Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part V-C - Farmland and Forest Land
Chapter 138e - AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT PURCHASE PROGRAM
ALLOCATION OF FUNDS
Section 138e.103 - Expenditure of matching funds
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(a) State matching funds may be expended in a county only upon the recommendation of the county board.
(b) A county board that recommends the expenditure of State matching funds for the purchase of a specific easement shall state the amount of county matching funds that will be used for the purchase of the easement.
(c) County matching funds shall be expended within the periods specified in § 138e.102(e) (relating to allocation of funds to counties).
(d) An easement purchased using solely county funds will be considered an expenditure of county matching funds under section 14.1(h)(3), (4) and (5)(i) of the act (3 P. S. § 914.1(h)(3), (4) and (5)(i)) if:
(e) An easement purchased using solely county funds shall be considered an expenditure of county matching funds unless the State Board notifies the county board in writing within 60 days of receipt of the documentation required by subsection (d)(2) that the purchase will not be considered an expenditure of county matching funds and the reasons for the determination.
(f) If the State Board notifies the county board that the purchase will not be considered an expenditure of county matching funds, the county board shall have 60 days to resubmit documentation. Upon resubmittal of documentation, the State Board shall determine whether the purchase meets the requirements of subsection (d). The county board shall be notified of the State Board's determination within 60 days of the resubmittal.