Georgia Governor Signs Bill Restricting Land Acquisition by ‘Foreign Adversaries’

The bill will ban ‘nonresident aliens’ acting as agents of China or other foreign adversaries from acquiring farmland in Georgia.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in Atlanta, Ga., on May 24, 2022. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a set of bills into law on Tuesday aimed at supporting the state’s agricultural industry, including a bill prohibiting “foreign adversaries” from buying farmland near military installations.

The bill, dubbed SB420, will ban “nonresident aliens” acting as agents of China or other foreign adversaries from acquiring farmland or non-residential land within a 10-mile radius of a military base.