NR 47.75(9)(d) (d) An approved project may not exceed 2 years in length unless written approval is obtained from the department.

NR 47.75(9)(e) (e) Any grant funds not spent on project identified costs or not used by the termination date of the project shall be returned to the department. Failure to return the funds shall render a county ineligible for any future grants under this section.

NR 47.75 History History: CR 01-146: cr. Register May 2002 No. 557, eff. 6-1-02.

subch. VII of ch. NR 47 Subchapter VII — The Private Forest Landowner Grant Program

NR 47.80 NR 47.80 Purpose and scope. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish procedures and standards for the administration of the private forest landowner grant program as authorized under s. 26.38, Stats., and to distribute other available state, federal, and nonprofit organization funds for the purpose of encouraging private forest landowners to manage their lands in a manner that benefits the state’s forest and related resources and the people of the state.

NR 47.80 History History: Cr. Register, March, 1999, No. 519, eff. 4-1-99; CR 02-074: am. Register November 2002 No. 563, eff. 12-1-02; CR 12-029: am. Register June 2013 No. 690, eff. 7-1-13.

NR 47.81 NR 47.81 Applicability. This subchapter is applicable to private, non-industrial forest landowners applying for or receiving grants under this subchapter.

NR 47.81 History History: Cr. Register, March, 1999, No. 519, eff. 4-1-99.

NR 47.82 NR 47.82 Definitions. In addition to definitions in s. NR 47.002, the following definitions apply to this subchapter:

NR 47.82(1) (1) “Afforestation” means establishing a forest on land not previously forested due to past land use, e.g., agricultural use.

NR 47.82(2) (2) “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 47.82(2m) (2m) “Nonprofit organization” means an organization described in section 501(c)(3) to (7) of the internal revenue code and is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(a) of the internal revenue code.

NR 47.82(3) (3) “Person” has the meaning in s. 990.01 (26), Stats.

NR 47.82(3m) (3m) “Practice” means a stewardship activity or conservation measure consistent with the landowner forest stewardship plan to accomplish the landowner’s desired management objectives.

NR 47.82(4) (4) “Program” means the private forest landowner grant program authorized under s. 26.38, Stats.

NR 47.82(5) (5) “Reforestation” means establishing a forest on lands that were previously forested but where cover has been lost due to recent harvesting, land conversions, natural disasters or other destructive agents.

NR 47.82(6) (6) “Riparian area” means the area or zone adjacent to a navigable stream or other body of water.

NR 47.82(7) (7) “Wetlands” means an area where water is at, near or above the land surface long enough to be capable of supporting aquatic or hydrophytic vegetation and which has soils indicative of wet conditions.

NR 47.82 History History: Cr. Register, March, 1999, No. 519, eff. 4-1-99; CR 12-029: cr. (2m), am. (4) Register June 2013 No. 690, eff. 7-1-13.

NR 47.83 NR 47.83 Program administration. The department shall administer the program, within the guidance provided by the authorizing statute. Additional guidance may accompany federal funding, nonprofit organization funding and state funding other than that provided through s. 20.370 (5) (av), Stats.

NR 47.83 History History: Cr. Register, March, 1999, No. 519, eff. 4-1-99; CR 02-074: am. Register November 2002 No. 563, eff. 12-1-02; CR 12-029: am. Register June 2013 No. 690, eff. 7-1-13.

NR 47.84 NR 47.84 Eligibility.

NR 47.84(1) (1) Eligible applicants.

NR 47.84(1)(a) (a) All nonindustrial private forest lands that meet the program requirements as herein stated are eligible for assistance under the program.

NR 47.84(1)(b) (b) The owner of any nonindustrial private forest land which consists of at least 10 contiguous acres and not more than 500 acres of non-industrial private forest land in the state may apply for a grant under this subchapter.

NR 47.84(1)(c) (c) Eligibility for federal funding or nonprofit organization funding may be defined in the grant agreement through which the funding is provided. Further, additional eligibility criteria may accompany state funding other than that provided through s. 20.370 (5) (av), Stats.

NR 47.84(1m) (1m) Ineligible applicants. The following applicants shall be ineligible for a grant awarded under this subchapter:

NR 47.84(1m)(a) (a) An owner who did not receive any payment under s. NR 47.87 for a grant awarded under this subchapter which ended within the 24 months prior to the date the application was submitted, unless the owner ended that grant within 12 months of the award.

NR 47.84(1m)(b) (b) An owner who has violated s. NR 47.89 (1) or (2).