The Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee meets November 14 to consider bills updating the Conservation District Law and calling for a review of the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program. The bills include:

· Senate Resolution 195 (Brubaker-R-Lancaster) directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to review the Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Program;

· Senate Bill 863 (Waugh-R-York) amending the Agricultural Area Security Law to provide for the Agricultural Land Conservation Assistance Grant Program; and

· Senate Bill 1020 (Wonderling-R-Montgomery) updating the Conservation District Law prompted by the 2005 review by the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee.

Sen. Brubaker (R-Lancaster) serves as chair of the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee and Sen. O’Pake (D-Berks) serves as Democratic chair.

11/9/2007