PRINTER'S NO. 714
No. 656 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY BASTIAN, BENNINGHOFF, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CLYMER, COX, CREIGHTON, DALLY, DeLUCA, DENLINGER, DePASQUALE, DeWEESE, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GERGELY, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GRUCELA, HALUSKA, HARHAI, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, M. KELLER, KILLION, KOTIK, MAHONEY, McILHATTAN, MILLARD, R. MILLER, MOYER, MUSTIO, MYERS, D. O'BRIEN, PAYNE, PETRARCA, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STAIRS, STERN, R. STEVENSON, STURLA, SURRA, THOMAS, WALKO, WATSON, YOUNGBLOOD AND YUDICHAK, MARCH 6, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, MARCH 6, 2007
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of December 19, 1974 (P.L.973, No.319), 2 entitled "An act prescribing the procedure under which an 3 owner may have land devoted to agricultural use, agricultural 4 reserve use, or forest reserve use, valued for tax purposes 5 at the value it has for such uses, and providing for 6 reassessment and certain interest payments when such land is 7 applied to other uses and making editorial changes," further 8 providing for split-off, separation or transfer. 9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 10 hereby enacts as follows: 11 Section 1. Section 6 of the act of December 19, 1974 12 (P.L.973, No.319), known as the Pennsylvania Farmland and Forest 13 Land Assessment Act of 1974, is amended by adding subsections to 14 read: 15 Section 6. Split-off, Separation or Transfer.--* * *
1 (b.4) The owner of property subject to preferential 2 assessment may lease land covered by the preferential assessment 3 to be used for a wind power generation system when the following 4 conditions are satisfied: 5 (1) The tract of land so leased is accessible. 6 (2) The tract of land is not sold or subdivided. A lease of 7 land shall not be considered a subdivision under this paragraph. 8 (b.5) Roll-back taxes shall be imposed upon the tract of 9 land leased by the landowner for wind power generation system 10 purposes, and the fair market value of that tract of land shall 11 be adjusted accordingly. The lease of a tract of land shall not 12 invalidate the preferential assessment of the land which is not 13 leased, and the land shall continue to be eligible for 14 preferential assessment if it continues to meet the requirements 15 of section 3. 16 (b.6) The wind power generation system provider shall be 17 solely responsible for obtaining required permits in connection 18 with any construction on a tract of land which it leases under 19 this section for wind power generation purposes. No permit 20 requested pursuant to this section shall be denied by a 21 municipality for any reason other than failure to strictly 22 comply with permit application procedures. 23 * * * 24 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. B2L53SFL/20070H0656B0714 - 2 -