Land Use & Zoning
Michigan's Public Act 116 of 2003 (Farmland and Open Space Preservation Act) allows farmland owners to receive:
ATax credits for converting farmland to residential use
BDevelopment rights payments in exchange for permanently restricting the land to agricultural use✓ Correct
CFederal subsidies for crop production
DExemptions from all local zoning requirements
Explanation
Michigan's PA 116 allows agricultural landowners to receive payments for enrolling land in a purchase of development rights program, permanently restricting the land to agricultural or open space use through a recorded deed restriction.
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