Chapter 138e. Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Program  


Section 138e.1. Purpose
Section 138e.2. Eligibility
Section 138e.3. Definitions
Section 138e.11. General requirements
Section 138e.12. Authorization of program by county governing body
Section 138e.13. County board; membership; occupations
Section 138e.14. County statement of purpose
Section 138e.15. Farmland ranking system
Section 138e.16. Minimum criteria for applications
Section 138e.17. Planning and development map
Section 138e.18. Schedule for submission of applications
Section 138e.19. Purchasing procedures
Section 138e.20. Public information
Section 138e.21. Inspection and enforcement of an easement
Section 138e.41. Application for review of county program
Section 138e.42. Review, certification and approval of a county program
Section 138e.43. Revision of county program
Section 138e.44. Periodic recertification of county programs
Section 138e.61. Application
Section 138e.62. Evaluation of application
Section 138e.63. Order of appraisal
Section 138e.64. Appraisal
Section 138e.65. Easement value and purchase price
Section 138e.66. Offer of purchase by county board
Section 138e.67. Requirements of the agricultural conservation easement deed
Section 138e.68. Title insurance
Section 138e.69. Statement of costs
Section 138e.70. Summary report
Section 138e.71. Notification of owners of land adjoining proposed easement purchase
Section 138e.72. Transactions affecting ownership of easement
Section 138e.73. Survey requirements
Section 138e.91. Recommendation for purchase
Section 138e.92. Review and decision
Section 138e.93. Postsettlement recording and reporting procedures
Section 138e.101. Annual easement purchase threshold
Section 138e.102. Allocation of funds to counties
Section 138e.103. Expenditure of matching funds
Section 138e.104. Installment sales
Section 138e.201. Responsibility
Section 138e.202. Inspections
Section 138e.203. Annual report
Section 138e.204. Enforcement
Section 138e.205. Notification to owner
Section 138e.206. Enforcement actions
Section 138e.207. County board’s duties with respect to change of ownership
Section 138e.221. Permitted acts
Section 138e.222. Conservation plan
Section 138e.223. Construction of buildings; changes in use
Section 138e.224. Construction of one additional residential structure
Section 138e.225. Subdivision of restricted land
Section 138e.226. Procedure for review of request to subdivide restricted land
Section 138e.227. Landowner’s duties with respect to change of ownership
Section 138e.241. Deed clauses
Section 138e.251. Program in general
Section 138e.252. Eligibility of a land trust to register for reimbursement grants
Section 138e.253. Registration of eligible land trust
Section 138e.254. Applying for a reimbursement grant
Section 138e.255. State Board review of applications
Section 138e.256. Decision of the State Board
Appendix B. FORM C SOILS REPORT

Notation

Authority

   The provisions of this Chapter 138e issued under the Agricultural Area Security Law (3 P. S. § §  901—915), unless otherwise noted.

Source

   The provisions of this Chapter 138e adopted June 29, 1990, effective June 30, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 3578, unless otherwise noted.