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Act 85 of 2012 (PA tax code amendment)
Organization: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Year: 2012
Pennsylvania Act 85 of 2012, signed by Governor Corbett on 7/2/2012, amends the Tax Reform Code of 1971. Among its many provisions is an expansion of inheritance tax exemptions associated with farming and agricultural preservation. Can be found as House Bill 761 (session of 2011) in the records of the PA General Assembly. 139 pp.
Grassland Reserve Program
Organization: National Resources Conservation Services (USDA)
Inheritance and Estate Tax Act (PA)
Organization: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Daniel B. Evans describes the recent history of the Pennsylvania Inheritance and Estate Tax Act as "rather confusing". The text of the act and his notes can be found at the evans-legal.com website.
Landowner's Guide to Conservation Buffer Incentive Programs in PA
Organization: American Farmland Trust, NRCS, PACD, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, PSCC
This guide is a compilation of the major federal, state and private voluntary conservation programs that provide financial incentives to private landowners for the installation of conservation buffers in Pennsylvania.
Natural Lands Trust’s Center for Conservation Landowners
Has a downloadable publication: Stewardship Handbook for Natural Lands in Southeastern Pennsylvania and case studies and resources as well as a description of planning and stewardship services offered by the Center.
Reconsidering Preferential Assessment of Rural Land
Organization: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Year: 2012
Preferential assessment of rural land has modestly slowed the rate of rural land development. It also imposes social costs. Reform of preferential assessment programs could both improve their efficacy and reduce negative impacts.
Reducing Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax: A Guide
Organization: Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Year: 2012
print version of guide: In Pennsylvania, death triggers a state inheritance tax on the distribution of the deceased person’s assets (called the “estate”) to the beneficiaries of the estate. Conservation restrictions on land included in the estate can reduce the inheritance tax owed. 4 pages
The Federal Estate and Gift Tax -- 2011, 2012 and Beyond
Year: 2012
Acquaints the reader with the basics of the federal estate tax and, to a lesser extent, the gift tax. 33 pages.
TreeVitalize: A Partnership to restore tree cover in Pennsylvania
Organization: PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Year: 2009
This presentation focuses on DCNR's TreeVitalize program and specifically how tree planting in urban areas impact water quality
Weed Control Methods Handbook: Tools and Techniques for Use in Natural Areas
Organization: The Nature Conservancy
Year: 2001
This handbook provides you with detailed information about the tools and techniques available for controlling invasive plants, or weeds, in natural areas. Whenever possible, language familiar to natural area managers is used, and unfamiliar terms and jargon borrowed from other fields are defined.
