Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part V-C - Farmland and Forest Land
Chapter 138l - AGRICULTURAL SECURITY AREA PROGRAM
Subchapter C - ADDING LAND TO AN EXISTING ASA
Section 138l.31 - Adding land to an existing ASA

(a) Adding land to an ASA located entirely within the same local government unit as the land proposed for inclusion. If an ASA is entirely contained within a single local government unit, land that is located within that same local government unit may be added to the ASA at any time, using the same process and procedure that is followed for the initial creation of an ASA, as set forth in this chapter.

(b) Adding land to an ASA located within two or more local government units, where the land proposed for inclusion lies entirely within the local government units in which the existing ASA is located. If an ASA is contained within two or more local government units, land that is located entirely within the local government units in which the ASA is located may be added to the ASA at any time, using the same process and procedure that is followed for the initial creation of an ASA, as set forth in this chapter.

(c) Adding land to an ASA where the land proposed for inclusion lies entirely outside the local government units in which the ASA is located. If an ASA is contained within one or more local government units, land that is located in a local government unit outside of a local government unit within which the ASA is located may be added to an ASA at any time, if the following apply:

(d) Minimum acreage requirement is inapplicable. Where land is proposed for inclusion into an existing ASA, it need not meet the minimum 250-acres-of-viable-agricultural-land requirement that is applicable to the initial formation of an ASA.

Example: Three parcels of farmland, totaling 120 acres of viable agricultural land, are proposed for inclusion into an existing ASA. The total acreage of the parcels proposed for inclusion does not have to meet the same 250-acres-of-viable-agricultural-land standard that was applicable to the initial formation of the ASA.

(e) Effect of addition of land to an existing ASA on the required 7-year review of the ASA. If land is added to an existing ASA, the added land shall be reviewed at the same time the original land undergoes its 7-year review as described in § 138l.51 (relating to 7-year review) or an interim review as described in § 138l.52 (relating to interim review).