The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

Act—The Agricultural Area Security Law (3 P. S. § § 901—915).

Applicant—An eligible county acting through and with the approval of its agricultural land preservation board.

Costs incurred—Expenses that are permitted under a grant agreement and that have been paid by a grant recipient in expectation of reimbursement under the grant agreement and this chapter.

County program—A county agricultural land preservation program for the purchase of agricultural conservation easements approved by the State Board under the act.

Department—The Department of Agriculture of the Commonwealth.

Eligible county—A county, not of the first class, whose governing body has passed a resolution forming a county agricultural land preservation board under the law and appointed members to the board by the date of application.

Grant Program—The Agricultural Land Conservation Assistance Grant Program.

Secretary—The Secretary of the Department.

State Board—The State Agricultural Land Preservation Board.

Source

The provisions of this § 138h.2 amended October 27, 2000, effective October 28, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 5540. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (222557) to (222558).