ATCP 50.08(4)(c) (c) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a cost-share offer made after the CREP program expires.

ATCP 50.08(4)(d) (d) Paragraph (a) does not apply to land directly occupied by a facility or structure, such as a manure storage facility, that a landowner installs as part of the conservation practice.

ATCP 50.08(5) (5) Exemptions. The cost-sharing requirement under sub. (1) does not apply to any of the following:

ATCP 50.08(5)(a) (a) A conservation practice that has already been cost-shared for at least 10 years. This exemption does not apply to costs under sub. (3) (d).

ATCP 50.08(5)(b) (b) The following conservation practices if those practices have already been cost-shared for 4 years:

ATCP 50.08(5)(b)1. 1. Cover crops, as defined in s. ATCP 50.68 (1).

ATCP 50.08(5)(b)2. 2. Nutrient management, as defined in s. ATCP 50.78 (1).

ATCP 50.08(5)(b)3. 3. Residue management, as defined in s. ATCP 50.82 (1).

ATCP 50.08(5)(b)4. 4. Conservation crop rotation, as defined in s. ATCP 50.668 (1).

ATCP 50.08(5)(c) (c) Conservation practices or costs for which cost-sharing is prohibited under s. ATCP 50.40 (3) (b) or subch. VIII.

ATCP 50.08(5)(d) (d) Conservation practices or costs to correct a landowner’s criminal or grossly negligent discharge of pollutants to waters of the state.

ATCP 50.08(5)(e) (e) Conservation practices required by a WPDES permit issued under ch. NR 243.

ATCP 50.08(6) (6) Compliance actions not affected. Subsection (1) does not limit any of the following:

ATCP 50.08(6)(a) (a) An emergency or interim response to a pollution discharge, to prevent or mitigate imminent harm to waters of the state.

ATCP 50.08(6)(b) (b) 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 50.08(6)(c) (c) Enforcement of an existing cost-share contract.

ATCP 50.08(7) (7) Cost-share grant sources. A grant from any public or private source, or combination of sources, may be counted as part of a cost-share grant under sub. (1). A loan is not a grant.

ATCP 50.08 History History: CR 01-090: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 08-075: am. (5) (b) 6. Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09; CR 13-016: am. (1) (intro.) Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14; CR 23-024: am. (3) (b), r. (3) (c), r. and recr. (5) (b) Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24; correction in (5) (b) 1. to 4. made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register May 2024 No. 821.

subch. III of ch. ATCP 50 Subchapter III — County Soil and Water Program

ATCP 50.10 ATCP 50.10 County program; general.

ATCP 50.10(1) (1) Program elements. Every county land conservation committee shall establish and maintain a county soil and water conservation program. The program shall include all of the following elements:

ATCP 50.10(1)(a) (a) A county land and water resource management plan under s. ATCP 50.12, and a program to implement that plan.

ATCP 50.10(1)(b) (b) A program to implement soil and water conservation standards.

ATCP 50.10(1)(c) (c) A program to prepare and submit annual reports under s. ATCP 50.18 and annual grant applications under s. ATCP 50.20.

ATCP 50.10(1)(d) (d) A program to receive, distribute, and account for soil and water resource management grants under this chapter.

ATCP 50.10(1)(e) (e) A procedure to ensure that conservation practices funded under this chapter are designed and installed according to this chapter.

ATCP 50.10(1)(f) (f) An accounting and recordkeeping system under s. ATCP 50.22.

ATCP 50.10(1)(g) (g) An information and education program to promote effective soil and water resource management.

ATCP 50.10(1)(h) (h) Other program elements, if any, required under this chapter.