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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1523 - PARTNERS FOR CONSERVATION - ECOSYSTEMS PROGRAM › Section 1523.140 - Ecosystem Vision Plan, Project, and Support Grant Execution and Reimbursement

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Payment of grant funds will be on a reimbursement basis.
				However, upon a determination the applicant is prepared to carry out the
				conditions of the grant, the Department may approve the advancement of grant
				dollars. No work is to begin until a grant agreement has been fully executed
				between the applicant and the Department, or written authority to proceed is
				given by the Department. Work begun before the date of execution of the grant
				agreement is not reimbursable.
a) With
			 the Department's written approval, expenditures made by the applicant in
			 support of an awarded project and made after the date of the press release
			 announcing the award, but before the execution of a grant agreement, may be
			 counted toward the required match. Should the applicant fail to expend the
			 identified match dollars, the Department may prorate reimbursement of grant
			 funds. To initiate a payment under the grant agreement, whether it be an
			 advance payment, interim payment, or final payment, it must be requested
			 through the Ecosystem Administrator appointed to each Ecosystem
			 Partnership.
b) For approval of an
			 advance payment the applicant must provide evidence of its capacity to begin
			 implementation of a project. For reimbursement payments for completed work,
			 beyond any advance payment and up to and including final payment, evidence of
			 progress toward project completion as outlined in the grant agreement,
			 documentation of the expenditure of the match share, and documentation of
			 actual project expenditures must accompany all requests for reimbursement.
			 Reimbursements for travel, lodging, and/or per diem shall not be above
			 prevailing State rates set by the Governor's Travel Control Board. Upon
			 signature of the reimbursement request by the Ecosystem Administrator, the
			 reimbursement request and all supporting documentation must be forwarded to the
			 Ecosystems Division at the contact address provided in Section
			 1523.170.
			 If the supporting documentation is in order, the Department will process the
			 required instrument to initiate payment. For final payment on a completed
			 project, a final report must be received and approved by the Ecosystem
			 Administrator and Conservation 2000 Administrator. The final report shall
			 contain details of the methods used to fulfill the grant agreement and
			 documentation of completion of the project in accordance with the terms and
			 conditions of the grant agreement.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1523 - PARTNERS FOR CONSERVATION - ECOSYSTEMS PROGRAM › Section 1523.170 - Program Information/Contact

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Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Office of Realty and Environmental Planning
Conservation 2000, Ecosystems Division
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield IL 62702-1271
Telephone: 217-782-7940
Website Address:
http://dnr.state.il.us/orep/c2000/manage/partner
Email Address: ecoprg@dnrmail.state.il.us
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1530 - THE FOREST PRODUCTS TRANSPORTATION ACT › Section 1530.10 - Definitions

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The following terms are defined as is set forth in Sections 2
				through 2.07 inclusive of the Forest Products Transportation Act (the Act), as
				amended [225 ILCS 740/2-2.07 ]:
a)
			 Department means theDepartment of Natural Resources.
b) "Tree" or "trees" means any tree, standing
			 or felled, living or dead, and includes both those trees included within the
			 definition of "timber" in Section 2 of theTimber Buyers Licensing Act [225 ILCS
			 735 ] and Christmas trees. The term does not apply to trees or parts of trees
			 that have been cut into firewood.
c) "Forest product" means logs which can be
			 used for sawing or processing into lumber for building or structural purposes,
			 for the manufacture of furniture or for the manufacture of any
			 article.
d) "Person" means any
			 person, partnership, firm, association, business trust or
			 corporation.
e) "Timber grower "
			 means the owner, tenant or operator of land in this State who has an interest
			 in, or is entitled to receive any part of the proceeds from, the sale of timber
			 grown in this State and includes persons exercising authority to sell
			 timber.
f) "Proof of ownership"
			 means a printed document provided by the Department that serves as a written
			 bill of lading. The information required in this document is established by
			 Section
			 1530.60.
g) "Owner", when referring to trees or forest
			 products grown or growing on public lands under the jurisdiction of the federal
			 government, the State or any unit of local government or school district within
			 the State, means the person empowered by law, or by action of the corporate
			 authorities of the governmental entity pursuant to law, to sell or dispose of
			 trees and forest products from the governmental lands.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1530 - THE FOREST PRODUCTS TRANSPORTATION ACT › Section 1530.20 - Intent of Forest Products Transportation Act

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Nothing in this Act affects the rights of the owners of trees
				or forest products nor imposes any duties or liabilities on them not otherwise
				imposed by law. This Act is, rather, intended to protect the rights of the
				owners of trees and forest products as well as the interests of the public in
				trees and forest products on public lands.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1530 - THE FOREST PRODUCTS TRANSPORTATION ACT › Section 1530.30 - Correspondence and Inquiries Regarding this Act

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All correspondence and/or inquiries regarding this Act shall be
				directed to:
Department of Natural Resources
Office of Law Enforcement
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield IL 62702-1271
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1530 - THE FOREST PRODUCTS TRANSPORTATION ACT › Section 1530.40 - Enforcement of Act

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Any law enforcement officer employed and authorized by the
				State of Illinois, Department of Natural Resources, county or local
				municipality of and within the State of Illinois has the authority to apprehend
				persons violating any provision of the Forest Products Transportation Act and
				these Rules and Regulations and to cooperate with the Department in the
				enforcement of same.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1530 - THE FOREST PRODUCTS TRANSPORTATION ACT › Section 1530.50 - Proof of Ownership

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a) Any
			 person hauling, conveying or transporting 2 or more "trees" or "forest
			 products" or either of them (as defined herein), on any road or highway in this
			 State shall be required to show proof of ownership or that such hauling,
			 conveying or transporting is with the consent of the owner or duly authorized
			 agent of the owner with respect to such "trees" or "forest products".
b) Complete "proof of ownership" shall be
			 available for inspection at all times and shall be kept with the vehicle or
			 other conveyance load.
c) A timber
			 grower registration may be used in lieu of "proof of ownership" by timber
			 growers transporting their own products.
d) Interstate haulers conveying forest
			 products or trees whose origin was a state other than Illinois may show
			 documents required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as "proof
			 of ownership".
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1530 - THE FOREST PRODUCTS TRANSPORTATION ACT › Section 1530.60 - Requirements and Format for "Proof of Ownership"

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The "proof of ownership" required under the Act and as set
				forth in this Part shall be completed on forms provided by the Department and
				contain the following minimum information:
a) Point of origin. Shall be a legal
			 description of the location of the timber, woodland, log yard, etc., and shall
			 include the county, township, range and section of origin, when located outside
			 corporate limits. Within corporate limits a street address or other usable
			 location should be given.
b) Point
			 of destination.
c) Seller's name,
			 address, phone number and signature. "Seller's name" shall be the name of the
			 timber grower, timber buyer or sawmill from which the timber was purchased.
			 When timber is removed from a sawmill or concentration yard and transported to
			 another location, the businesses/areas shall be identified as the
			 "seller".
d) Transporter's name,
			 address and phone number if different from buyers.
e) Buyer's (that person who now owns the
			 transported forest products, tree or trees, as defined in the Act) name,
			 address, timber buyer's license number (when applicable), phone number and
			 signature.
f) Date over-the-road
			 hauling will occur. This date may be a period of time that is inclusive of the
			 timber purchase contract dates.
g)
			 Statement that the "forest products, tree or trees" have been purchased from
			 the designated seller or are being transported with knowledge and consent of
			 the buyer or that the person in possession is an agent or employee of the
			 buyer.
h) Date of purchase. For all
			 purposes except the payment of harvest fees, the date of purchase shall be the
			 date the purchase agreement was made. Harvest fees shall be due within one
			 month after the quarter in which payments are made.
i) Daily hauling log. For each load of
			 "forest products or trees" hauled, the transporter shall record the date the
			 load was hauled, the number of logs, and the destination. Each record entry
			 shall be signed by the driver of the conveyance hauling the "forest products or
			 trees".
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1530 - THE FOREST PRODUCTS TRANSPORTATION ACT › Exhibit B - Daily Hauling Log

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1535 - TIMBER BUYER LICENSING AND HARVEST FEES › Section 1535.3 - Timber Buyer Application and Department Verification

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a) All timber buyers shall obtain a license
			 from the Department before engaging in the business of timber buying.
			 Application for such license shall be filed on forms provided by the Department
			 and shall contain the following minimum information:
1) Name, date of birth and address of the
			 applicant;
2) Business name, if
			 any, including if the business is a corporation, partnership or limited
			 liability company;
3) Principal
			 officers if applicant is a corporation or the partners if applicant is a
			 partnership;
4) Location of the
			 principal office or place of business of the applicant;
5) The counties in the State of Illinois
			 which the applicant proposes to engage in the business of timber
			 buyer;
6) Name, date of birth, and
			 address of all agents of the applicant;
7) A certificate of liability insurance
			 issued by an insurance company or surety company that is authorized to do
			 business in the State of Illinois in the principal amount of not less than
			 $500,000 and shall include the expiration date of the policy; and
8) Any other information as required by the
			 Department in the application.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1535 - TIMBER BUYER LICENSING AND HARVEST FEES › Section 1535.4 - License and Timber Buyer Identification Cards

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a) License. If a timber buyer's application
			 is approved by the Department, then a license shall be issued by the Department
			 and shall contain the following information:
1) name of the licensee and license
			 number;
2) business name of the
			 licensee, if any;
3) address of the
			 licensee;
4) names of all agents
			 listed in the licensee's application that are in good standing with the
			 Department; and
5) expiration date
			 of the timber buyer license.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1535 - TIMBER BUYER LICENSING AND HARVEST FEES › Section 1535.5 - Records and Reporting

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a) Records
			 of the Timber Buyer.
A timber buyer shall retain the books, accounts,
				records, proof of ownership, or other documentation required under this Act or
				administrative rule used in the conduct of the buyer's business for a period of
				3 years after any purchase, cutting, or transportation of timber made by the
				timber buyer or buyer's employee.
[225 ILCS
				735/9 ]
b) Harvest Fee - Reporting.
1)
When a timber buyer buys timber in
			 this State, the timber buyer shall file a report to the Department on a report
			 form provided by the Department
. [225 ILCS
			 735/9a(b) ] Each timber purchase
			 shall be fully reported by the timber buyer no later than 30 days from the end
			 of each yearly quarter that the timber purchase occurred. Such report shall be
			 on the Department provided reporting form and shall include the following
			 information:
A) date of purchase. For all
			 purposes, except the payment of harvest fees, the date of purchase shall be the
			 date the purchase agreement was made;
B) date of payments;
C) amount of payments;
D) amount of harvest fee;
E) date harvest fee sent to Illinois
			 Department of Natural Resources;
F)
			 name, address and telephone number of timber grower;
G) quantity of board feet and species of high
			 value timber that is being reported;
H) estimated quantity of board feet and
			 species of low value timber that is being reported, and
I) any other information as required by the
			 Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1535 - TIMBER BUYER LICENSING AND HARVEST FEES › Section 1535.10 - Payment of 4% Fee to Department

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a)
			 All 4% harvest fees required to be paid to the Department by timber buyers
			 pursuant to Section 9a(a) of the Act and timber growers pursuant to Section
			 9a(c) of the Act shall be sent to the Department, along with the Department
			 provided fee reporting form, no later than 30 days from the end of each yearly
			 quarter.
b) Any timber buyer
			 purchasing timber from the federal government shall not be required to deduct
			 the 4% harvest fee from the purchase price, report such purchases or make
			 payment to the Department of an amount that equals 4% of the purchase
			 price.
c) Payments are to be made
			 payable to the Department of Natural Resources and must be in the exact amount
			 shown due on the Department provided fee reporting form. When any payment is
			 returned to the Department by the Office of the State Treasurer as
			 non-negotiable, the person issuing the check or order will be given written
			 demand delivered by certified mail for payment equal to the original amount by
			 certified instrument, such as a cashier's check or money order, to the person's
			 last known address.
d) Payments to
			 the Department may be made on an individual sales or quarterly basis.
e) All timber transactions for which monies
			 are due to the Department shall be submitted no later than 30 days from the end
			 of the quarter in which the timber transaction occurred.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1535 - TIMBER BUYER LICENSING AND HARVEST FEES › Section 1535.25 - Aggregate Value Determinations of Timber

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a) Primary determination of the aggregate
			 value of timber shall be the total dollar value paid at the first point of sale
			 or change of ownership.
b)
			 Secondary determination of the aggregate value of timber shall be calculated
			 using the Doyle Log Rule, as published in the Forestry Handbook Second Edition
			 (1984) edited for the Society of American Foresters by Karl F. Wenger and
			 published by John Wiley and Sons, to determine volume. The average dollar
			 amount of the commercial timber for tree species had it been offered for sale
			 on the open market will be used for the price. The Illinois Timber Prices
			 Survey for the time frame of the timber harvest, shall be used to determine the
			 commercial timber value.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1535 - TIMBER BUYER LICENSING AND HARVEST FEES › Section 1535.30 - Volume Estimates

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a) When
			 volume estimates are used in the determination of value, the following scales
			 and measurements will be used:
1) Lumber,
			 cooperage, & veneer - Board feet taken from the Doyle Log Rule as published
			 in the Forestry Handbook Second Edition (1984) edited for the Society of
			 American Foresters by Karl F. Wenger and published by John Wiley and
			 Sons.
2) Pulpwood, ton or cord - As
			 established by local market specifications in use at the time of cutting or
			 delivery to the pulpwood mill.
3)
			 Piling - Linear feet by grade within established specifications and dimensions
			 in use by the buyer. If such specifications cannot be determined, the Doyle Log
			 Rule will be used.
4) Other
			 specialized forest products - Established local market specification or custom
			 in use at the time of harvest as described by the buyer in a written
			 communication to the Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1535 - TIMBER BUYER LICENSING AND HARVEST FEES › Section 1535.50 - Information

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Anyone wishing additional information concerning this Part, or
				a supply of Department approved form, may contact the Department of Natural
				Resources at the following address:
Department of Natural Resources
Division of Forestry
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, IL 62702-1271
DNR.timber@illinois.gov
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1535 - TIMBER BUYER LICENSING AND HARVEST FEES › Section 1535.60 - Suspension or Revocation of Timber Buyer's License

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a) Any person violating the provisions of
			 this Part shall, upon finding of guilt by a court of law, be subject to
			 revocation of license and suspension of privileges. Any person found to not be
			 in good standing shall have their timber buyer license and any timber
			 identification card issued to that person shall be cancelled by the Department
			 pursuant to Section 7 of the Act. [225 ILCS
			 735/7 ] Any person's timber buyer's license or timber
			 identification card may appeal such decision of the Department.
b) Any such revocation, suspension, or appeal
			 of cancellation procedures shall be governed by the Timber Buyers Licensing Act
			 and by Department Revocation Procedures (17 Ill. Adm. Code 2530). Any conflict
			 between this Part and 17 Ill. Adm. Code 2530, this Part shall
			 control.
c) Those persons convicted
			 of a violation of the Act or this Part, or those found to not be in good
			 standing shall be suspended from obtaining or renewing a timber buyers license
			 and any such license that has been issued at the time of the suspension shall
			 be revoked by the Department. The suspension and revocation timeframes shall be
			 as set in 17 Ill. Adm. Code 2530 for those convicted of a violation of the
			 Act.
d) For purposes of the
			 Department cancelling a timber buyer license or timber identification card
			 pursuant to Section 7 of the Act due to an individual that
owes any
			 amount pursuant to a civil judgment regarding the sale, cutting, or
			 transportation of timber
[225 ILCS
			 735/2 ], such determination by the Department must
			 include a final judgement by a court of the State of Illinois regarding the
			 sale, cutting, or transportation of timber and that there is any amount of
			 money still owed to an Illinois timber grower.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1536 - FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT COST-SHARE PROGRAM › Section 1536.20 - Eligibility

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a) Participation in
			 the program is limited to timber growers who own or operate at least 10
			 contiguous acres of land enrolled in the FDA Program.
b) Timber growers owning less than 10 acres
			 who have maintained continuous participation may participate, as grandfathered
			 parcels, until such time as they withdraw or are cancelled by an IDNR Forester.
			 Those growers may not reduce enrolled acreage. Growers may transfer their Plan
			 to another grower.
c) Property on
			 which cost-share practices are installed must have a Plan as described in 17
			 Ill. Adm. Code 1537, except for cost-share applications for preparation of
			 Forest Management Plans practice under Section
			 1536.25.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1536 - FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT COST-SHARE PROGRAM › Section 1536.25 - Preparation of Forest Management Plans

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This practice provides timber growers with an additional
				opportunity to obtain professional assistance in Plan preparation.
a) The timber grower must accept the Plan and
			 sign the Certification Form before the IDNR Forester will authorize
			 reimbursement for the cost-share of the Plan preparation practice.
b) A cost-share application for this practice
			 must be submitted and approved by the IDNR Forester prior to development and
			 preparation of a Plan.
c) The Plan
			 must meet the conditions, requirements, standards and specifications contained
			 in FDA, 17 Ill. Adm. Code 1537 and this Section.
d) Components eligible for cost-share
			 reimbursement can include reconnaissance, travel, secretarial, mailing,
			 telephone, forest inventory, data analysis and plan writing.
e) Copies of inventory output must be
			 submitted to the IDNR Forester with the proposed Plan.
f) The flat rate payment for this practice is
			 $300 plus $7 per acre. The base cost for this practice is $400 plus $10 per
			 acre.
g) Fractional acres for all
			 stands and practices in a Plan shall be rounded to the nearest
			 1/10th acre for cost-share payment.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1536 - FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT COST-SHARE PROGRAM › Section 1536.30 - Planting Trees and Direct Seeding

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The purpose of these practices is to establish a stand of
				forest trees for timber production and compatible natural resource
				conservation.
a) During Plan review,
			 the IDNR Forester shall verify the suitability of the land for site preparation
			 and tree planting, considering soil erodibility and necessary soil stability
			 practices, timing and ground cover requirements.
b) Cost-share is not authorized for:
1) Planting fewer than 436 trees per acre
			 unless the Plan is specifically amended later, under subsections (c)(2)(E)(iii)
			 and (c)(3).
2) Planting or culture
			 of fruit or nut orchards, windbreaks, Christmas trees, ornamental trees,
			 landscaping or legally regulated mitigation projects.
3) Irrigation of planted trees.
4) Tree, shrub or other plant species not
			 approved by the IDNR Forester.
5)
			 More than one method (subsection (c)(2), (c)(3) or (c)(4)) of establishing a
			 stand of trees.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1536 - FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT COST-SHARE PROGRAM › Section 1536.40 - Fencing to Protect Forests and Plantations

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a) A Plan may require fencing needed to
			 exclude livestock.
b) Limited use
			 of live trees is permitted, provided 2" x 4" nailing strips of durable wood are
			 used between the wire and the tree.
c) Boundary fences and fences adjacent to
			 roads are not eligible for cost-share.
d) Cost-Share Rates/Specifications - The flat
			 rate payments and corresponding base costs vary by type of fence constructed.
			 All fence must be a minimum of 4 feet in height.
1) A woven wire fence must consist of at
			 least a 32 inch woven wire with at least 2 strands of barbed wire on top. The
			 distance between posts or live trees must not exceed 17 feet. The flat rate
			 payment for woven wire fence is $15 per rod (16.5 feet). The base cost is $20
			 per rod.
2) A barbed wire fence
			 must be at least 3 strands. The distance between posts or live trees must not
			 exceed 17 feet. The flat rate payment for barbed wire fence is $12 per rod. The
			 base cost is $16 per rod.
3) A
			 high-tensile fence must consist of at least 5 strands of wire with the distance
			 between posts not to exceed 30 feet, with sufficient droppers to maintain
			 proper wire spacing. The flat rate payment for high-tensile wire fence is $12
			 per rod. The base cost is $16 per rod.
4) Alternative materials and design may be
			 used as approved by the IDNR Forester using materials that are treated or
			 naturally resistant to decay. The flat rate payment for alternate materials
			 fence is $12 per rod. The base cost is $16 per rod.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1536 - FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT COST-SHARE PROGRAM › Section 1536.51 - Timber Stand Improvement

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The purpose of Timber Stand Improvement (TSI) is to increase
				tree growth and quality, improve forest vigor and health, influence tree
				species composition, enhance diversity of native flora, and improve wildlife
				habitat in forest stands by eliminating certain trees and vegetation to achieve
				optimal forest conditions. TSI practice is intended to benefit high quality
				desirable tree species in the dominant, codominant or intermediate canopy
				layer. TSI is implemented on the ground by following a detailed quantitative
				and qualitative prescription.
a)
			 Cost-share is only authorized for TSI based upon a silvicultural prescription,
			 approved by the IDNR Forester, developed using forest stand analysis that
			 supports the purpose for this practice and the goals and objectives stated in
			 the Plan.
b) Cost-Share
			 Rates/Specifications
1) Timber Stand
			 Improvement - The flat rate payment for this practice is a variable amount
			 ranging from $45 to $60 per acre. The base cost is a variable amount ranging
			 from $60 to $80 per acre. The Plan preparer shall conduct a careful field
			 inspection of current tree cover and condition to determine the appropriate
			 category and cost-share rate. The cost-share categories and cost-share rates
			 are:
A) Kill a minimum of 10 square feet for
			 BA (basal area) per acre and release a minimum of 15 desired trees per acre.
			 The flat rate payment for this practice is $45 per acre with a base cost of $60
			 per acre; or
B) Kill a minimum of
			 30 square feet of BA per acre and release a minimum of 25 desired trees per
			 acre. The flat rate payment for this practice is $60 per acre with a base cost
			 of $80 per acre.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1536 - FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT COST-SHARE PROGRAM › Section 1536.55 - Pruning Hardwood Crop Trees

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The purpose of pruning is to improve the quality and quantity
				of crop trees in a forest stand.
a)
			 Acceptable pruning of crop trees is corrective pruning to a single leader with
			 side branch pruning. The flat rate payment for this practice is $105 per acre.
			 The base cost is $140 per acre.
b)
			 The IDNR Forester must give prior approval of a practice area with individual
			 trees marked and/or having a detailed written prescription addressing a minimum
			 of 40 crop trees per acre having a minimum of 4 inches diameter at breast
			 height (DBH).
c) Prune to total
			 height of 17 feet and retain at least 40% of total tree height as live crown.
			 Prune no live limbs over 3 inches in diameter.
d) All pruning final cuts must be targeted as
			 close to the stem as possible without disturbing the branch bark ridge and
			 branch collar. Assure that no branch stubs or flush pruning cuts are left on
			 pruned trees.
e) Corrective pruning
			 to influence tree form may be required in the Plan during the establishment of
			 a forest stand. Early corrective pruning shall not be cost-shared unless
			 undertaken along with side branch pruning as described in this
			 Section.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1536 - FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT COST-SHARE PROGRAM › Section 1536.60 - Permanent Firebreaks for Management and Protection of Forests

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The purpose of this practice is to provide a practical and low
				cost way of affording protection to forests from damage by wildfire and to
				facilitate the use of prescribed fire as a management tool.
a) Firebreak Construction. The flat rate
			 payment for this practice is $200 plus $4 per rod. The base cost for this
			 practice is $267 plus $5 per rod.
b) Firebreaks shall be cleared to a minimum
			 of 1 rod in width. Place firebreaks on the contour, where possible.
c) Drainage structures shall be installed
			 according to Table 5.1 in the Illinois publication Forestry Best Management
			 Practices (available on the internet from the University of Illinois
			 (web.extension.illinois.edu/forestry/timber_harvest/
			 il_forestry_bmps_2007.pdf), Southern Illinois University
			 (mypage.siu.edu/eholzmue/index_files/ilbmp.pdf) or from IDNR, Division of
			 Forestry Resources, One Natural Resources Way, Springfield IL 62702; June 2007)
			 when the grade exceeds 5%.
d)
			 Firebreaks shall be permanent and shall be established and maintained by one of
			 the following methods, assuring cleared functional width is maintained.
1) Disk at least twice annually to keep
			 vegetation from accumulating as fuel or as otherwise detailed in the
			 Plan.
2) Establish and maintain by
			 mowing a cover crop of cool season grass, clover or cereal grain. Vegetation
			 must be maintained at a height less than 12 inches.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1536 - FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT COST-SHARE PROGRAM › Section 1536.65 - Reducing Wildlife Damage

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Control of wildlife damage is necessary at times to protect the
				investment in tree planting, direct seeding or natural regeneration.
a) This practice is limited to situations in
			 which the need for damage control is evident or highly probable based on
			 wildlife population. Consultation with IDNR District Wildlife Biologists is
			 advised.
b) In addition to these
			 cost-share practices, other strategies to control wildlife damage must be
			 included in the Plan and implemented.
c) Strategies may include legal hunting,
			 providing alternate habitats, planting of species not favored by a given
			 wildlife species, vegetation management or planting a companion species.
1) Tree Shelters. The flat rate payment for
			 this practice is $225 per acre. The base cost is $300 per acre. Commercial
			 plastic or mesh products or other noncommercial materials or designs approved
			 by the IDNR Forester may be used.
A) A
			 minimum of 50 tree shelters shall be evenly distributed throughout each
			 acre.
B) Tree shelters shall be
			 maintained on desirable species for the life of the shelter or until they
			 interfere with the growth of the tree.
C) Durable rot resistant stakes of wood,
			 fiber, bamboo or other natural materials must be used.
D) Mesh caps or other approved barriers shall
			 be used as necessary to prevent injury to avian species.
E) Tree shelters must be a minimum height of
			 4 feet.
F) Cost-share of fewer than
			 50 shelters per acre is authorized only in conjunction with planting of
			 containerized trees as defined in Section
			 1536.30(c)(3).
			 Cost share for fewer than 50 shelters per acre will be prorated using 50
			 shelters as the basis.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1536 - FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT COST-SHARE PROGRAM › Section 1536.70 - Site Preparation for Natural Regeneration

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The purpose of this practice is to create site conditions,
				including adequate light conditions reaching the forest floor, favorable for
				the establishment, development and/or release of desirable regeneration.
a) Cost-share is not authorized for areas
			 totaling less than one acre.
b)
			 Cost-share may be authorized for planting seed or planting seedlings should
			 natural regeneration fail to become established to the desired stocking level
			 within 4 full growing seasons after site preparation for natural regeneration
			 has been implemented.
c) This
			 practice should only be prescribed within 15 years prior to a scheduled harvest
			 or post-harvest as prescribed in the Plan.
d) Cost-Share Rates/Specifications
1) Tree/Shrub Removal. The flat rate payment
			 for this practice is a variable amount ranging from $75 to $270 per acre. The
			 base cost is a variable amount ranging from $100 to $360 per acre. The Plan
			 preparer shall conduct a careful field inspection of current vegetative cover
			 on the site to determine the appropriate category and cost-share rate.
A) Cost-share Categories and Cost-share Rates
Category
Flat Rate/A.
Base Cost/A.
i)
treat fewer than 150 stems/A.
$75
$100
ii)
treat 150 through 300 stems/A.
$90
$120
iii)
treat 301 through 1000 stems/A.
$180
$240
iv)
Treat more than 1000 stems/A.
$270
$360
B)
			 Target plants will be removed by cutting, girdling and/or herbicide treatment.
			 Undesirable species must be treated with an appropriate herbicide to prevent
			 resprouting. Treatment must address all target species and result in a minimum
			 mortality or effective control rate of 85%.
C) Prescribed burning and/or soil
			 scarification may be used in conjunction with this practice.
D) The goal of this practice is to obtain a
			 40-60% stocking level in the stand canopy composed of well-distributed,
			 desirable, dominant and/or co-dominant trees.
E) Post-harvest regeneration openings must
			 have a radius, in feet, equal to or greater than the average height of adjacent
			 dominant forest trees. All undesirable live stems necessary to meet practice
			 objectives should be eliminated in regeneration harvest openings.
F) Site preparation for natural regeneration
			 may require treatment of woody shrubs and light infestations of woody exotic
			 shrubs, along with undesired trees and tree species, in order to establish
			 adequate light levels to achieve the practice objective.
G) Site preparation for natural regeneration
			 under subsection (d)(1)(A)(iii) and (iv) may require killing undesirable stems
			 of small size to adequately meet the practice objective.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1536 - FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT COST-SHARE PROGRAM › Section 1536.75 - Forestry Best Management Practices

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The purpose of this practice is to promote the use of best
				management practices (BMPs) and streamside management zones (SMZs) through the
				construction, establishment, maintenance or renovation of roads, trails,
				culverts, stream crossing structures and landing areas for the purpose of
				improving and protecting soil and water quality.
a) Cost-share is authorized for the
			 establishment of grasses, legumes or temporary cereal crops on skid trails, log
			 landings or other forest roads or trails used during timber harvesting. Rates
			 include site preparation, seed cost, soil tests and installation.
b) Cost-share is authorized for the
			 construction and installation of drainage structures.
c) Cost-share is authorized for the
			 construction and installation of rock fords, culverts and bridges that will be
			 used as temporary or permanent crossings over streams, ravines and ditches
			 during a logging operation.
d)
			 Practices will be implemented and completed according to the publication
			 Forestry Best Management Practices (see Section
			 1536.60(c)
			 ).
1) Critical Area Seeding. The flat rate
			 payment for this practice is $50 per acre. The base cost is $67 per
			 acre.
2) Water Bars. The flat rate
			 payment for this practice is $0.50 per linear foot of structures. The base cost
			 is $0.67 per linear foot of structures.
3) Water Deflector and Open Top Culvert. The
			 flat rate payment for this practice is $3 per linear foot of structures. The
			 base cost is $4 per linear foot of structures.
4) Culverts (steel, aluminum, polyurethane).
			 The flat rate payment for this practice is a variable rate per linear foot of
			 structure based on culvert diameter.
Category
Flat Rate/Ft.
Base Cost/Ft.
A)
15" diameter culvert
$16
$21
B)
18" diameter culvert
$19
$25
C)
21" diameter culvert
$22
$29
D)
24" diameter culvert
$25
$33
5)
			 Portable Timber Bridges. The flat rate payment for this practice is $375 per
			 harvest. The base cost is $500 per harvest.
6) Rock Fords. The flat rate payment for this
			 practice is $500 per ford. The base cost is $666 per ford.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1536 - FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT COST-SHARE PROGRAM › Section 1536.77 - Invasive and Exotic Species Control

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The purpose of this practice is to eradicate or control the
				establishment and spread of exotic and invasive plants that threaten forest
				regeneration, productivity, native plant diversity and wildlife habitat.
a) Cost-share is authorized for the control
			 of species that are considered a biological threat to the successful
			 establishment or management of the forest flora. Target species must be
			 identified in the Plan.
b) Invasive
			 and Exotic Species Control. The flat rate payment for this practice is a
			 variable amount ranging from $30 to $495 per acre. The base cost is a variable
			 amount ranging from $40 to $660 per acre. Treatment is to be applied
			 to/attempted for all target species present and result in a minimum mortality
			 or effective control rate of 85%.
1)
			 Cost-share categories and flat rate payments are:
Category
Flat Rate/A.
Base Cost/A.
A)
Less than 10% of treatment area occupied by target
						  species; brush mowing may be used
$30
$40
B)
10% to 25% of treatment area occupied by target
						  species
$60
$80
C)
26% to 50% of treatment area occupied by target
						  species
$90
$120
D)
51% to 75% of treatment area occupied by target
						  species
$180
$240
E)
More than 75% of treatment area occupied by target
						  species
$495
$660
2)
			 Treatment methods can be combined and may be accomplished mechanically and/or
			 by herbicide application, cutting, pulling, burning or other means. Cost-share
			 may be authorized for second and third treatments to the same treatment area
			 within a 10-year period, as outlined in the Plan.
A) Additional treatment of Category D or E
			 areas may be cost-shared no higher than Category B.
B) Additional treatment of Category B or C
			 areas may be cost-shared no higher than Category A.
C) Aerial applications as an initial
			 treatment will be cost-shared no higher than Category D.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1536 - FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT COST-SHARE PROGRAM › Section 1536.80 - Appeal

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a) Any timber
			 grower whose proposed Plan or completed practice is not approved by the IDNR
			 Forester may appeal to the Regional Review Committee pursuant to 17 Ill. Adm.
			 Code 2530. The Regional Review Committee is composed of the Regional
			 Administrator, an IDNR Forester from another district in the Region and the
			 Forest Management Program Administrator.
b) The appeal must be made in writing to the
			 State Forester or his or her designee within 30 days after the date that the
			 proposed Plan or completed practice was disapproved by writing to the address
			 in Section
			 1536.90.
c) The Regional Review Committee will conduct
			 a meeting to receive written and oral arguments of the applicant and to
			 reconsider the proposed Plan and completed cost-share practices.
d) The Regional Review Committee will notify
			 the applicant in writing within 30 days after the meeting date stating the
			 reasons for which the original decision is upheld or reversed.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1536 - FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT COST-SHARE PROGRAM › Section 1536.90 - Information

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Anyone wishing additional information concerning this Part may
				contact:
Administrator
Forest Management Programs
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Division of Forest Resources
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield IL 62702-1271
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1536 - FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT COST-SHARE PROGRAM › Section 1536.100 - Penalty

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Each participant in this Forestry Development Cost-Share
				Program is responsible for complying with the terms and conditions stated in
				the Agreement, and shall follow the provisions detailed in the Plan. Refund of
				all cost-share payments made will be required if the Agreement is not followed
				and/or the practice is not maintained for its minimum lifespan. Each practice
				carries a 10 year life span starting on the date the practice was completed and
				approved by IDNR. Refund checks should be made payable to the Illinois
				Department of Natural Resources. Participants who refuse voluntary repayment
				will be subject to liens filed against their property or withholding of State
				payments by the Comptroller of Illinois.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1537 - FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN › Section 1537.2 - Forest Management Plan Development

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Timber growers or their representatives may develop a 10-year
				Forest Management Plan (proposed Plan) and submit it to the Illinois Department
				of Natural Resources, Division of Forest Resources, IDNR Forester serving the
				county in which the land is located. The IDNR Forester will review and certify
				the proposed Plan in accordance with this Part. An outline listing all the
				required content, format and order of an eligible Plan is in Exhibit A. Plans
				must adhere to this Part, including Exhibit A. Forest practice standards and
				specifications recommended or required by the Plan preparer must meet those
				outlined in 17 Ill. Adm. Code 1536.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1537 - FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN › Section 1537.5 - Eligibility

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The Illinois Forestry Development Act creates a voluntary
				cost-share program.
a) A minimum of
			 90% of lands designated in the Plan must physically and biologically support
			 forests and timber. Land not supporting forest or growing timber may total up
			 to 10% of Plan acreage if it is a compatible conservation use or important to
			 conservation and timber management and occurs as an integrated, inseparable or
			 adjacent natural resource.
1) Lands used as
			 field windbreaks, commercial nut/fruit orchards, commercial farmland, landscape
			 nurseries, Christmas trees or similar nonforestry uses are not eligible for
			 enrollment.
2) Annual food plots or
			 similar wildlife openings in or adjacent to the forest that are tilled, worked
			 and seeded or planted annually or occasionally may not exceed 2 acres and may
			 not occur at a density greater than 2 total acres of plot per 40 acres. No
			 existing forest may be cleared to create a food plot or wildlife
			 opening.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1537 - FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN › Section 1537.6 - Cover Page and Certification Form

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All Plans must include the first page as a cover page with the
				following minimum correct information: timber grower's and Plan preparer's
				name, address, phone number and email address (if available), date of the
				proposed Plan preparation, number of acres covered under the Plan and duration
				of the Plan. Additionally, proposed Plans must be accepted and signed by the
				timber grower and certified by the IDNR Forester in writing on the Forest
				Management Plan Certification Form (Exhibit B). The IDNR Forester will notify
				the timber grower and proposed plan preparer of the certification, or the
				reasons that prevent the proposed Plan from being certified, within 60 days
				after receiving it. Upon Plan certification, the timber grower may have the
				IDNR Forester submit a Plan Certification Form to the Illinois Department of
				Revenue and the county assessor will be notified quarterly in accordance with
				Section 10-150 of the Property Tax Code [ 35 ILCS 200 ].
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1537 - FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN › Section 1537.10 - Property Location and Description

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The minimum legal description of the property to be managed
				must include quarter section, section, township, range and county. Plans must
				describe the relationship of the forest property in context to the surrounding
				properties. A minimum property description should include a geographic
				location, access to the property and forest, significant features, management
				history and restrictive easements.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 1537 - FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN › Section 1537.12 - Goals and Objectives

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A timber grower's goals or objectives regarding management of
				the forest or land and any natural resource concerns must constitute a section
				of the Plan and must be compatible with the FDA, this Part and 17 Ill. Adm.
				Code 1536. The FDA program participation requires the production of timber as
				an ongoing goal. Specific stand recommendations and requirements in the Plan
				are to be based on the goals, objectives or concerns stated in that section of
				the Plan. Management goals, objectives or concerns stated in that section
				should be clear, time specific, achievable and expressed in terms that are
				measurable.