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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The Department shall develop and implement a Woodland Incentives Program to assist eligible landowners in conducting a program of woodland management.
(b)(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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maryland Code, Natural Resources § 5-303 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/md/natural-resources/md-code-nat-res-sect-5-303/
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