Md. Code Regs. 15.20.05.08

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 22, November 1, 2024

Section 15.20.05.08 - Fast Track Process

A. Application to Transport Manure. To receive cost-share funds for transporting manure under the Fast Track Process, the applicant, whether a broker or an eligible receiving operation, shall submit a signed, complete, accurate, and legible Departmental application directly to the Department that includes:

(1) The applicant's name, address, telephone number, and email address;

(2) The eligible receiving operation's name and address (if different than the applicant's name and address);

(3) For poultry manure:

(a) The name and address of the eligible sending operation; and

(b) The name of the commercial poultry producer that contracts with the eligible sending operation to grow poultry;

(4) For livestock manure, the name and address of the eligible sending operation;

(5) The date of the eligible receiving operation's most recent nutrient management plan;

(6) The name and certification number of the consultant who prepared the plan for the eligible receiving operation;

(7) A signed statement by the applicant to comply with the applicable Fast Track Process rules;

(8) A signed statement by the eligible receiving operation, if different than the applicant, to comply with the applicable Fast Track Process rules;

(9) Information pertaining to the fields on which the manure will be applied, including the field's property account identification number, its acreage, the crop to be raised, and the soil phosphorus data from the operation's most recent nutrient management plan; and

(10) Copies of soil tests and field maps.

B. Prior Approval of Application Not Required. A person may transport manure under the Fast Track Process before the person's application has been approved by the Department. The Department, however, may deny the person's claim for payment if the requirements of this chapter are not met.

C. Eligible Soils. A person may transport manure under the Fast Track Process only to an eligible receiving operation with fields that test less than 101 for phosphorus on the fertility index value (or an equivalent value).

D. Eligible Crops and Manure Application Rates. The operator of the eligible receiving operation may apply manure transported under the Fast Track Process only to specified crops and at rates as determined by the Department after consultation with the University of Maryland Extension.

E. Determining Eligible Costs. The applicant shall submit transport records to the Department, as specified in the claim for payment forms, for the Department to determine eligible costs.

Md. Code Regs. 15.20.05.08

Regulations .08 recodified from .07 effective 43:3 Md. R. 273, eff.2/15/2016; amended effective 47:22 Md. R. 936, eff. 11/2/2020