PRINTER'S NO. 151
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
183
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY FEE, GREINER, ROTHMAN, CAUSER, GLEIM, MOUL,
PASHINSKI, ZIMMERMAN AND KINKEAD, JANUARY 21, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
JANUARY 21, 2021
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,
may use funds under subsection (a) to issue grants not to exceed
$5,000 each for succession planning to ensure that agricultural
operations continue on land subject to agricultural conservation
easements. The department, in consultation with the State board,
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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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