Section 47.55. Eligibility.

 

(1)   Eligible applicants.

(a) Municipal governments, towns, counties and not-for-profit organizations are eligible to apply for a federally funded grant under this subchapter.

(b) Municipal governments are eligible to apply for a state funded grant under this subchapter.

(c) Municipal governments, counties and not-for-profit organizations may apply jointly for assistance under this subchapter.

(d) The department may require county, town and municipal governments to have on file with the department a comprehensive urban forestry management plan, approved by the department, to be eligible for grants for all projects except for the development of an urban forestry management plan.

(e) The department may require not-for-profit organizations to have on file with the department a constitution, bylaws or similar document, approved by the department, detailing the organization's interest and activities in urban and community forestry.

(2)   Eligible projects. Requests for grant assistance shall relate to urban forestry and may include, but are not limited to:

(a) Development of comprehensive urban forestry management plans;

(b) Development of urban forestry ordinances;

(c) Performing inventories of existing trees and tree planting needs;

(d) Development of master tree planting plans;

(e) Development of integrated pest management or other urban forest maintenance plans;

(f) Training programs for community employees or volunteers;

(g) Development and implementation of urban forest management public information or involvement programs;

(h) Demonstration planting or maintenance projects whose primary purpose is to provide education, technology transfer or information exchange in urban and community forestry management.

(i) Urban forestry operations projects such as planting, pruning, removal and other tree maintenance.

(3)   Ineligible projects. The following projects are ineligible for grants under this subchapter:

(a) Stump removal;

(b) Land or boundary surveys or title search; and

(c) Appraisals involving sale or exchange of real property.

Cr. Register, August, 1992, No. 440 , eff. 9-1-92; am. (1) (d), Register, May, 1994, No. 461 , eff. 6-1-94; am. (1) (a), (2) (intro.), (g) and (3) (a), cr. (2) (i), Register, May, 1999, No. 521 , eff. 6-1-99.