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Amends the Property Tax Code. Makes changes concerning certifications by the Department of Revenue for the purpose of establishing guidelines and valuations for farmland. Provides that cropland, permanent pasture, and other farmland shall be defined according to guidelines issued by the Department of Revenue (currently, U.S. Census Bureau definitions). Makes changes concerning equalization factors applied to farmland property. In provisions concerning property under a forestry management plan, provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall inform the Department of Revenue of each parcel of land covered by an approved forestry management plan, and the Department of Revenue shall notify each chief county assessment officer of each parcel of land covered by an approved forestry management plan (currently, the Department Natural Resources notifies the Department of Revenue and each chief county assessment officer). Effective immediately.