ATCP 50.41(4)(f)(f) An agreement that the landowner will repay the full amount of the financial assistance immediately, upon demand by the county land conservation committee, if the landowner fails to meet the terms of the contract.

ATCP 50.41(4)(g)(g) Provisions authorizing the county land conservation committee to withhold financial assistance if the committee finds that the landowner has breached the contract.

ATCP 50.41(5)(5) Payment conditions met. Before a county land conservation committee requests any reimbursement from the department under s. ATCP 50.34, 50.35, or 50.36, the committee shall document the landowner met the terms of the contract.

ATCP 50.41 HistoryHistory: CR 23-024: cr. Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24; correction in (5) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register May 2024 No. 821.

ATCP 50.42(1)(a)(a) Except as provided under pars. (b) to (e), financial assistance under this chapter may not exceed 70% of the total eligible costs allowed under s. ATCP 50.40 (4) to install and maintain the conservation practice for the period specified in the grant contract. This paragraph does not limit the use of financial assistance from other sources, except when financial assistance provided under this chapter is combined with other government funds or from programs authorized by the state of Wisconsin the total funding from all government sources cannot exceed 100% of the project costs.

ATCP 50.42(1)(b)(b) The maximum financial assistance rate under par. (a) is 90% if there is an economic hardship under sub. (4).

ATCP 50.42(1)(bm)(bm) The economic hardship provision under sub. (4) is available to owners and grant recipients who operate farms and is not available to non-farmers.

ATCP 50.42(1)(c)(c) For cropping practices identified in sub. (2), a county land conservation committee may pay up to the amount authorized under this subsection or sub. (2), whichever is higher.

ATCP 50.42(1)(d)(d) For more than ½ acre of riparian land taken out of agricultural production to install a conservation practice, a county land conservation committee may pay a qualified landowner up to the CREP-equivalent amount authorized in s. ATCP 50.08 (4) if that amount exceeds the relevant amount authorized under this subsection.

ATCP 50.42(1)(dg)(dg) The cost-share payments for the following conservation practices may not exceed 50% of the total eligible costs to install and maintain the practice unless the landowner is required to install the practice to achieve compliance with an agricultural performance standard under ss. NR 151.02 to 151.08, in effect as of June 1, 2018:

ATCP 50.42(1)(dr)(dr) The cost-share payments for any conservation practice installed on land owned by a local governmental unit may not exceed 50% of the total eligible costs to install and maintain the practice.

ATCP 50.42(1)(e)(e) A county land conservation committee may provide cost-share funds, at the rate authorized under this subsection, to replace a cost-shared conservation practice that is damaged or destroyed by natural causes beyond the landowner’s control.

ATCP 50.42(2)(2) Cropping practices; maximum amounts. A county land conservation committee may pay up to the following amounts for the installation or maintenance of the following cropping practices:

ATCP 50.42(2)(a)(a) For contour farming, $9 per acre per year.

ATCP 50.42(2)(b)(b) For cover crops:

ATCP 50.42(2)(c)(c) For stripcropping, $13.50 per acre.

ATCP 50.42(2)(d)(d) For residue management systems, no-till or strip till systems, $18.50 per acre per year.

ATCP 50.42(2)(e)(e) For nutrient management, $10 per acre per year for new nutrient management plan development, and $5 per acre for a one-time nutrient management plan update prior to April 1, 2027 in areas impacted by the Silurian bedrock performance standards outlined in s. NR 151.075.