§ 113A-180. Administration of cost sharing. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 113A‑180. Administration of cost sharing.

The Secretary shall have authority to administer the cost sharingprovisions of this Article, including but not limited to the following:

(1)        Prescribe the manner and requirements of making applicationfor cost sharing funds.

(2)        Identify those approved forestry practices as defined inG.S. 113A‑178(2) which shall be approved for cost sharing under theprovisions of this Article.

(3)        Review periodically the cost of forest developmentpractices  and establish allowable ranges for cost sharing purposes for approved practices under varying conditions throughout the State.

(4)        Determine, prior to approving forest development costsharing payments to any landowner, that all proposed practices are appropriateand are comparable in cost to the prevailing cost of those practices in thegeneral area in which the land is located. Should the Secretary determine thatthe submitted cost of any practice is excessive, he shall approve forestdevelopment cost sharing payments based upon an allowable cost establishedunder G.S. 113A‑180(3).

(5)        Determine, prior to approving forest development costsharing payments, that an approved forest management plan as defined in G.S.113A‑178(1) for the eligible land has been filed with the Secretary andthat the landowner has indicated in writing his intent to comply with the termsof such management plan.

(6)        Determine, prior to approving forest development costsharing payments, that the approved practices for which payment is requestedhave been completed in a satisfactory manner, conform to the approved forestmanagement plan submitted under G.S. 113A‑180(5), and otherwise meet therequirements of this Article.

(7)        Disburse from the Forest Development Fund to eligiblelandowners cost sharing payments for satisfactory completion of practicesprovided for by this Article and the Secretary shall, insofar as ispracticable, disburse the funds from the State's appropriation on a matchingbasis with the funds generated by the Primary Forest Product Assessment. (1977, c. 562, s. 5.)