Michigan Laws 324.8203 – Conservation practice verification; conditions; revocation; penalties and repayment
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(1) As part of a conservation program established under this part, the department may provide for conservation practice verification. Conservation practice verification may be granted to a person if all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The person has submitted a conservation plan in compliance with requirements of the department.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.8203
- Conservation plan: means a plan approved by the department for all or a portion of a parcel of land that specifies the conservation practices to be undertaken and includes a schedule for implementation. See Michigan Laws 324.8201
- Conservation practices: means practices, voluntarily implemented by the landowner, that protect and conserve water quality, soil, natural features, wildlife, or other natural resources and that meet 1 or more of the following:
(i) The practices comply with United States natural resource conservation service standards and specifications as approved by the department. See Michigan Laws 324.8201Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Department: means the department of agriculture or its authorized representatives. See Michigan Laws 324.8201 Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 324.301
(b) The person has established and is maintaining all conservation practices provided for in the conservation plan, according to the plan schedule.
(c) The person has agreed to allow the department, after giving prior notice to the landowner, to conduct inspections of the applicable land and facilities.
(d) The department has conducted an on-site inspection of the conservation practices and has determined that the person has established and is maintaining all conservation practices provided for in the conservation plan, according to the plan schedule.
(2) If the department determines at any time that the conservation practices provided in a conservation plan have not been established or are not being maintained, the department may revoke a person’s conservation practice verification.
(3) If a person’s conservation practice verification is revoked, the person may be subject to penalties and repayment of all or a portion of the payments, financial incentives, land rental payments, and reimbursement of costs paid for implementation of the conservation practice according to the terms of the contract.