• Optically clear and strength restored ( «lr, ) • Fraction of the cost \ of replacement Jr Call your NOVUS METHODman™ 215-376-9772 location SHAPPELL/NOVUS Div of Shappell, Inc 1141 Penn Ave (Rear) Wyomissmg, PA 19610 Boon Insulation Company Residential • Agricultural • Commercial • industrial SPRAY ON - BLOWN IN - FOAMED IN PLACE 1167 Snapper Dam Road Landtsville, PA 17538 LEGISLATIVE SCORECARD ©Lancaster Farming Newspaper Week Ending March 19,1980 The process by which bills are drafted, considered and enacted into laws is complex, lengthy and confusing even to the most attentive observer Each week on these pages we attempt to provide a roundup of legislative highlights, but in the process, we cannot call attention to the many other bills languishing or boiling in various stages of the legislative process This scorecard, which we plan to update every week the' legislature is in session, is an attempt to provide as complete a rundown of farm legislation as we can HOUSE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE: Bills under consideration by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Agriculture Committee, not yet placed on the calendar for consideration by the full House “THERMAL INSULATION SPECIALIST” cS 717-898-2760 Prime sponsor/ Party/District Goebel/R/Allegheny George/D/Bucks H 892 H 8228 Thomas/R/ Snyder-Union H 8317 Cessar/R/Allegheny HB 541 Thomas/R/ Snyder-Umon HB 724 Noye/R/Cumberland- Perry-Jumata HB 738 Stuban/D/Columbia- Montour HB 758 HB 759 Stu ba n/D/Col u mbia Montour Tbomas/R/ Snyder-Umon HBBIB Sirianm/R/Sullivan- Susquehanna-Wyommg HBB2B Yahner/D/Cambna H 8847 Burns/ R/Bucks Stuban/D/Columbia- Montour Noye/R/Cumberland Perry-Juniata HB 995 HB 1042 H 81092 J Wnght/R/Bucks H 81368 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 29,1980—03 Brief Description A bill to abolish the milk marketing board Amends clean and green legislation to spell out duties of county assessor, and to define forms and land split-offs < Would amend food law to set nutritional requirements for imitation foods Would abolish the Milk Marketing Board Increases salaries of chairman and members of the Milk Marketing Board Would amend clean streams law to prohibit any agency from requiring fences to keep livestock out of streams Would give Pa Dept of Agriculture power to certify marketing and bargaining associations for certain commodities, arid to regulate the marketing and bargaining process Would authorize the creation of agricultural districts Would amend clean and green law to provide for recording of preferential assessment agreements and to continue preferential assessment on original tract in case of split-offs Would set procedures for the termination of milk handling contracts, and would provide enforcement, penalties and remedies Amends clean and green to more clearly define "roll-back tax" and “split-off” Dog law amendment Restricts farmland ownership by certain corporations Would require certain state institutions to make lands available for public agricultural programs Amends clean and green to allow for continuation of preferential use assessment when a transfer, separation or split-off results in an estate subdivision (Turn to Page D 4) Date Referred to Committee 2-6-79 2-12-79 2-14-79 3-6-79 3-19-79 3-19-79 3-20-79 3-20-79 11 13-79 3-26-79 11-13-79 4-23-79 4-24-79 4-23 79 5-23 79
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