חוק הרשות לפיתוח הנגב (תיקון מס' 4) (תיקון מס' 2), התשפ"ו–2026Negev Development Authority Law (Amendment No. 4) (Amendment No. 2), 2026 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The amendment to the Law extends the period granted to owners of the "individual farms" in the Negev to regularize the planning procedures relating to the farms, since completion of the procedures is a condition for granting them a proprietary right in the land on which the farms are located, as detailed below. The Negev Development Authority Law (Amendment No. 4), 2010 (hereinafter – Amendment No. 4), which entered into force in July 2010, regulated the matter of the "individual farms" in the Negev, which are settlements of individuals in the Negev for the purpose of operating "combined agricultural-tourism ventures." Amendment No. 4 established transitional provisions intended to enable the continued operation of a combined agricultural-tourism venture that existed prior to the entry into force of that amendment, and that operated with the support and assistance of government ministries, subject to the conditions set out therein. In 2017, the transitional provisions were amended, establishing that a person who operated a venture in the Negev and received approval from the Minister of the Negev, Galilee and National Resilience confirming that they had held the land for at least 3 years prior to the effective date of Amendment No. 4, for the purpose of operating an agricultural venture or a combined agricultural-tourism venture that operated with the support and assistance of a government ministry, may receive from the Israel Land Authority rights in the land for the continued operation and development of that venture as a combined agricultural-tourism venture, without a tender. However, it was established that the Israel Land Authority (hereinafter – ILA) may cease to continue granting rights in the land for such a venture if, within 10 years from the date of the Minister's approval or from the effective date of the 2017 amendment, whichever is later – that is, by the end of 10 years from November 2017 – approval has not yet been given for a plan under the Planning and Building Law enabling the venture to exist on that land, or if the planning institution rejected such a plan by a final decision even before that period ends. Due to the prolonged planning procedures for some of the existing ventures, the amendment to the Law extends the period for completing the planning regularization of the land on which the ventures are located, from 10 years to 17 years. Accordingly, the ILA will be entitled to cease granting rights with respect to the land only if, by the end of 17 years from the date of the Minister's approval or from the effective date of the 2017 amendment, whichever is later, a plan enabling the venture's existence has not yet taken effect, or if the planning institution rejected such a plan by a final decision even before the end of that period. The extension of the period will enable the owners of such ventures, who have been operating on the land for a long period and have invested significant resources in developing the land and operating the ventures, to attempt to complete the planning procedures and obtain property rights in the land.

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