SLONE-WINTERS-LINDNER-SCOTT-LAWFER, WIRSING, STROGER, HOLBROOK, GASH AND ERWIN. New Act Creates the County and Municipal Open Space Law. Authorizes the acquisition of open space areas for the preservation and maintenance of open land, scenic roadways, and pathways. After a public hearing, authorizes adoption by referendum of an open space plan granting the authority to (i) acquire open space land by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, (ii) issue bonds for open space purposes in an amount not exceeding 5% of the valuation of taxable property, and (iii) levy a tax to pay the principal of and interest on those bonds. Creates the Farmland Development Rights Law. Establishes procedures authorizing owners of designated property to transfer development rights of farmland in an amount and subject to conditions imposed by the unit of local government. Defines "development rights". Authorizes a governing authority or its governmental designees to accept, for deposit within a development rights bank, gifts, donations, bequests, or other transfers of development rights from the owners of farmland. Provides that transfers from the development rights bank are subject to the unit of local government's requirements concerning the transfer of real property. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Agriculture) HB211 will have no direct fiscal impact on the Department. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Natural Resources) HB211 has no fiscal impact on the Department. 99-01-14 H FIRST READING 99-01-14 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR WINTERS 99-01-14 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LINDNER 99-01-14 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCOTT 99-01-14 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LAWFER 99-01-14 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WIRSING 99-01-14 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR STROGER 99-01-14 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCHOENBERG 99-01-14 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-01-27 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE URBAN REVITAL 99-02-01 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOLBROOK 99-02-08 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-02-08 H COMMITTEE URBAN REVITAL 99-02-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GASH 99-02-11 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-02-11 H COMMITTEE URBAN REVITAL 99-02-24 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ERWIN 99-03-05 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary