PRINTER'S NO. 2277
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1984
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY FEE, SCHLEGEL CULVER, GILLEN, GREINER, JAMES,
MENTZER, MILLARD, NEILSON, SMITH AND ZIMMERMAN,
OCTOBER 19, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
OCTOBER 19, 2021
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.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 14.1(i) of the act of June 30, 1981
(P.L.128, No.43), known as the Agricultural Area Security Law,
is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
Section 14.1. Purchase of agricultural conservation easements.
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(i) Subdivision of land after easement purchase.--
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(3) (i) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection
(d)(1)(v), a county program shall provide for land
subject to an agricultural conservation easement to be
subdivided under the following conditions:
(A) The tract is less than ten acres.
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(B) The tract is subdivided and conveyed or
transferred to the owner of a contiguous tract of
land subject to an agricultural conservation easement
under this act.
(C) Deeds of merger are prepared and filed with
the recorder of deeds as follows:
(I) To add the tract as a fee simple
interest to the parcel.
(II) To add the tract to the deed of
easement of the new owner.
(ii) A subdivision under this paragraph shall not be
subject to a roll-back tax under the act of December 19,
1974 (P.L.973, No.319), known as the Pennsylvania
Farmland and Forest Land Assessment Act of 1974.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 30 days.
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