[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR230.4]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
          CHAPTER II--FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 230_STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart A_Stewardship Incentive Program
 
Sec.  230.4  State program administration.

    (a) In each State participating in the Program, the Secretary of 
Agriculture, in consultation with the State Forester, shall establish a 
State Forest Stewardship Coordinating Committee whose composition meets 
the requirements of section 19(b) of the Act. The Committee shall be 
chaired by the State Forester, or the designee thereof.
    (b) In each State participating in the Program, the Committee shall 
recommend to the State Forester for approval:
    (1) Stewardship Incentive Program needs within the State;
    (2) The minimum contiguous acreage of eligible nonindustrial private 
forest land, consistent with Sec.  230.5(c) of this subpart;
    (3) Those nationally approved practices that will be eligible for 
cost-share assistance within the State;
    (4) Those nationally approved technical practices and minimum 
specifications to be used in implementing practices;
    (5) The cost-share levels, by practice, which will encourage tree 
planting, maintenance, and improvement, and other high priority 
practices within the State that will result in multiple resource 
benefits:
    (6) The fixed rate or reimbursement or designated percentage of 
total cost for practice components;
    (7) The distribution mechanism for the allocation of cost-share 
funds within the State;
    (8) The assignment of technical responsibility, by type of Program 
practice, to the appropriate Service Representative;
    (9) Guidelines for establishing annual priorities for the approval 
of landowner applications;
    (10) The mechanisms for ensuring landowner compliance with practice 
specification;

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    (11) The mechanisms to monitor State participation in the Program; 
and
    (12) Any adjustments in Program guideline, administration, or 
funding levels to better achieve Program objectives within the State.
    (c) The State Forester, after giving full consideration to the 
recommendations of the Committee, shall approve Program administration 
procedures as set forth in paragraph (b) of this section. In the event a 
Committee fails to make timely recommendations with regard to any matter 
listed in paragraph (b) of this section, the State Forester is 
authorized to approve administrative procedures for implementing the 
Program without further delay.
    (d) To participate in the Program, the State Forester, in 
consultation with the Committee, shall develop a State plan that shall 
provide baseline data on the forest resources of the State; outline 
threats to the forest resources of the State; describe economic and 
environmental opportunities that are linked with the forest resources of 
the State; address management problems, opportunities, and objectives 
associated with intermingled Federal, State, and private land ownership 
patterns within the State; and make planning recommendations for 
Federal, State, and local implementation of the Act.
    (1) The State Plan shall cover a 5-year period, identify management 
goals for nonindustrial private forest lands and set priorities for 
achieving the goals and objectives identified for the State for each 
year.
    (2) State Foresters may use existing resource inventories, landowner 
surveys, and other relevant planning data to develop the State plan.
    (3) State plans shall become effective upon approval by the Chief.
    (e) The State Forester shall administer the Program within the State 
and monitor the Programs to ensure that it is achieving desired results 
and shall ensure landowner compliance with practice installation 
specifications and maintenance of the practice.
    (f) Not more than 10 percent of a State allocation of funds may be 
used to finance State Program development and administration. The State 
Forester must obtain approval from the Regional Forester of the amount 
of the State's Program allocation to be used for State Program 
development and administration.
    (g) The percent of the State's Program allocation of funds that may 
be used to cost-share the development of Landowner Forest Stewardship 
plans will be determined pursuant to Sec.  230.3(e) of this subpart. The 
State Forester must obtain approval from the Regional Forester of the 
amount of the State's Program allocation to be used for Landowner Forest 
Stewardship Plan development (Sec.  230.7(a)(1) of this subpart).
    (h) The State Forester shall document and make available for public 
inspection all determinations made in consultation with the Committee.