§ 1718-J. Department of Agriculture
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal AffairsEffective: July 1, 2019
Effective: July 1, 2019
72 P.S. § 1718-J
§ 1718-J. Department of Agriculture
The following apply to appropriations for the Department of Agriculture:
(3) From money appropriated for agricultural preparedness and response, no less than $1,000,000 shall be used to fund research on chronic wasting disease, including research on diagnostic tests to detect chronic wasting disease in cervids and preventing humans from consuming infected venison, toward developing and testing live-animal tests for the detection of chronic wasting disease and injectable and oral vaccines for chronic wasting disease prevention in cervids. Funding under this paragraph shall be awarded after the issuance of a request for proposals.
(7) In addition to the uses provided in section 7.3 of the act of June 18, 1982 (P.L. 549, No. 159),1 entitled “An act providing for the administration of certain Commonwealth farmland within the Department of Agriculture,” the department may use up to a total of $165,000 in the Agricultural Conservation Easement Purchase Fund under section 7.1 of the act of June 18, 1982 (P.L. 549, No. 159),2 entitled “An act providing for the administration of certain Commonwealth farmland within the Department of Agriculture,” to issue grants not to exceed $5,000 each for succession planning to ensure that agricultural operations continue on land subject to agricultural conservation easements. The department, in consultation with the State Agricultural Land Preservation Board, shall establish eligibility criteria for awarding grants under this paragraph.
(8) The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide to the Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee of the Senate and the Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives a status report on the implementation of the PA Preferred Organic Initiative. The internal report shall include progress on program development, assessment of the organic market opportunities for farmers and consumers in this Commonwealth, outline the process for USDA approval and any recommendations to ensure program success.
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1929, April 9, P.L. 343, No. 176, art. XVII-J, § 1718-J, added 2019, June 28, P.L. 173, No. 20, § 22, effective July 1, 2019.
72 P.S. § 1718-J, PA ST 72 P.S. § 1718-J
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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