BEAVER COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE PLANNING ON USING ACT 13 MONEY IN ORDER TO HELP A TERMINALLY ILL FARMER PRESERVE HIS FARM. THIS LAND PRESERVATION PROGRAM WILL ALLOW QUALIFIED LANDOWNERS TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO PROTECT THEIR LAND FROM LATER DEVELOPMENT. THIS FARMER HAS BEEN ON THE WAITING LIST FOR 16 YEARS, AND AFTER HEARING ABOUT HIS ILLNESS, COUNTY OFFICIALS DECIDED TO AWARD HIM THE LAND PROTECTION.