Senate Agriculture Committee Sets Action on Conservation District, Other Bills

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

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