NR 47.07(2)(a)1. 1. Fines and penalties due to violations of, or failure to comply with, federal, state or local laws or regulations;

NR 47.07(2)(a)2. 2. Ordinary operating expenses of local government applicants, such as salaries and expenses of public officials, that are not directly related to the project;

NR 47.07(2)(a)3. 3. Costs for which payment has been or will be received under another federal or state financial assistance program;

NR 47.07(2)(a)4. 4. Costs incurred in a contract which creates a real or apparent conflict of interest. An apparent conflict of interest arises when an official or employee of a grantee participates in the selection, awarding or administration of a contract supported by this project and:

NR 47.07(2)(a)4.a. a. The official or employee, or his or her spouse or partner, has an ownership interest in the firm selected for the contract; or

NR 47.07(2)(a)4.b. b. A person identified in subd. 4. a. receives a contract, gratuity or favor from the award of the contract.

NR 47.07(2)(b) (b) Program costs incurred before or after the project period for the grant.

NR 47.07 History History: Cr. Register, August, 1992, No. 440, eff. 9-1-92; am. (1) (b) to (d), cr. (1) (e), r. (2) and (3), renum. (4) to be (2), Register, May, 1999, No. 521, eff. 6-1-99.

NR 47.08 NR 47.08 Grant awards; payment.

NR 47.08(1) (1) Grants shall be awarded subject to execution of the project agreement, as specified in s. NR 47.03 (5).

NR 47.08(2) (2) Grant payments may not be paid until a claim supported by evidence of cost has been received by the department, unless otherwise agreed upon by the department, in writing.

NR 47.08(3) (3) Payments may not be paid for project modification unless approved by the department.

NR 47.08 History History: Cr. Register, August, 1992, No. 440, eff. 9-1-92.

subch. III of ch. NR 47 Subchapter III — Stewardship Incentives Program

NR 47.10 NR 47.10 Purpose and scope.

NR 47.10(1) (1) The purpose of this subchapter is to establish procedures and standards for the administration of the stewardship incentive program (SIP) as authorized under the act, for the purpose of encouraging private forest landowners to manage their lands in a manner that benefits all the resources in their forest.

NR 47.10(2) (2) Funding granted under this subchapter is intended to complement rather than replace or duplicate other federal cost-share programs, such as ACP and FIP.

NR 47.10 Note Note: SIP funds are intended to be used in addition to, and not in place of those funds that have been traditionally provided for forestry under ACP, FIP or any other federal cost share programs.

NR 47.10 History History: Cr. Register, August, 1992, No. 440, eff. 9-1-92.

NR 47.11 NR 47.11 Applicability. This subchapter is applicable to landowners applying for or receiving grants under this subchapter.

NR 47.11 History History: Cr. Register, August, 1992, No. 440, eff. 9-1-92.

NR 47.12 NR 47.12 Definitions. In addition to definitions in s. NR 47.002, the following definitions apply to this subchapter:

NR 47.12(1) (1) “ACP” means agricultural conservation program, as referenced in 7 CFR, part 701 and part 1413.

NR 47.12(2) (2) “Afforestation” means establishing a forest on land not previously forested.

NR 47.12(3) (3) “FIP” means forestry incentives program.

NR 47.12(4) (4) “FSA” means the U.S. department of agriculture, farm services agency.

NR 47.12(5) (5) “Landowner forest stewardship plan” means the plan prescribing forest stewardship measures to be used on a particular site to achieve multiple natural resource goals.

NR 47.12(6) (6) “Practice” means a stewardship activity or conservation measure consistent with the landowner forest stewardship plan to accomplish the landowner’s desired management objectives.

NR 47.12(7) (7) “Program” means the stewardship incentive program established by the act.