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Senate advances bill to clarify agricultural protection area process and limit non‑ag development on designated land
Summary
Senate Bill 1133, a package of clarifications for the agricultural protection area (APA) statute, was sent to the Senate’s fourteenth order for possible amendment after sponsors and stakeholders described changes to fee limits, application procedures and allowable uses on APA land.
The Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee voted to send Senate Bill 1133 to the fourteenth order for possible amendment after sponsors and stakeholders described technical clarifications and proposed committee amendments.
Senator Ben Adams, District 12 (Nampa), who sponsored the bill, said SB 1133 clarifies the APA application process, limits application fees to administrative cost recovery, and reaffirms that APA designations do not require a rezoning or comprehensive plan amendment. "It clarifies that application fees for APAs are not to exceed the cost of covering those…
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