PRINTER'S NO. 2265
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1689
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY CUTLER, GREINER, BERNSTINE, GODSHALL, MILLARD,
O'NEILL, ZIMMERMAN, A. HARRIS, HICKERNELL, FEE, M. QUINN,
JOZWIAK, RYAN, MENTZER, CHARLTON, ELLIS, GILLEN, CORBIN,
VITALI, TOEPEL, COMITTA, ROE, STURLA, HARPER AND B. MILLER,
JULY 27, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
JULY 27, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 30, 1981 (P.L.128, No.43), entitled "An
act authorizing the creation of agricultural areas," further
providing for purchase of agricultural conservation
easements, for Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase
Fund and for Land Trust Reimbursement Program.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 14.1(b.2)(1) and 14.2(a)(3) of the act
of June 30, 1981 (P.L.128, No.43), known as the Agricultural
Area Security Law, are amended to read:
Section 14.1. Purchase of agricultural conservation easements.
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(b.2) Eligible nonprofit entity participation.--An eligible
nonprofit entity may participate, along with an eligible county,
the Commonwealth and a local government unit eligible to
participate under subsection (b.1), in the preservation of
farmland through the purchase of agricultural conservation
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