PRINTER'S NO. 1224
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1053
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY STURLA, KINSEY, BULLOCK, SOLOMON, McNEILL,
D. COSTA, THOMAS, FREEMAN AND DONATUCCI, APRIL 3, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
APRIL 3, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of December 19, 1974 (P.L.973, No.319),
entitled "An act prescribing the procedure under which an
owner may have land devoted to agricultural use, agricultural
reserve use, or forest reserve use, valued for tax purposes
at the value it has for such uses, and providing for
reassessment and certain interest payments when such land is
applied to other uses and making editorial changes," further
providing for definitions and for applications for
preferential assessments; and making related repeals.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2 of the act of December 19, 1974
(P.L.973, No.319), known as the Pennsylvania Farmland and Forest
Land Assessment Act of 1974, is amended by adding definitions to
read:
Section 2. Definitions.--As used in this act, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
this section unless the context obviously otherwise requires:
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"Erosion and sediment control plan." A site-specific plan
identifying best management practices to minimize accelerated
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