{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"51072","citation":"Gov. Code, § 51072","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES [50001. - 57607.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5"},{"name":"DIVISION 1. CITIES AND COUNTIES [50001. - 52203.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-1"},{"name":"PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES AND COUNTIES [50001. - 51299.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-1/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 6.6. Open-Space Easement Act of 1974 [51070. - 51097.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-1/part-1/chapter-6.6"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Declaration [51070. - 51073.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-1/part-1/chapter-6.6/article-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1003.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The Legislature hereby declares that open-space lands, if preserved and maintained, would constitute important physical, social, economic or aesthetic assets to existing or pending urban development.</p>","text":"The Legislature hereby declares that open-space lands, if preserved and maintained, would constitute important physical, social, economic or aesthetic assets to existing or pending urban development.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/declaration-51072","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}