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Home » US Law » 2022 California Code » Government Code - GOV » TITLE 1 - GENERAL » DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS » CHAPTER 17.7 - Open-Space Land Dedication

Section 7301.

7301. For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Land” means any right or interest, including development rights, in real property which is essentially unimproved and devoted to an open-space use as defined in Section 65560 or real property which is of significant historic or cultural value. (b) “Person” means a transferee of property subject to tax under the […]

Section 7302.

7302. Any person may offer land included within a transfer described in Section 7301 to the state for preservation as open-space land. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1144.)

Section 7303.

7303. The inheritance tax referee shall certify the appraised value of the land and the amount of taxes due and payable by the transferee. Such certification shall accompany any offer of land to the state. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1144.)

Section 7304.

7304. The secretary shall establish criteria to evaluate the significance of the land offered and the feasibility of the state accepting any right or interest in such land. Land offered to the state pursuant to this chapter shall be accepted or rejected by the secretary within 120 days of the receipt of the offer. (Added […]

Section 7305.

7305. Upon receipt of the offer, the secretary shall notify the county in which the land being offered is located of the state’s consideration. The secretary shall consult with the Wildlife Conservation Board and the Department of Parks and Recreation to evaluate any offer. Pursuant to Section 11005, the secretary shall accept an offer of […]

Section 7306.

7306. Upon acceptance of an offer of land pursuant to this chapter, the secretary shall forward appropriate certification of such acceptance to the Controller. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 220, Sec. 3.)

Section 7307.

7307. Land accepted by the state pursuant to this chapter shall be maintained and preserved in perpetuity as open-space land, except as provided in Section 7308. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1144.)

Section 7308.

7308. Unless otherwise provided in the terms of acceptance or prohibited by encumbrances on the land, real property conveyed to the state under this chapter may be conveyed, transferred, exchanged, or granted only if the secretary finds that the state has received in exchange land of comparable significance or a combination of money and land […]

Section 7309.

7309. Notwithstanding Section 14103 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, inheritance tax imposed on land offered to the state pursuant to this chapter shall not be delinquent until 160 days after receipt of an offer by the secretary. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1144.)