Open Space Land Maintenance
December 21, 2020 01:05 PM to All House Members
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Representative Jack Rader
R House District 176
Memo
In the near future, I plan to reintroduce legislation that will allow communities to better maintain municipal owned lands used for parks and recreation purposes for residents. Under this proposed legislation, municipalities will be able to use the 25% of funds currently earmarked for maintenance and development under the “open space tax,” regardless of the method of acquisition or purchase of land serving an “open space benefit.”
Under current law, municipal property that serves an open space benefit but was not purchased under the auspices of the Open Space Air Act, cannot be developed or maintained using open space funds.
My legislation would close this gap in the law by allowing municipalities to properly maintain open space land regardless of the manner in which the land was acquired.
I hope you will join me in sponsoring this important piece of legislation.
Under current law, municipal property that serves an open space benefit but was not purchased under the auspices of the Open Space Air Act, cannot be developed or maintained using open space funds.
My legislation would close this gap in the law by allowing municipalities to properly maintain open space land regardless of the manner in which the land was acquired.
I hope you will join me in sponsoring this important piece of legislation.
Legislation
Document - Introduced as HB 221
Last updated on December 21, 2020 01:06 PM
Open Space Land Maintenance
December 21, 2020 01:05 PM to All House Members
Circulated By
RADER
Memo
In the near future, I plan to reintroduce legislation that will allow communities to better maintain municipal owned lands used for parks and recreation purposes for residents. Under this proposed legislation, municipalities will be able to use the 25% of funds currently earmarked for maintenance and development under the “open space tax,” regardless of the method of acquisition or purchase of land serving an “open space benefit.”
Under current law, municipal property that serves an open space benefit but was not purchased under the auspices of the Open Space Air Act, cannot be developed or maintained using open space funds.
My legislation would close this gap in the law by allowing municipalities to properly maintain open space land regardless of the manner in which the land was acquired.
I hope you will join me in sponsoring this important piece of legislation.
Under current law, municipal property that serves an open space benefit but was not purchased under the auspices of the Open Space Air Act, cannot be developed or maintained using open space funds.
My legislation would close this gap in the law by allowing municipalities to properly maintain open space land regardless of the manner in which the land was acquired.
I hope you will join me in sponsoring this important piece of legislation.
Document
Introduced as HB 221
Last Updated
December 21, 2020 01:06 PM
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