General Government
9100 Tax Relief

California homeowners are provided assistance through a $7,000 exemption from property tax. Tax relief is also provided to individuals who agreed to hold their land as open space under the Williamson Act of 1965.

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • Senate Bill 863 (Chapter 722, Statutes of 2010) appropriated $10 million General Fund in 2010-11 for the Subventions for Open Space Program. The 2011-12 Governor's Budget proposes to revert that appropriation to the General Fund, and to provide ongoing funding of $1,000, which is in-lieu of the statutory appropriation contained in Government Code sections 16100 and 16140.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year personnel years and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2011-12*
Personnel
Years
Dollars
50 Homeowners' Property Tax Relief
-
$442,184
60 Subventions for Open Space
-
1
Totals, Personnel Years and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
-
$442,185
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Personnel Years and All Expenditures
0.0
$442,185

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Personnel Years for expenditures, personnel years, and funding detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Tax Relief Budget (pdf * - 6K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 2K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.