(a) The following projects may be approved for Private Lands Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation and Improvement Programs
- (1) Aquatic Habitat maintenance, protection, enhancement, or restoration,
- (2) Riparian Habitat maintenance, protection, enhancement, or restoration
- (3) Upland Habitat maintenance, protection, enhancement, or restoration
- (4) Wetland Habitat maintenance, protection, enhancement, or restoration
- (5) Forest Habitat maintenance, protection, enhancement, or restoration,
- (6) Any other project which is deemed appropriate by the Department.
(b) Conservation improvement contract requirements
- (1) Qualifying participant shall be the owner of record or lessee with both authority and operational control over the lands proposed for a conservation improvement contract for the term of the contract.
- (2) Qualifying participant agrees to comply with all provisions of the conservation improvement contract.
- (3) All conservation improvement contracts and financial records shall be retained by the qualifying participants for at least five fiscal years and made available for audit to state and/or federal government personnel upon request.
- (4) The Department shall have the right to amend, modify, terminate, revoke or supplement the conservation improvement contract.
- (5) All conservation improvement contracts shall provide a public purpose.
Added at 12 Ok Reg 1875, eff 6-12-95
Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2224, eff 7-1-03