Section 4.1. Responsibilities of Department.--(a) By June 30, 1999, and by May 1 of each year thereafter, the department shall establish and provide to all county assessors county-specific use values for land in agricultural use and agricultural reserve in accordance with this section.
(b) When establishing county-specific use values for land in agricultural use and agricultural reserve, the department shall consult with the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology of the College of Agricultural Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University, the Pennsylvania Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA-ERS, USDA-NRCS and other sources as the department deems appropriate and shall use the income approach for asset valuation.
(c) By June 30, 1999, and by May 1 of each year thereafter and in consultation with the Bureau of Forestry of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the department shall establish and provide to all county assessors county-specific use values for land in forest reserve. ((c) amended July 20, 2016, P.L.811, No.89)
(4.1 added Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1225, No.156)