3 Pa.C.S. § 10501: Declaration of purpose.

The purpose of this chapter is to enhance, but not replace, the Federal Specialty Crop Block Grant Program by establishing a Commonwealth Specialty Crop Block Grant Program to give priority to specialty crops that are not currently eligible for grant payments under the Federal Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Funding will assist the growth, certification of seed and marketing of high-priority specialty crops, as defined by the secretary under this chapter.