Effective - 28 Aug 2002
254.225. Forest landowner cost-share incentive program authorized, reimbursements provided, when — application, procedure. — 1. The commission may administer a forest landowner cost-share incentive program to promote sustainable forestry on private lands. Such program may provide reimbursement cost share for up to fifty percent of the cost of precommercial forestry activities on eligible lands. Eligible forestry activities shall be carried out in accordance with best management practices and sustainable forestry principles.
2. Any forest landowner may submit a program application to the state forester on forms provided by the commission. Application procedures and acceptance criteria shall be specified by the commission.
3. No application for such program shall be accepted for a tract of land containing less than forty acres. The total amount of incentives provided to any person shall not exceed five thousand dollars in any calendar year.
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(L. 2002 H.B. 1348)
CROSS REFERENCE:
Land designated as forest croplands not eligible for the cost-share incentive program, 254.040
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XVI - Conservation, Resources and Development
Chapter 254 - State Forestry Law
Section 254.010 - Citation of law.
Section 254.020 - Definitions.
Section 254.030 - Forest districts authorized — state forester authorized.
Section 254.050 - Certification of forest croplands, where filed.
Section 254.060 - Transfer of ownership.
Section 254.075 - State-owned lands, exemptions for.
Section 254.080 - Time limit on tax relief for private land — reclassification procedure.
Section 254.085 - State land may retain classification indefinitely.
Section 254.090 - Tax rate on privately owned forest cropland.
Section 254.100 - Private plan of forest management — partial tax relief — revisions.
Section 254.110 - Compensatory payments to counties.
Section 254.120 - Tax relief not to affect valuation of other property.
Section 254.130 - Compliance with forest management rules and regulations required.
Section 254.140 - Firewood and domestic use timber cutting permitted.
Section 254.190 - Separate taxation on certain products.
Section 254.200 - Forest cropland, grounds for declassification — effect of.
Section 254.210 - Owner to reimburse state upon cancellation of classification — penalty.
Section 254.220 - Removal from classification by owner, payments required.
Section 254.230 - State forester and commission employees, duties of.
Section 254.240 - Enforcement powers of state forester and commission employees.
Section 254.250 - Powers of agents of commission.
Section 254.260 - Enforcement of provisions, by whom — duties.