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PRINTER'S NO. 992
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
881
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY FEE, RYAN, BERNSTINE, LONGIETTI, MILLARD, GREINER,
MURT, CAUSER, ZIMMERMAN, HICKERNELL, STEPHENS, B. MILLER,
MENTZER, WHEELAND, IRVIN, GILLEN AND TOOHIL, MARCH 19, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
MARCH 19, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 18, 1982 (P.L.549, No.159), entitled
"An act providing for the administration of certain
Commonwealth farmland within the Department of Agriculture,"
further providing for agricultural land conservation
assistance grant program.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 7.3 of the act of June 18, 1982 (P.L.549,
No.159), entitled "An act providing for the administration of
certain Commonwealth farmland within the Department of
Agriculture," is amended by adding a subsection to read:
Section 7.3. Agricultural land conservation assistance grant
program.
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(d.1) The department, in consultation with the State b oard,
is hereby authorized to use any of the remaining funds under
subsection (a) to issue grants not to exceed $3,000 each for
succession planning to ensure that agricultural operations
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continue on land subject to agricultural conservation easements.
The department may not issue a grant under this subsection until
all other grants are awarded to counties for the purposes
enumerated in this section. The department, in consultation with
the State board, shall establish the eligibility criteria for
awarding grants under this subsection.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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