S.B.
122
URBAN FARMING ASSESSMENT ACT
Senate Committee
Amendments
Amendment 1 January 31, 2012 9:55 AM
Senator Wayne L. Niederhauser proposes the following amendments:
1. Page 2, Lines 50 through 56 :
50 (3) (a) Subject to Subsection (3)(b), "urban farming" means cultivating
{
, processing,
51 and distributing } food:
52 (i) with a reasonable expectation of profit
from the sale of the food
; and
53 (ii) from irrigated land located in a county of the first class.
54 (b) "Urban farming" does not include:
55 (i) cultivating
{
, processing, and distributing
}
food derived from an animal; or
56 (ii) grazing.
2. Page 3, Line 87 through Page 4, Line 94 :
87 (2) (a) In determining whether land is actively devoted to urban farming, production
88 per acre for a given county or area and a given type of land shall be determined by using the
89 first applicable of the following:
90 (i) production levels reported in the current publication of Utah Agricultural Statistics;
91 (ii) current crop budgets developed and published by Utah State University; or
92 (iii) other acceptable standards of agricultural production designated by the
93 commission by rule adopted in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
94 Rulemaking Act
, using:
(A) information provided annually to the commission by the county assessor in a county where urban farming occurs; and
(B) other information the commission determines is appropriate
.
3. Page 7, Lines 209 through 212 :
209 (1)
(a)
Land under a structure used in or related to urban farming, including a barn, shed,
210 silo, crib, or greenhouse, or under a facility used in or related to urban farming, including a
211 lake, dam, pond, stream, or irrigation ditch, is included in determining the total area of land
212 actively devoted to urban farming.
(b) The land described in Subsection (1)(a) shall be included in determining if the land meets the
urban farming production requirements of Subsection 59-2-1703(2)(a).
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