Pennsylvania Act 1996-121 — AGRICULTURAL AREA SECURITY LAW - AMEND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS

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AGRICULTURAL AREA SECURITY LAW - AMEND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS
                 Act of Oct. 16, 1996, P.L. 703, No. 121              Cl. 03
                             Session of 1996
                               No. 1996-121

     HB 1886

                                  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 agricultural security areas and for
        agricultural conservation easements.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  Section 5(a) of the act of June 30, 1981
     (P.L.128, No.43), known as the Agricultural Area Security Law,
     amended November 23, 1994 (P.L.648, No.100), is amended to read:
      Section 5.  Agricultural security areas.
        (a)  Proposals for creation.--Any owner or owners of land
     used for agricultural production may submit a proposal to the
     governing body for the creation of an agricultural security area
     within such local government unit, provided that such owner or
     owners own at least 250 acres of viable agricultural land
     proposed to be included in the area. The proposed area may also
     consist of [two or more] any number of noncontiguous tax parcels
     or accounts: Provided, That each tax parcel or account is at
     least ten acres or has an anticipated yearly gross income of at
     least $2,000 from the agricultural production of crops,
     livestock and livestock products on such parcel or account.
        * * *
        Section 2.  Section 14.1 of the act is amended by adding a
     subsection to read:
      Section 14.1.  Purchase of agricultural conservation easements.
        * * *
        (k)  Provisions for agricultural conservation easements.--Any
     land subject to an agricultural conservation easement under this
     act shall continue to be subject to the provisions of sections
     11, 12 and 13 regardless of any future modification or
     termination of the agricultural security area under section 9.
        Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

     APPROVED--The 16th day of October, A. D. 1996.

     THOMAS J. RIDGE