Kan. Admin. Regs. § 11-7-7

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 45, November 7, 2024

Section 11-7-7 - Conservation district program

Each participating conservation district board of supervisors shall develop and submit to the commission for approval, using commission-prescribed forms, the district's fiscal year financial assistance program under the following provisions:

(a) The district may develop the program after receiving the state program forms from the commission.

(b) The district shall select the non-point source pollution control practices from those identified in the project work plans that will best address pollution prevention and improvement.

(c) The district shall implement its adopted program policies upon approval by the commis-sion.

(d) The financial assistance applicant shall follow the minimum standards of design, construction, operation, and maintenance as outlined in K.A.R. 11-7-12, 11-7-13, and 11-7-14.

(e) Financial assistance levels set by the conservation district shall not exceed 70% for private ownership and 50% for public entities and shall not change during the fiscal year unless a specific allowance is granted by the commission.

(f) The maximum amount of financial assistance allowed for each practice shall not exceed $10,000. However, the maximum amount of financial assistance allowed shall be $1,000 for abandoned water well plugging and $20,000 for livestock waste systems. The amounts specified in this subsection shall apply, unless exempted for reasons prescribed by the commission.

(g) Each district shall develop financial assistance prioritization criteria following commission guidelines and requirements in the funding of financial assistance contracts.

(h) Amendments to the district program shall be submitted, in writing, by the district to the commission and may be approved following commission-prescribed guidelines.

(i) Approval shall be obtained from the state historical preservation office before any expenditure of state funds on practices that impact national or state historic sites or other cultural resource areas.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 11-7-7

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2-1904, 2-1915 and 82a-951; effective May 21, 1990; amended Dec. 27, 1999; amended Aug. 23, 2002.