Conservation Tools

Act 109 of 2010 (HB 1394) allows landowners who participate in Pennsylvania's Clean and Green program to use their land for commercial wind production where more than half of the produced energy is sold and used off of the tract of land. The portions of the land used for wind production are subject to rollback taxes.

The Damariscotta, ME, Heart and Soul Visioning Process has a website to serve as an informational depot for all project material and presentations. This can help stakeholders keep track of the process, comment on project material, and disseminate information to others.

The purpose of this handbook is to help communities like yours begin thinking and planning for the future. It is not, however, a cookbook on community visioning. Every community in Pennsylvania is unique, so it must develop its own vision and plan for the future. On the other hand, many of the same principles and activities that are included in the process may be useful to many communities. To help communities find that common ground and allow them the freedom to decide what their plans might include, the Center for Rural Pennsylvania designed this handbook to focus on the process of visioning, not the outcome.

This publication provides comprehensive guidance for municipalities on establishing transportation impact fees per Act 209 of 1990.