1. (1) Eligible acres. An applicant may apply for the rebate under this subchapter for any acres that are covered by a crop insurance policy and are not ineligible under sub. (2). An applicant may receive no more than one rebate per eligible acre in a calendar year.

2. (2) Ineligible acres. The department may not provide a crop insurance premium rebate under this subchapter for the planting of a cover crop on an acre for which funding for planting a cover crop is provided from a federal or state grant or incentive including from any of the following:

   1. (a) The federal environmental quality incentives program, as defined in 16 USC 3839aa to 3839- 8.
   2. (b) The federal conservation stewardship program, as defined in 16 USC 3839aa-21 to 3839aa-25.
   3. (c) A producer-led watershed protection grant, as defined in s. 93.59, Stats.
   4. (d) A basic allocation to counties grant, as defined in s. 92.14 (3), Stats.
   5. (e) A lake management planning grant, as defined in s. 281.68, Stats.
   6. (f) A lake management grant, as defined in s. 281.69, Stats.
   7. (g) A river protection grant, as defined in s. 281.70, Stats.
3. (3) Self-certification. The applicant shall self-certify that acres enrolled in this program are not currently receiving other state or federal cost-share funding or incentives for planting cover crops or are enrolled in any of the programs listed in sub. (2).

History

History: CR 25-057: cr. Register March 2026 No. 843, eff. 4-1-26; correction in (2) (intro.), (3) made under 35.17, Stats., and (3) (title) created under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats.,Register March 2026 No. 843.