§ 83.32. Definitions.
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Act—The Conservation District Law (3 P. S. § § 849—864).
Agricultral Area Security Law (3 P. S. § § 901—915)—This act creates a State agricultural conservation easement purchase program for the purchase of conservation easements on eligible farms administered by the PDA and local county farmland preservation boards assisted by county conservation districts.
Agricultural Conservation Technical Assistance Program—A cost share program to support the employment and training of agricultural conservation technicians and engineers serving as a resource and technical advisor providing increased levels of direct technical services and assistance to production agriculture cooperators and other landowners. Technical assistance and services may include assessing natural resource problems and developing, updating or implementing conservation plans and other natural resource plans such as nutrient management, integrated pest management and pasture, crop and forest management plans for delegated or other technical assistance activities of a program assumed by the conservation district. Training opportunities include, but are not limited to, the Agricultural Technical Boot Camp Training Program.
Associate director—A person appointed by the conservation district board consistent with section 6(2) of the act (3 P. S. § 854(2)).
Commission—The State Conservation Commission created by the act.
Conservation district manager—A person employed by the district to perform those duties determined by the district, if those duties comply with this subchapter.
Conservation district management staff—A person employed by the district other than the conservation district manager to perform those duties determined by the district as providing overall administration of district programs that comply with this subchapter.
Conservation district technician and engineer—A person employed by the district to perform those technical or educational duties determined by the district or the Commission that are of a specialized nature and require a specific educational background or specialized training.
Cooperating organization—An organization approved by the Commission to assist in carrying out the act.
Department—The Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth.
Directors—The district’s board of directors as defined in the act.
District—A conservation district as defined in the act.
Erosion and Sediment Control Program—A State program to help provide for the conservation of soil, water and related resources and for the control and prevention of soil erosion and preservation of natural resources established under the erosion control rules and regulations in Chapter 102 (relating to erosion and sediment control) adopted under the authority of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. § § 691.1—691.1001).
Fiscal year—The State fiscal year being July 1 through June 30.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permitting Program—A Federal discharge permitting program established under section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1342).
PDA—Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture—The Department of Agriculture of the Commonwealth.
Special project—A specific program or planned undertaking approved by the Commission.
Authority The provisions of this § 83.32 amended under the Conservation District Law (3 P. S. § § 849—864); and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 510-20).
Source The provisions of this § 83.32 adopted February 24, 1984, effective January 6, 1984, 14 Pa.B. 657; amended June 23, 1995, effective June 24, 1995, 25 Pa.B. 2506; amended February 15, 2008, effective February 16, 2008, 38 Pa.B. 889. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (227123).
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