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February 3, 2012
Mr. President:
The Revenue and Taxation Committee reports a favorable recommendation on S.B. 122,
URBAN FARMING ASSESSMENT ACT, by Senator W. Niederhauser, with the following
amendments:
Curtis S. Bramble
Voting: 3-0-4
1. Page
2, Lines 50 through 56
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(3) (a) Subject to Subsection (3)(b), "urban farming" means cultivating
,
processing,
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and distributing
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food:
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(i) with a reasonable expectation of profit
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(ii) from irrigated land located in a county of the first class.
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(b) "Urban farming" does not include:
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(i) cultivating
, processing, and distributing
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food derived from an animal;
or
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(ii) grazing.
2. Page
3, Line 87 through Page 4, Line 94
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(2) (a) In determining whether land is actively devoted to urban farming, production
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per acre for a given county or area and a given type of land shall be determined by using
the
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first applicable of the following:
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(i) production levels reported in the current publication of Utah Agricultural Statistics;
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(ii) current crop budgets developed and published by Utah State University; or
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(iii) other acceptable standards of agricultural production designated by the
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commission by rule adopted in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
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Rulemaking Act
(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
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(1)
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silo, crib, or greenhouse, or under a facility used in or related to urban farming, including
a
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lake, dam, pond, stream, or irrigation ditch, is included in determining the total area of
land
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actively devoted to urban farming.
Respectfully,
Committee Chair
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