PRINTER'S NO. 789
No. 705 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY GRUCELA, COY, DeWEESE, BELARDI, BARD, BELFANTI, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, COLAFELLA, CORRIGAN, EACHUS, D. EVANS, FREEMAN, GEORGE, GODSHALL, GORDNER, HARHAI, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HORSEY, JOSEPHS, LaGROTTA, LAUGHLIN, LESCOVITZ, LUCYK, MAITLAND, McCALL, McILHINNEY, MUNDY, PETRARCA, PRESTON, READSHAW, ROONEY, SCHRODER, SEMMEL, SHANER, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STRITTMATTER, STURLA, SURRA, TANGRETTI, TIGUE, WANSACZ, WATSON, WILT, YOUNGBLOOD AND KELLER, FEBRUARY 14, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, FEBRUARY 14, 2001
AN ACT 1 Authorizing the incurring of indebtedness, with approval of the 2 electors, of $200,000,000 for the purchase of agricultural 3 conservation easements for the preservation of agricultural 4 land. 5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 6 hereby enacts as follows: 7 Section 1. Question. 8 The question of incurring indebtedness of $200,000,000 for 9 the purchase of agricultural conservation easements for the 10 preservation of agricultural land shall be submitted to the 11 electors at the next primary, municipal or general election 12 following enactment of this act. 13 Section 2. Certification. 14 The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall certify the form of 15 the question under section 3 to the county boards of elections.
1 Section 3. Form of question. 2 The question under section 1 shall be in substantially the 3 following form: 4 Do you favor the incurring of indebtedness by the 5 Commonwealth of $200,000,000 for the purchase of 6 agricultural conservation easements for the preservation 7 of agricultural land subject to implementation through 8 the act of June 30, 1981 (P.L.128, No.43), known as the 9 Agricultural Area Security Law? 10 Section 4. Election. 11 The election shall be conducted in accordance with the act of 12 June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania 13 Election Code, except that the time limits for advertisement of 14 notice of the election may be waived as to the question. 15 Section 5. Proceeds. 16 Proceeds of borrowing shall be used to purchase agricultural 17 conservation easements to promote the planned preservation of 18 agricultural land throughout this Commonwealth pursuant to the 19 act of June 30, 1981 (P.L.128, No.43), known as the Agricultural 20 Area Security Law. 21 Section 6. Effective date. 22 This act shall take effect immediately. B1L03MSP/20010H0705B0789 - 2 -