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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
March 4, 1997 - Introduced by Representatives Goetsch, Freese, Owens, Hahn,
Dobyns, Ainsworth, Otte, Lorge and Musser, cosponsored by Senator
Clausing. Referred to Committee on Agriculture.
AB154,1,3
1An Act to amend 91.13 (1) of the statutes;
relating to: the requirement that an
2application for a farmland preservation agreement be signed by all persons
3holding a mortgage on the land to be covered by the agreement.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, one of the ways that an owner of land can become eligible
for the farmland preservation credit is to enter into a farmland preservation
agreement that covers the land. One of the conditions for entering into a farmland
preservation agreement is that the application form must be signed by all persons
holding a recorded mortgage on the land to be covered by the agreement. This bill
eliminates that condition for landowners who seek to extend a farmland
preservation agreement.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB154, s. 1
4Section
1. 91.13 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB154,2,125
91.13
(1) Any owner of eligible farmlands who desires to have the lands covered
6by a farmland preservation agreement may apply to the county clerk by executing
1a form provided by the department. If an application
is received by the county clerk
2on or after May 14, 1992, and it, other than an application for an extension of a
3farmland preservation agreement, is not signed by all persons holding a recorded
4mortgage on the land to be covered by the agreement, the application is void and may
5not be processed by the county clerk. The application shall include a land survey or
6legal description of all eligible farmland to be covered under the agreement, a map
7showing significant natural features and all structures and physical improvements
8on the lands or an aerial photograph of all land which is an integral part of the
9owner's farming operation which is marked to indicate the farmland and structures
10to be covered by the agreement, the soil classification of the lands and such other data
11as the department deems reasonably necessary to determine the eligibility of the
12lands for coverage under the agreement.
