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PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 4147 PRINTER'S NO. 4436
No. 2767 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY FAIRCHILD, ALLEN, BARRAR, BELFANTI, BROOKS,
BROWNE, BUNT, CAPPELLI, CREIGHTON, FICHTER, FREEMAN, GABIG,
GODSHALL, HARPER, HASAY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, McCALL,
R. MILLER, S. MILLER, PHILLIPS, PIPPY, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO,
SATHER, SCHRODER, SEMMEL, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STEELMAN, STEIL,
STERN, E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR, TIGUE, TURZAI, WALKO,
WASHINGTON, YOUNGBLOOD AND YUDICHAK, JUNE 27, 2002
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 8, 2002
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, providing for special tax provisions
3 relating to land conservation.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby resolves as follows:
6 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
7 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
8 That section 2(b) of Article VIII be amended by adding a
9 clause to read:
10 § 2. Exemptions and special provisions.
11 * * *
12 (b) The General Assembly may, by law:
13 * * *
14 (vii) Establish standards and qualifications for State tax
15 credits for the granting of PERSONS WHO GRANT fee simple or <--
1 other titled interests in forest, agricultural and other open
2 space lands, to governmental or charitable entities for purposes
3 of conservation.
4 * * *
5 Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
6 Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
7 Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
8 comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article
9 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the
10 required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in
11 which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after
12 passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
13 (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
14 proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
15 Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
16 advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
17 Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required
18 advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
19 newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
20 this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
21 Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
22 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first
23 primary, general or municipal election which meets the
24 requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article
25 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least
26 three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is
27 passed by the General Assembly.
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