> From: "Douglas Shinkle" <[email protected]> > Date: October 30, 2013 2:01:04 PM EDT > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [COMFOOD: ] Tax deductions for Private Property Owners for Community > Gardening? > Reply-To: "Douglas Shinkle" <[email protected]> > > Hello all, > > I am working with a state that is looking to encourage private property > owners to offer their land for long-term lease or contract to community > gardening activities. > > They are particularly interested in knowing if any states, counties or cities > allow a private property owner to take a tax deduction for allowing a > non-profit to operate a community garden on their land. Anyone know of any > such examples, the legal language and how that worked? Other models that > might be tried by a state or enabled by the state for a community to adopt? > > I am more familiar with examples where states make state land available for > community gardening. I’m also aware of the recently passed California Urban > Agriculture Incentive Zones Act, which offers property tax breaks to private > property owners for entering into contracts of five years or more for > community gardening. See an article I wrote here on the > subject:http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/healthy-communities-legislative-action-bulletin-2.aspx > > > Thanks for any insight on state or local laws/programs along these lines. Any > examples from the great Plains or Southeast are particularly appreciated! > > Douglas Shinkle > Program Principal > National Conference of State Legislatures > Colorado State Liaison > 303-856-1482, [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > NO FUNDRAISING ON COMFOOD. NO JOBS LISTINGS: Post jobs, internships, or > volunteer opportunities to Comfoodjobs: To subscribe: > https://elist.tufts.edu/wws/subscribe/comfoodjobs > > SUBSCRIBE TO COMFOOD: https://elist.tufts.edu/wws/subscribe/comfood > > UNSUBSCRIBE: Address to [email protected]. Type in the Subject line: > unsubscribe COMFOOD and type in the Body of the email: unsubscribe COMFOOD > > OR USE: https://elist.tufts.edu/wws/signoff/comfood > > > > > > > > > > >
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