Section 51.944. General provisions.

 

(1)  A project that is supported by a town, village, city, tribe, or county CORP or comprehensive plan that has been completed and adopted by the governmental unit shall receive higher priority for funding.

(2)  For easements acquired with a grant under this subchapter, the sponsor may not convert or approve conversion of land encumbered by the easement to uses inconsistent with the easement. Residential, industrial or commercial development is prohibited on property encumbered by a grant under this subchapter. Additional restrictions or conditions may be imposed by the easement or grant contract.

(3)  Agriculture and forestry may be permitted on property encumbered by an easement as long as those activities are compatible with the purposes of the stewardship program and the acquisition project.

(4)  Any agriculture within the area encumbered by an easement shall be carried out in accordance with the conditions, standards and specifications of a soil and water conservation plan approved by the natural resources conservation service office located in each county.

(5)  Harvesting of timber within the area encumbered by an easement shall be carried out in accordance with the conditions of a forest management plan approved by the department.

(6)  The sponsor shall establish and maintain vegetative buffers along lakes, ponds, wetlands, marshes, rivers, streams and ditches. Whenever possible, the area of the vegetative buffer shall extend at least 75 feet from each edge of the surface water or wetland. There may be no activity that adversely affects the natural flow of surface or underground waters within the area of the easement.

Emerg. cr. eff. 9-1-00; CR 00-135 : cr. Register July 2001, No. 547 eff. 8-1-01; CR 10-127 : r. and recr. (1), am. (2), (6) Register February 2012 No. 674 , eff. 3-1-12.