(a) The General Assembly declares that it is in the general public interest of the State to foster and encourage the development, management, and protection of the nonindustrial private woodlands of the State as these lands provide: (1) Significant environmental, aesthetic, and wildlife benefits; and (2) For the production of timber and forest resources essential to commerce and […]
(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 […]
(a) An applicant for cost–share assistance shall: (1) Submit a woodland management plan to the Department; (2) File an application with the Department stating: (i) The practice to be implemented; (ii) The approximate cost of the practice to be implemented; and (iii) A description of the land or lands upon which the practice is to be implemented; (3) File a statement of […]
An approved applicant may receive cost–share assistance in the amount determined and approved by the Department, provided: (1) No assistance may exceed 75 percent of the actual cost incurred by the applicant in implementing the approved practice on a particular tract of land; (2) An eligible landowner may not receive more than $5,000 in a calendar year […]
An eligible landowner who receives cost-share assistance under this subtitle to implement an approved practice shall execute a written agreement with the Department, that specifies: (1) The practice to be implemented; (2) A description of the land on which the practice is to be implemented; (3) The landowner’s commitment to use the cost-share assistance to implement the practice; […]
(a) In this section, “Fund” means the Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund. (b) There is a Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund in the Department. (c) The purpose of the Fund is to finance: (1) The Woodland Incentives Program and the cost–share assistance established under this subtitle; and (2) The Mel Noland Fellowship Program established under this […]
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Fellow” means an individual selected to participate in the Fellowship Program. (3) “Fellowship Program” means the Mel Noland Fellowship Program. (4) “Managing organization” means an organization selected by the Department to coordinate the administration of the Fellowship Program with the Department. (b) There is a Mel Noland Fellowship […]
