R 324.8915 Conservation reserve enhancement program.

Rule 15. (1) The department of environmental quality shall not use more than $5,000,000.00 from the fund to provide state contribution for the establishment and implementation of the conservation reserve enhancement program. (2) Money from the fund can be used for any of the following: (a) Establishment of riparian buffer strips. (b) Filter strips. (c) Field windbreaks. (d) Grassed waterways. (e) Wetland restoration. (f) Wetland creation. (g) Other eligible practices related to water quality improvement specified in the conservation reserve enhancement program. Fund money shall be used for onetime payment for voluntary permanent easements for the eligible practices. The department of environmental quality shall not use funds for rental incentive payments or for easements other than permanent easements. (3) The department of environmental quality may enter into a memorandum of understanding with another state agency to provide the state contribution to the conservation reserve enhancement program. (4) For the practices and activities identified in subrule (2)of this rule, the department of environmental quality and state agencies with whom the department enters into memorandums of understanding may provide direct payments to any of the following: (a) Landowners who enroll in the conservation reserve enhancement program. (b) Holders of the permanent easements. (c) Other third parties responsible for the establishment of the eligible practices or the permanent easements.