May 17, 2009

The Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee has scheduled Senator Gene Yaw’s SB 298 for a vote on June 9th. The bill also addresses concerns about adverse impacts on Pennsylvania Clean & Green and specifies that the owner of land under the Farmland & Forest Assessment Act that is subject to a preferential assessment may split of and lease land without rollback taxes being imposed on the entire tract. To see the co-sponsorship memo click here. To see the legislation click here.