Okla. Admin. Code § 35:20-17-7

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 35:20-17-7 - Eligibility for cost-share program

(a) Any private individual, corporation, trust, joint venture, Native American Tribe, association or other legal entity shall be eligible for participation in the program, provided that they meet the program guidelines established and approved by the Department in consultation with the Advisory Committee.

(b) Any federal, state or local government agency or political subdivision, corporations with publicly traded stock, landowners primarily engaged in the manufacture of wood products, public utilities, owners of less than ten (10) contiguous acres, unless a waiver is approved by the Department, and any landowner with joint ownership in an eligible tract of land where all joint owners or duly authorized agents do not sign the application shall not be eligible for participation in the program.

(c) Funding shall be available for practices on a statewide basis, unless restricted to certain counties or geographic areas by the Department in consultation with the Advisory Committee based upon the source of cost-share funding.

(d) The Department in consultation with the Advisory Committee will establish the minimum and maximum size ownerships for landowners to be eligible to participate in the program, and the minimum size tract where practices are to be installed under the program.

(e) The Department in consultation with the Advisory Committee may establish additional restrictions for participation in the program, based upon program funding sources and intent.

Okla. Admin. Code § 35:20-17-7

Added at 20 Ok Reg 785, eff 3-17-03 (emergency); Added at 20 Ok Reg 1533, eff 6-12-03; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 748, eff 4-26-04; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1113, eff 7-1-10