Terms used in this chapter mean:

1. (1) "Commission," the State Conservation Commission;
2. (2) "District," a conservation district organized under SDCL chapter 38-8;
3. (3) "District long-range plan," the plan required under SDCL 38-8-50;
4. (4) "Division," the Division of Resource Conservation and Forestry, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources;
5. (5) "Resource management plan," a component of a district long-range plan, based on physical watershed boundaries, community interests, or other criteria;
6. (6) "Information and education," activities designed to inform specific groups of people of the condition of natural resources and the projects, funding, or personnel needed to protect the resources;
7. (7) "Grant fund," the fund provided by the coordinated soil and water conservation program established by SDCL 38-7-27;
8. (8) "South Dakota coordinated soil and water conservation plan," the long-range plan for soil and water conservation established by the commission;
9. (9) "Technical assistance," service of a technical nature including the personnel and support resources needed to conduct conservation planning and conservation practice survey, layout, design, installation, and certification;
10. (10) "Sponsor" or "sponsoring district," the conservation district which agrees to administer the contract if more than one conservation district agrees to participate in a grant project;
11. (11) "Cost/share docket," the commission approved practice costs and cost/share percentages for uniform application for all grant applicants during the same calendar year.

Source: 19 SDR 52, effective October 15, 1992; 21 SDR 90, effective November 14, 1994; 22 SDR 119, effective March 24, 1996; 33 SDR 113, effective January 2, 2007 ; SL 2021, ch 1, §§ 8, 19, effective April 19, 2021 .

General Authority: SDCL 38-7-8 , 38-7-27.

Law Implemented: SDCL 38-7-27.

Prior versions effective: 2007-01-02.