PRINTER'S NO. 2396
No. 1894 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY ROSS, BARD, HERMAN, LESCOVITZ AND COY,
OCTOBER 8, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OCTOBER 8, 1997
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), entitled, as
2 reenacted and amended, "An act concerning townships of the
3 second class; and amending, revising, consolidating and
4 changing the law relating thereto," providing for
5 agricultural conservation easements.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. The act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as
9 The Second Class Township Code, reenacted and amended November
10 9, 1995 (P.L.350, No.60), is amended by adding a section to
11 read:
12 Section 1550.1. Agricultural Conservation Easements.--To the
13 extent that the act of June 30, 1981 (P.L.128, No.43), known as
14 the "Agricultural Area Security Law," authorizes townships to
15 purchase or participate in the purchase of agricultural
16 conservation easements, the board of supervisors may make
17 appropriations for that purpose.
18 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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