Section 5-303 - Development of programs; regulations.
§ 5-303. Development of programs; regulations.
(a) Duty of Department to develop Program.- The Department shall develop and implement a Woodland Incentives Program to assist eligible landowners in conducting a program of woodland management.
(b) Adoption of regulations by Secretary.-
(1) The Secretary shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.
(2) Regulations under subsection (a) of this section shall include consideration of:
(i) The establishment of land size limits for which cost-share assistance may be granted;
(ii) A determination of practices that are eligible for cost-sharing assistance;
(iii) Subject to the limitations imposed by this subtitle, the establishment of maximum amounts of assistance that an eligible landowner may receive for implementation of an approved practice;
(iv) The establishment of criteria for prioritizing applications, including size of land, soil productivity, and tree species;
(v) A periodic review of actual costs of woodland development practices;
(vi) The establishment of criteria for Department assistance in implementation of an approved practice;
(vii) The imposition by the Department of reasonable charges for implementation assistance; and
(viii) A system of monitoring the implementation of approved practices.
[1986, ch. 620.]