Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 47.952

Current through October 28, 2024
Section NR 47.952 - Definitions
(1) "Applicant" means a Wisconsin town, village, city, county, tribal government or not-for-profit organization.
(2) "Catastrophic storm event" means snow, ice, hail, wind or tornado of sufficient ferocity to cause damage to urban forests and for which the governor declares a state of emergency under s. 323.10, Stats. Catastrophic storm event does not include forest fires, drought, insect infestations or disease, or water saturation due to flooding.
(3) "Concentrated development" means an area with an aggregate population of at least 100 persons per square mile as calculated by the Wisconsin department of administration.
(4) "Department" means the department of natural resources.
(5) "Grant agreement" means a legal contract between the applicant and the department that sets forth mutual obligations related to a specific urban forestry project.
(6) "Grant period" means the period of time specified in the grant agreement during which all work shall be completed.
(7) "Marshalling yard" means a location in which storm-related tree debris is collected, held or processed for future use.
(8) "Not-for-profit organization" means an organization that is certified by the internal revenue service as meeting the requirements of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code and has registered with the department of financial institutions.
(9) "Urban forest" means trees in cities, villages and other concentrated development.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 47.952

CR 08-062: cr. Register May 2009 No. 641, eff. 6-1-09; correction in (2) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register May 2010 No. 653.