HB1076sam001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Jason Plummer

Filed: 5/17/2023

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1076

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1076 by replacing line 14 on page 1 through line 4 on page 2 with the following: "ordinance passed by three-fourths of the full county board members then holding office, at any regular meeting or at any special meeting called for that purpose. However, the county board may authorize any county officer to make leases for terms not exceeding 2 years in a manner determined by the Board.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), upon three-fourths vote, by the full county board, the county board may lease farmland acquired or held by the county for any term not exceeding 5 years. Farmland may be leased to either public or private entities via a cash lease, crop-sharing arrangement, or custom farming arrangement. The bid process for a lease entered into under this subsection must be publicly advertised and sealed bids must be opened at a county board meeting for public review. Counties shall not acquire farmland for the sole purpose of entering into a cash lease, crop-sharing arrangement, or custom farming arrangement or other speculative purpose.".