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)(b)1. 1. $60 per acre per year for single species where termination is required.

ATCP 50.42(2)(b)2. 2. $35 per acre per year for single species where termination is not required.

ATCP 50.42(2)(b)3. 3. $75 per acre per year for multi-species with two or more species.

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.

ATCP 50.42(2)(f) (f) For conservation crop rotation, $10 per acre per year.

ATCP 50.42(2)(g) (g) For harvestable buffers, annual per-acre financial assistance shall not exceed the average soil rental rate for the county set by the United States department of agriculture during the most recent sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program.

ATCP 50.42 Note Note: For current soil rental rates, see USDA-Farm Service Agency Conservation Reserve Program statistics at www.fsa.usda.gov

ATCP 50.42(3) (3) Maximum grant to relocate animal feeding operation. No cost-share grant to relocate an animal feeding operation may exceed 70% of the estimated cost to install a manure management system or related practices needed to resolve or prevent water quality problems at the abandoned site, or 70% of the eligible relocation costs at the new site, whichever site cost is less. Not more than $5,000 of the cost-share grant may be used to transport livestock from the abandoned site to the new site.

ATCP 50.42(4) (4) Economic hardship. A landowner of a farm operation qualifies for economic hardship treatment if all the following apply:

ATCP 50.42(4)(a) (a) A certified public accountant or accredited financial institution certifies all the following to the county land conservation committee, based on a farm financial statement prepared according to generally accepted accounting principles:

ATCP 50.42(4)(a)1. 1. The landowner is unable to make the cost-share contribution normally required of a landowner under sub. (1).

ATCP 50.42(4)(a)2. 2. The landowner will be able to pay the balance of the cost to install the cost-shared practice if the landowner receives cost-sharing at the economic hardship rate.

ATCP 50.42(4)(b) (b) The landowner certifies, in a sworn affidavit to the county land conservation committee, that the landowner has provided to the certified public accountant or accredited financial institution under par. (a) a full and true disclosure of the landowner’s financial condition, including a copy of the landowner’s latest federal tax return. The landowner shall make the affidavit on a form provided by the department.

ATCP 50.42(5) (5) Review of economic hardship determination. The department may review of an economic hardship determination under sub. (4). The landowner and the person certifying the economic hardship shall make available for department inspection or copying, at the department’s request, documents used to support the economic hardship determination. The department may invalidate a determination that fails to comply with standards under sub. (4).

ATCP 50.42 History History: CR 01-090: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 08-075: am. (2) (b) to (d) Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09; CR 13-016: cr. (1) (bm), (dg), (dr), am. (4) (intro.) Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14; CR 16-083: am. (2) (g) Register January 2018 No. 745, eff. 2-1-18; CR 23-024: am. (title), (1) (a), (b), (dg) (intro.), r. and recr. (2) Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24; correction in (1) (title) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 2., Stats., correction in (2) (b) (intro.) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register May 2024 No. 821.

subch. VI of ch. ATCP 50 Subchapter VI — Soil and Water Professionals

ATCP 50.46 ATCP 50.46 Conservation engineering practitioners.

ATCP 50.46(1) (1) General.

ATCP 50.46(1)(a) (a) A conservation engineering practitioner certified under this section, or approved under a parallel federal program identified in par. (b), may implement the agricultural or other conservation engineering practices in ch. 92, Stats., or s. 281.65, Stats., and perform any of the following activities consistent with the person’s level of certification under this section:

ATCP 50.46(1)(a)1. 1. Certify the design specifications for a conservation engineering practice under sub. (2).

ATCP 50.46(1)(a)2. 2. Certify that a conservation engineering practice under sub. (2) has been installed according to an approved design, and according to applicable standards and specifications.

ATCP 50.46(1)(a)3. 3. Engage in planning review and other engineering functions related to the installation of engineered conservation practices under sub. (2).