North Carolina General Statutes 106-1014. Administration of cost sharing
The Commissioner shall have authority to administer the cost sharing provisions of this Article, including but not limited to the following:
(1) Prescribe the manner and requirements of making application for cost sharing funds.
(2) Identify those approved forestry practices as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-1012(2) which shall be approved for cost sharing under the provisions of this Article.
(3) Review periodically the cost of forest development practices and establish allowable ranges for cost sharing purposes for approved practices under varying conditions throughout the State.
(4) Determine, prior to approving forest development cost sharing payments to any landowner, that all proposed practices are appropriate and are comparable in cost to the prevailing cost of those practices in the general area in which the land is located. Should the Commissioner determine that the submitted cost of any practice is excessive, he shall approve forest development cost sharing payments based upon an allowable cost established under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-1014(3).
(5) Determine, prior to approving forest development cost sharing payments, that an approved forest management plan as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-1012(1) for the eligible land has been filed with the Commissioner and that the landowner has indicated in writing his intent to comply with the terms of such management plan.
(6) Determine, prior to approving forest development cost sharing payments, that the approved practices for which payment is requested have been completed in a satisfactory manner, conform to the approved forest management plan submitted under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-1014(5), and otherwise meet the requirements of this Article.
(7) Disburse from the Forest Development Fund to eligible landowners cost sharing payments for satisfactory completion of practices provided for by this Article and the Commissioner shall, insofar as is practicable, disburse the funds from the State’s appropriation on a matching basis with the funds generated by the Primary Forest Product Assessment. ?(1977, c. 562, s. 5; 2011-145, s. 13.25(gg), (hh).)
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 106-1014
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Approved forest management plan: means the forest management plan submitted by the eligible landowner and approved by the Commissioner. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-1012
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-1012
- Eligible land: means land owned by an eligible landowner. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-1012
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- Forest development fund: means the Forest Development Fund created by N. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-1012
- in writing: may be construed to include printing, engraving, lithographing, and any other mode of representing words and letters: Provided, that in all cases where a written signature is required by law, the same shall be in a proper handwriting, or in a proper mark. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3