(a) Proceedings for reversion to acreage may be initiated by the legislative body on its own motion or by petition of all of the owners of record of the real property within the subdivision.

(b) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a landowner, local agency, or renewable energy corporation authorized to conduct business in this state from seeking financial assistance from eligible state funding sources to defray either of the following costs:

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Terms Used In California Government Code 66499.12

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10

(1) The costs of merging parcels, including, but not limited to, escrow costs, on private or public lands pursuant to this chapter.

(2) The costs of establishing or administering a joint powers authority established or authorized to merge parcels on private or public lands, including, but not limited to, all eligible costs, for the purpose of siting renewable energy facilities.

(c) This section does not authorize the use of state funds for the acquisition of real property for which a parcel merger will be initiated.

(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 492, Sec. 2. (SB 1319) Effective January 1, 2011.)