverly Hammerstrom (R-17)

To establish that if the owner of farmland grants a development rights easement, then a previous farmland development rights agreement (FDRA) is automatically relinquished without penalty. The bill would also extend the income tax and single business tax credits available for land subject to an FDRA to property subject to an agricultural conservation easement or purchase of development rights.

Referred to the Committee on Farming, Agribusiness, and Food Systems

Nov. 29, 2001

Passed in the Senate 33 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

Nov. 29, 2001

Feb. 20, 2002

Amendment offered

To provide a means for ceded development rights to be reattached to certain farmland, if the owner cedes to local or state government an agricultural conservation easement of two-acres for every one-acre on which rights are reattached, or pays to a proposed state agricultural preservation fund twice the value of the reattached development rights.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Paul Gieleghem (D-31)

To specify that the farmland swapped for reattached development rights (see committee amendment description) must be of comparable or better quality.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Feb. 21, 2002

Passed in the House 99 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

Feb. 21, 2002

To establish that if the owner of farmland grants a development rights easement, then a previous farmland development rights agreement (FDRA) is automatically relinquished without penalty. The bill would also extend the income tax and single business tax credits available for land subject to an FDRA to property subject to an agricultural conservation easement or purchase of development rights.

Feb. 28, 2002

Passed in the Senate 35 to 0 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Received in the House

Feb. 28, 2002

Signed by Gov. John Engler

March 14, 2002