Agriculture
Pennsylvania
leads the nation in the number of farms and acres permanently preserved for
agricultural production.
PennDOT is required to consider the adverse effects of
transportation projects on agricultural resources and to consider alternatives
actions that minimize impacts.
PennDOT has developed an agricultural resource evaluation
process for conformance with the multiple federal and state laws and policies
which serve to protect agricultural resources from condemnation or conversion
to nonagricultural uses as a result of federal or state-funded programs.
Publications
Agricultural Resources Evaluation Handbook
A Guide to Farmland Preservation
Relevant Forms
Form AD-1066 Farmland Conversion Impact Rating Form
Form NRCS-CPA-106 Conversion Impact Rating for Corridor Type Projects
Related Links
PA Department of Agriculture - Farmland Preservation
FHWA Environmental Toolkit - Agricultural Lands
Regulations
7 U.S.C. §4201, Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) of 1981
PA Act 1979-100, The Administrative Code of 1929