Section 290C.07 — Calculation Of Incentive Payment.
290C.07 CALCULATION OF INCENTIVE PAYMENT. (a) An approved claimant under the sustainable forest incentive program is eligible to receive an annual payment for each acre of enrolled land, excluding any acre improved with a paved trail under easement, lease, or terminable license to the state of Minnesota or a political subdivision. The payment shall equal […]
Section 290C.08 — Annual Incentive Payment; Appropriation.
290C.08 ANNUAL INCENTIVE PAYMENT; APPROPRIATION. Subdivision 1. Annual payment. An incentive payment for each acre of enrolled land will be made annually to each claimant in the amount determined under section 290C.07. By September 15 of each year, the commissioner of natural resources must certify to the commissioner the lands eligible for payment. The incentive […]
Section 290C.09 — Removal For Property Tax Delinquency.
290C.09 REMOVAL FOR PROPERTY TAX DELINQUENCY. The commissioner shall immediately remove any land enrolled in the sustainable forest incentive program for which taxes are determined to be delinquent as provided in chapter 279 and shall notify the claimant of such action. Lands terminated from the sustainable forest incentive program under this section are not entitled […]
Section 290C.10 — Withdrawal Procedures.
290C.10 WITHDRAWAL PROCEDURES. (a) The current owner of land enrolled under the sustainable forest incentive program for a minimum of one-half the number of years of the covenant’s minimum duration may notify the commissioner of the intent to terminate enrollment. Within 90 days of receipt of notice to terminate enrollment, the commissioner shall inform the […]
Section 290C.01 — Purpose.
290C.01 PURPOSE. It is the policy of this state to promote sustainable forest resource management on the state’s public and private lands. The state’s private forests comprise approximately one-half of the state forest land resources. These forests play a critical role in protecting water quality and soil resources, and provide extensive wildlife habitat, natural carbon […]