PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE PRINTER'S NO. 4147
No. 2767 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY FAIRCHILD, ALLEN, BARRAR, BELFANTI, BROOKS, BROWNE, BUNT, CAPPELLI, CREIGHTON, FICHTER, FREEMAN, GABIG, GODSHALL, HARPER, HASAY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, McCALL, R. MILLER, S. MILLER, PHILLIPS, PIPPY, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SATHER, SCHRODER, SEMMEL, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STEELMAN, STEIL, STERN, E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR, TIGUE, TURZAI, WALKO, WASHINGTON, YOUNGBLOOD AND YUDICHAK, JUNE 27, 2002
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, JUNE 27, 2002
A JOINT RESOLUTION 1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth 2 of Pennsylvania, providing for special tax provisions 3 relating to land conservation. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby resolves as follows: 6 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 7 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI: 8 That section 2(b) of Article VIII be amended by adding a 9 clause to read: 10 § 2. Exemptions and special provisions. 11 * * * 12 (b) The General Assembly may, by law: 13 * * * 14 (vii) Establish standards and qualifications for State tax 15 credits for the granting of fee simple or other titled interests
1 in forest, agricultural and other open space lands, to 2 governmental or charitable entities for purposes of 3 conservation. 4 * * * 5 Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General 6 Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the 7 Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to 8 comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article 9 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the 10 required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in 11 which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after 12 passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. 13 (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this 14 proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the 15 Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the 16 advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the 17 Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required 18 advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such 19 newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of 20 this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the 21 Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment 22 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first 23 primary, general or municipal election which meets the 24 requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article 25 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least 26 three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is 27 passed by the General Assembly. D12L83RZ/20020H2767B4147 - 2 -