(1) Requires the Land Use Commission to base the boundaries of agricultural districts on the actual or potential capacity of the land for productive cultivation;

(2) Excludes open area recreational facilities, golf courses, and golf driving ranges, from agricultural districts, regardless of the productivity rating of the soil;

(3) Allows the inclusion of areas that are not currently used for, or which are not currently suited to, agricultural and ancillary activities, in agricultural districts;

(4) Transfers the authority to change the boundaries of agricultural districts, involving lands less than fifteen acres, from the county land use decision-making authorities to the Land Use Commission;

(5) Requires farm dwellings, employee housing, and farm buildings on class A and B soils to be related directly to farming and animal husbandry on the affected agricultural district lands;

(6) Allows the location and use of farm dwellings on class A and B soils only in connection with commercial farms on the affected agricultural district lands;

(7) Limits the size of farm dwellings on class A and B soils to not more than 3,500 square feet on the affected agricultural district lands;

(8) Allows commercial and recreational activities secondary to agricultural activities, such as ranch tours, on class A and B soils, on the affected agricultural district lands;

(9) Requires the Land Use Commission, in assessing whether a project is agricultural or not, to examine the project as a whole and not in a piecemeal manner;

(10) Prohibits the parceling of projects into multiple components in order to evade the intent of the law regarding permissible uses within the agricultural districts;

(11) Creates a rebuttable presumption that a subdivision is not made for farm dwellings and is not agricultural when the subdivision includes such things as houses with pools, outdoor jacuzzis, and tennis courts;

(12) Allows the presumption to be rebutted with plans and studies that demonstrate that agriculture is a real and significant component of each lot, and that crop production can pay for mortgage costs; and

(13) Permits golf courses, clubhouses, driving ranges, and country clubs; eco-tourism; open space recreation; and home occupations, within rural districts.

(1) Deleting the provision excluding open area recreational facilities, golf courses, and golf driving ranges from agricultural districts;

(2) Deleting the provision transferring the authority to change the boundaries of agricultural districts from the county land use decision-making authorities to the Land Use Commission;

(3) Adding a provision allowing the Land Use Commission to hear a petition for a declaratory ruling on a county land use or land use development action involving lands in the agricultural districts;

(4) Deleting the provision limiting the size of farm dwellings on class A and B soils to not more than 3,500 square feet on the affected agricultural district lands; and

(5) Making technical nonsubstantive changes for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.