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National Historic Landmarks
Nationally significant historic places
designated by the Secretary of the Interior
because they possess exceptional value or
quality in illustrating or interpreting the
heritage of the United States.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES)
As authorized by the CleanWater Act, the
NPDES permit program controls water
pollution by regulating point sources that
discharge pollutants into waters of the
United States.
National Register of Historic Places
Established in 1966, the nation’s official list
of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and
objects deemed worthy of preservation.A
property listed in the National Register, or
located within a National Register Historic
District, may qualify for tax incentives
derived from the total value of expenses
incurred preserving the property.
Nonfamily
A household comprised of a group of
unrelated people or of one person living
alone.
Nursing Homes
A facility licensed to provide health care
under medical supervision and continuous
nursing care for 24 or more consecutive
hours.
Office
Land occupied by office buildings
and associated parking, research and
development facilities, hotels, and/or
convention centers
PA CareerLink
A state government website which enables
one to search for job openings, create a
résumé, apply for jobs online, research
career information or request vocational
rehabilitation services.
Personal Care Homes
A facility that is licensed to provide room
and board and to assure that assisted living
services are available when needed. Units
typically house no more than two residents
and have a lockable door on the unit
entrance.
Personal Care Subcontractor
Agencies which provide personnel for non-
skilled services to individuals in their homes
or other independent living environments.
These services may include assistance with
self-administered medications; personal
care such as assistance with personal
hygiene, dressing, and feeding; homemaking
such as assistance with household tasks,
housekeeping, shopping, meal planning
and preparation, and transportation;
companionship; and respite care such as
assistance and support provided to the
family.
Pennsylvania Farmland and Forest Land
Assessment Act of 1974
Better known as “Clean and Green” or Act
319, this legislation provides a real estate tax
benefit to owners with land in agricultural
use, agricultural reserve, or forest reserve
and are enrolled in the “Clean and Green
Program,” enabling the land to be assessed
according to use rather than its prevailing
market value.
Pennsylvania Historic District Act of 1961
Authorizes municipalities to create historic
districts within their geographic boundaries
providing for the appointment of Boards of
Historical Architectural Review; empowering
governing bodies of political subdivisions to
protect the distinctive historical character
and to regulate the erection, reconstruction,
alteration, restoration, demolition or razing
of buildings within the historic districts.
