Will the District use the power of eminent domain to acquire coastside land?
A. No. On Thursday, April 1, 2004, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed AB 1195 into law. The bill was developed voluntarily in an agreement between the District and the San Mateo County Farm Bureau. Under the terms of the new law, the District permanently released its right to acquire property through the power of eminent domain in the 220 square miles of coastside encompassed by the proposed Coastside Protection Program. Acquisition of property or conservation easements will be from willing sellers only. Before the law was passed, based upon comments received from the public during over 40 workshops and meetings in the coastal area, the District Board had unanimously agreed to direct staff to proceed to develop policies to give up eminent domain in the Coastside Protection area. This policy was reinforced by several mechanisms: by inclusion as a permanent policy in the Coastside Service Plan, as a mitigation measure in the Environmental Impact Report, adopted as a “Willing Sellers Ordin
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