Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22-26gg-20

Current through December 27, 2024

Section 22-26gg-20 - Definitions

Any words, terms or phrases used in this section and sections 22-26gg-21 to 22-26gg-35, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies have the meanings assigned to them in this section and Chapter 422a of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(1) "Applicant " means the fee simple owner of agricultural land, or a person or entity lawfully empowered to exercise the rights of the fee simple owner that chooses to voluntarily offer to sell the development rights of such agricultural land;

(2) "Community farms preservation program" means the program established pursuant to section 22-26nn of the Connecticut General Statutes for the preservation of farmland;

(3) "Farmland preservation program" means the program established pursuant to section 22-26cc of the Connecticut General Statutes for the acquisition of development rights to agricultural land;

(4) "Farm roads" means unpaved lanes used for access to interior portions of restricted agricultural lands by farm machinery for agricultural planting, maintenance, and harvesting operations;

(5) "Locally important farmland soils" means soils defined and classified by the USDA NRCS as being of local importance for the production of food, feed, fiber, and forage crops;

(6) "NRCS" means the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the USDA;

(7) "Project" means an application by an applicant who voluntarily offers the development rights to certain agricultural land for purchase by the Commissioner of Agriculture and project partners, if any, through the farmland preservation program or the community farms preservation program;

(8) "Project partner" means a municipality jointly purchasing development rights to agricultural land, in accordance with section 22-26cc(e) or 22-26nn(f) of the Connecticut General Statutes, or a nonprofit organization jointly acquiring development rights to agricultural land, in accordance with section 22-26cc(g) or 22-26nn(h) of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(9) "Residential driveway" means unpaved or paved access from a public road to a residence located on restricted agricultural lands;

(10) 'statewide important farmland soils" means soils defined and classified by the USDA NRCS as being of statewide importance for the production of food, feed, fiber, and forage crops; and

(11) "USDA" means the United States Department of Agriculture.

Conn. Agencies Regs. § 22-26gg-20

Effective 12/13/2023