ATCP 50.40(2)(c) (c) Paragraph (a) does not limit any of the following:

ATCP 50.40(2)(c)1. 1. An emergency or interim response to a pollution discharge, to prevent or mitigate imminent harm to waters of the state.

ATCP 50.40(2)(c)2. 2. County action under s. ATCP 50.16 (6) to suspend a landowner’s eligibility for farmland preservation tax credits, if the landowner fails to comply with conservation standards under s. ATCP 50.16 (1).

ATCP 50.40(2)(c)3. 3. The enforcement of an existing cost-share contract.

ATCP 50.40(2)(d) (d) Paragraph (a) does not apply to requirements imposed on a livestock facility operator in connection with a local approval or permit issued pursuant to s. 93.90, Stats., and ch. ATCP 51.

ATCP 50.40(3) (3) Cost-shared practices.

ATCP 50.40(3)(a) (a) A cost-share grant may fund conservation practices identified under subch. VIII, or other conservation practices that the department approves in writing, regardless of whether those conservation practices are required or voluntary.

ATCP 50.40(3)(b) (b) A cost-share grant may not be used to do any of the following, except as specifically authorized under subch. VIII:

ATCP 50.40(3)(b)1. 1. Pay for the installation of a conservation practice if that installation occurred before the landowner entered into the cost-share contract.

ATCP 50.40(3)(b)2. 2. Correct overtopping of a manure storage facility.

ATCP 50.40(3)(b)3. 3. Move a manure stack.

ATCP 50.40(3)(b)4. 4. Drain wetlands, as defined in s. 23.32, Stats.

ATCP 50.40(3)(b)5. 5. Increase drainage of land.

ATCP 50.40(3)(b)6. 6. Dredge a harbor, lake, river, or drainage ditch.

ATCP 50.40(3)(b)7. 7. Prevent or clean up spills of pesticides, fertilizers, or other agricultural chemicals from commercial bulk storage facilities.

ATCP 50.40(3)(b)8. 8. Grow or harvest trees.

ATCP 50.40(3)(b)9. 9. Install, operate, or repair a septic system.

ATCP 50.40(3)(b)10. 10. Install or modify a flood control structure.

ATCP 50.40(3)(b)11. 11. Destroy significant wildlife habitat, unless the landowner agrees to restore the habitat at the landowner’s expense.

ATCP 50.40(3)(b)12. 12. Pay for the installation of a practice on land owned by the state of Wisconsin.

ATCP 50.40(3)(b)13. 13. Bring a permittee into compliance with standards required under a WPDES permit under chs. 281 and 283, Stats.

ATCP 50.40(3)(b)14. 14. Pay for any state or local administrative permit fees.

ATCP 50.40(4) (4) Eligible costs. A cost-share grant may pay for relevant costs identified in s. ATCP 50.08 (3) and (4), regardless of whether cost-sharing is required under sub. (2) or s. ATCP 50.08. A cost-share grant may pay for the costs incurred by a county or landowner in recording, with the county register of deeds, any cost-share contract, whether or not recording is required under s. ATCP 50.40 (14). A cost-share grant may not pay for ineligible costs identified under sub. (3) (b) or subch. VIII.

ATCP 50.40(5) (5) Cost-effective practices. A county land conservation committee shall consider whether a cost-shared practice will be cost-effective. The committee shall consider all of the following:

ATCP 50.40(5)(a) (a) The predicted conservation benefits of the practice.

ATCP 50.40(5)(b) (b) The minimum practice needed to achieve the conservation objective.

ATCP 50.40(5)(c) (c) The cost of the practice compared to feasible and effective alternatives.

ATCP 50.40(5)(d) (d) The practical effects of the practice on the agricultural operation.

ATCP 50.40(6) (6) Maximum cost-share rates and amounts. Cost-share rates and amounts may not exceed the maximum rates and amounts specified in s. ATCP 50.42.