Section 47.19. Grant selection system.

  In selecting practices for grant assistance, the department shall give preference to practices which are directed to accomplish one or more of the following:

(1)  Provide protection of soil and water resources.

(2)  Include additional land under written forest stewardship management plans.

(3)  Provide riparian zone and wetlands protection.

(4)  Provide wildlife or fisheries habitat enhancement, or both.

(5)  Establish, maintain or renovate windbreaks or hedgerows.

(6)  Establish or reestablish forests through various methods of regeneration, including planting, direct seeding or natural regeneration.

(7)  Improve forest stand productivity, stand vigor, forest health, and the value and quality of wood products.

(8)  Provide forest recreation enhancement.

(9)  Provide endangered species habitat enhancement and natural community habitat maintenance and enhancement.

Cr. Register, August, 1992, No. 440 , eff. 9-1-92; cr. (9), Register, May, 1994, No. 461 , eff. 6-1-94.