Bill Text: PA HB1987 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Further providing for definitions; and abrogating a regulation.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 27-10)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-09-18 - Referred to AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS [HB1987 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB1987-Introduced.html

  

 

    

PRINTER'S NO.  2682

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

1987

Session of

2009

  

  

INTRODUCED BY ROHRER, BOBACK, BOYD, CARROLL, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DALEY, DENLINGER, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, GABLER, GEIST, GIBBONS, GOODMAN, HARPER, HENNESSEY, KAUFFMAN, KNOWLES, LONGIETTI, MELIO, MILLARD, MILLER, MOUL, MURT, O'NEILL, PEIFER, PHILLIPS, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROAE, ROCK, SEIP, SIPTROTH, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH AND YOUNGBLOOD, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending the act of June 30, 1981 (P.L.128, No.43), entitled "An

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act authorizing the creation of agricultural areas," further

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providing for definitions; and abrogating a regulation.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 3 of the act of June 30, 1981 (P.L.128,

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No.43), known as the Agricultural Area Security Law, is amended

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by adding a definition to read:

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Section 3.  Definitions.

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The following words and phrases when used in this act shall

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have the meanings given to them in this section, unless the

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context clearly indicates otherwise:

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"Continuous acreage."  All portions of one operational unit

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as described in the deed, whether or not the portions are

 


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divided by streams, public roads, bridges or railroads and

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whether or not described as multiple tax parcels, tracts,

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purparts or other property identifiers. The term includes

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supportive lands, such as unpaved field access roads, drainage

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areas, border strips, hedgerows, submerged lands, marshes, ponds

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and streams.

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Section 2.  The definition of "continuous acreage" in 7 Pa.

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Code § 138e.3 (relating to definitions) is abrogated.

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Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately. 

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