The general assembly finds and declares: (a) That the preservation and expansion of agriculture are goals of the state; (b) That among economic activities, agriculture is uniquely dependent on the land; (c) That land use and water usage regulation and land taxation can have significant impacts on the viability of agricultural operations; (d) That the understanding of such impacts is often not widespread or readily included in decision making; and (e) That farmers, who have an appreciation of such impacts, may not know in a timely manner that actions are being considered at the local level that could have a direct and significant impact on agricultural operations.
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