7 Pa. Code § 138e.69 - Statement of costs
(a) For
purposes of section 14.1(h)(6) of the act (3 P. S. §
914.1(h)(6)), the county
board shall submit, on a form provided by the Department, a statement of costs.
This statement of costs shall include the cost of the agricultural conservation
easement and the costs incident to the purchase of the easement, and shall be
submitted to the State Board along with the application for review described in
§
138e.91 (relating to recommendation
for purchase). The incidental costs may include:
(1) The county appraisal costs.
(2) The necessary legal fees for title
search, preparation of documents and attendance at the closing.
(3) The recording fees.
(4) The survey costs.
(5) The costs of providing adjoining
landowners with required notices and of providing necessary
advertisements.
(6) Reimbursements
to a nonprofit land conservation organization that has acquired an easement at
the request of the county board, for the purpose of transferring the easement
to the county or the Commonwealth, or both. These costs include the easement
purchase price, reasonable costs of financing the purchase, appraisal costs,
necessary legal costs, recording fees and survey costs.
(7) The cost of the title
insurance.
(b) The
statement of costs shall specify the amount of funding requested from the
Commonwealth for the purchase, and the amount of county funds allocated for the
purchase.
(c) After settlement, the
county board shall submit a revised statement of costs if actual costs were
greater or less than the costs estimated in the initial statement of
costs.
(d) If the actual costs are
less than the estimated costs, the county board shall promptly refund the
difference to the Department by check payable to "Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania."
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