Pennsylvania Administrative Code

§ 138e.65. Easement value and purchase price. (a) Easement value. An easement shall be purchased in perpetuity. The maximum value of an easement for purposes of making an offer to purchase an easement under § 138e.66(b) (relating to offer of purchase by county board) shall be the…

§ 138e.66. Offer of purchase by county board. (a) In determining whether to offer to purchase an easement following receipt of the county appraisal report, the county board shall consider the following: (1) The farmland ranking score, as calculated in accordance with § 138e.15 (r…

§ 138e.67. Requirements of the agricultural conservation easement deed. (a) The owners of the subject farmland tract shall execute a deed conveying the easement. This deed shall include the provisions of § 138e.241 (relating to deed clauses). (b) The deed shall be in recordable f…

§ 138e.68. Title insurance. (a) The county board shall provide the following to the State Board upon submission of its recommendation for the purchase of an easement: (1) A title insurance commitment. (2) Copies of all recorded or unrecorded documents listed on the title insuranc…

§ 138e.69. Statement of costs. (a) For purposes of section 14.1(h)(6) of the act (3 P. S. § 914.1(h)(6)), the county board shall submit, on a form provided by the Department, a statement of costs. This statement of costs shall include the cost of the agricultural conservation eas…

§ 138e.70. Summary report. (a) General. A recommendation by the county board for the purchase of an easement shall be accompanied by a summary report consisting of a narrative report and appendix as described in subsections (b) and (c). (b) Narrative report. The narrative report …

§ 138e.71. Notification of owners of land adjoining proposed easement purchase. (a) General. A county board shall provide the owners of land adjoining a farmland tract with respect to which an easement purchase is proposed with notice of the proposed purchase and notice of an opp…

§ 138e.72. Transactions affecting ownership of easement. (a) General prohibition. Neither the Commonwealth nor the county may sell, convey, extinguish, lease, encumber or restrict in whole or in part its interest in an agricultural conservation easement for 25 years from the date…

§ 138e.73. Survey requirements. (a) General requirement. If a survey of land being considered for agricultural conservation easement purchase is required under § 138e.67(d) (relating to requirements of the agricultural conservation easement deed) or is otherwise required to deter…

STATE BOARD REVIEW OF A PURCHASERECOMMENDATION § 138e.91. Recommendation for purchase. A county board shall make its recommendation for purchase of an easement by submitting the following documents to the Director, Bureau of Farmland Preservation, Department of Agriculture, 2301 …

§ 138e.92. Review and decision. (a) The State Board will acknowledge receipt of the recommendation for purchase of an easement. The State Board will notify the county board if the recommendation for purchase is incomplete or incorrect and request that additional necessary clarifi…

§ 138e.93. Postsettlement recording and reporting procedures. (a) Retaining copies of essential documents. The county board shall make and retain photocopies of the following documents after settlement is held with respect to an agricultural conservation easement purchase, and pr…

§ 138f.1. Program objectives. (a) Through the awarding of grants and the placing of conditions upon how grant moneys are to be spent, the Program will fund projects which will increase knowledge and awareness of agricultural issues and other issues specific to rural areas within …

§ 138f.10. Grant agreement. After the Secretary approves a grant application, as described in § 138f.8(d) (relating to review of application by Board), and as a precondition to the Department’s release of grant moneys to a successful applicant, the Department and the applicant sh…

§ 138f.11. Verification of use. (a) Verification. Within 1 year of the date of the Grant Agreement, the grant recipient shall submit to the Department written receipts for the total amount of the project costs. The Department may also require that additional documentation be subm…

§ 138f.12. Grant cancellation. A grant may be canceled by the Department if the Secretary determines that grant funds are not being spent in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Grant Agreement. In the event of cancellation, the Department may demand the return of the …

§ 138f.13. Deficits. The Department’s financial obligation or liability is limited to the amount of the grant. The Department will not be financially responsible for program cost overruns incurred by grant recipients.

§ 138f.2. Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Agriculture and rural youth organization—An organization comprised mainly of persons 18 years of age or younger and organi…

§ 138f.3. Purpose, composition and responsibilities of the Board. (a) Purpose of Board. The Board will review the eligible grant applications and supporting documents in accordance with the Agricultural and Rural Youth Development Act (3 P. S. § § 1601—1609) and this chapter and …

§ 138f.4. Limitations on grants. (a) Direct grants. The maximum amount of a direct grant is $2,500. An agriculture and rural youth organization may be awarded only one direct grant in a particular calendar year. An individual agriculture and rural youth organization shall be cons…

§ 138f.5. Uses of direct and matching grant moneys. (a) Conformity to application. Direct grant moneys awarded to an applicant shall be expended solely for the specific projects described in the grant application. Matching grant moneys awarded to an applicant under this Program s…

§ 138f.6. Applications generally. (a) Application required. Interested organizations shall submit written grant applications to the Department. (b) Obtaining an application. Application for grants under this chapter shall be made on forms prepared by the Department. The forms wil…

§ 138f.7. Filing applications. (a) Place and time. An application for a grant under the Program shall be received by the program administrator at the Department of Agriculture, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110-9408, during the specific 45-day application …

§ 138f.8. Review of application by Board. (a) Transmittal of application to Board. When the Department determines a grant application to be complete and accurate, it will forward this application, together with supporting documentation submitted therewith, to the Board for review…

§ 138f.9. Notice of disposition of application. The Department will mail to the applicant written notice of the acceptance or rejection of a grant application within 30 days of a decision in this regard. This notice will be by regular mail to the address indicated by the applican…

§ 138h.1. Grant Program objectives. Through the awarding of grants and the placing of conditions upon how grant funds are to be spent, the Grant Program will fund projects which will increase the protection and preservation of agricultural land within this Commonwealth by encoura…

§ 138h.10. Grant agreement. (a) General. After the State Board approves a grant application, and as a precondition to the Department’s release of grant funds to a successful applicant, the Department and the applicant shall execute a written grant agreement which describes the te…

§ 138h.11. Verification of use. (a) Verification. Within 3 months of the time period specified in the grant agreement, or the completion of the project, whichever is earlier, the grant recipient shall submit to the Department written receipts accounting for the project costs. If …

§ 138h.12. Grant cancellation. (a) Misuse of funds. A grant may be canceled by the Department if the Secretary determines grant funds are not being spent in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grant agreement. In the event of cancellation, the Department may demand th…

§ 138h.13. Deficits. The Department’s financial obligation or liability is limited to the amount of the grant. The Department will not be financially responsible for cost overruns incurred by grant recipients, or any other costs resulting from establishment of a county program.

§ 138h.14. Records. (a) The grant recipient shall maintain books, records and other evidence pertinent to costs incurred in connection with the project. The books and records shall be maintained according to generally-accepted accounting principles. (b) Financial records, support…

§ 138h.15. Final report. Within 3 months of the date of completion of the project, the grant recipient shall submit a final report delineating the progress made towards meeting the objectives in the initial grant application.

§ 138h.2. Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Act—The Agricultural Area Security Law (3 P. S. § § 901—915). Applicant—An eligible county acting through and with the app…

§ 138h.3. Limitations on grants. (a) The maximum amount of a grant is $10,000. (b) For projects costing less than $20,000, the maximum grant will be 50% of the project cost. (c) A county is not eligible for more than a cumulative total of $25,000 in grants under the Grant Program…

§ 138h.4. Uses of grant funds. (a) Conformity to application. Grant funds awarded to an applicant shall be expended solely for specific projects described in the grant application in accordance with the project budget approved by the State Board and shall be expended within the t…

§ 138h.5. Eligibility criteria. (a) General. The following general criteria apply to applications for projects: (1) The Grant Program will not accept applications for the following: (i) Projects already completed. (ii) Stages of projects already in progress. (iii) Stages of proje…

§ 138h.6. Applications generally. (a) Application required. Applicants shall submit a written grant application to the Department through their county agricultural land preservation boards. (b) Obtaining an application. Applications for grants under this chapter shall be made on …

§ 138h.7. Filing applications. (a) Place and time. An application for a grant under the Grant Program shall be received by the program administrator at the Department of Agriculture, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110-9408, during the specific 45-day annual…

§ 138h.8. Review of application by State Board. (a) Transmittal of application to State Board. When the Department determines a grant application is complete and accurate, it will forward this application, together with supporting documentation submitted therewith, to the State B…

§ 138h.9. Notice of disposition of application. The Department will mail to the applicant written notice of the approval or disapproval of a grant application within 30 days of the State Board’s decision. This notice will be by regular mail to the address indicated by the applica…

§ 138i.1. Program objectives. (a) Purpose. The purpose of the Program is to provide tuition assistance to rural emergency service providers, farmers, members of farm families, farm laborers and others involved in agricultural production, to allow them to attend farm safety and oc…

§ 138i.10. Recordkeeping. A Program grant recipient shall maintain all receipts, supporting documents, final reports and other documents pertaining to the project and the Program grant. These records shall be retained for 1 year beginning at the conclusion of the project. The rec…

§ 138i.11. Grant cancellation. A Program grant may be canceled by the Secretary upon a determination that the grant recipient has violated any provision of the act, this chapter or the grant agreement, the grant funds or any portion thereof were not used to implement the project …

§ 138i.12. Right of recovery. The Department has the right to make a claim for and receive from the grant recipient grant funds not expended in accordance with the act, the grant agreement or this chapter and may demand the return of the grant funds or any portion thereof. Cross …

§ 138i.13. Deficits. The Department’s financial obligation is limited to the amount of the grant.

§ 138i.2. Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Act—The Farm Safety and Occupational Health Act (3 P. S. § § 1901—1915). Advisory Board—The Farm Safety and Occupational H…

§ 138i.3. Limitation on grants. (a) Tuition assistance. The Program will award grants to provide tuition assistance to approved applicants under this chapter. The Program will provide grants of up to $100 per calendar year to an approved applicant. (b) Grant awards. An eligible a…