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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 3 P.S. Agriculture § 1208. Leasing provisions

Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) The secretary as agent for the Secretary of General Services may enter into leases for the rental of land, equipment and facilities. The lease may not exceed five years in duration. Options may be granted at any time during the term of the lease, but shall not exceed a duration of five years.

(b) The secretary, as agent for the Secretary of General Services, shall give preference to young farm families who wish to begin a career in agriculture in the letting of any lease for land under this act: Provided, That nothing herein shall prohibit the secretary from:

(1) Restricting any such lease to allow the limited use of the land or buildings by educational institutions or by farm youth organizations.

(2) Excluding from any such lease a limited part of the land or a building or buildings in order to allow the excluded property to be used by educational institutions or by farm youth organizations. The secretary shall set standards, criteria and other qualifications for applicants who wish to enter into a lease for land. These standards, criteria and qualifications shall be established by regulation through the Department of Agriculture.

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