West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 63 - Conservation Committee › Title 63 - LEGISLATIVE RULE STATE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE › Series 63-02 - West Virginia Conservation Agency Financial Assistance Program › Section 63-2-2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
For the purposes of this rule, the following definitions
				  apply:
2.1. Act -- Conservation
				Districts Law of West Virginia, W.Va. Code §
									19-21A-1 et seq.
2.2. Allocated Funds -- Funds allocated
				through the State Conservation Committee and the West Virginia Conservation
				Agency to West Virginia's Conservation Districts for financial assistance
				programs.
2.3. Applicant -- A
				cooperator who is applying for or has applied to participate in a West Virginia
				Conservation Agency financial assistance program.
2.4. Award -- The approval of an application
				for financial assistance.
2.5. Best
				Management Practices (BMPs) -- Agronomic or engineering activities that
				contribute to the wise use and sustainability of natural resources.
2.6. Business Day -- Any day not including
				Saturday, Sunday, or any legal holiday as set forth in W.Va. Code
				§
									2-2-1.
2.7. Conservation
				District -- A subdivision of the state organized under W.Va. Code
				§
									19-21A-5.
2.8. Conservation
				District Board -- A board comprised of elected or appointed Conservation
				District supervisors who serve as a Conservation District's governing body,
				W.Va. Code §
									19-21A-7.
2.9.
				Conservation District Supervisor -- One of the members of the governing body of
				a Conservation District, elected or appointed in accordance with the provisions
				of W.Va. Code §
									19-21A-6.
2.10.
				Conservation Plan -- A record of decisions by the applicant, which are approved
				by the Conservation District for applying and maintaining BMPs and conservation
				practices on the land.
2.11.
				Contract -- A written agreement between the applicant and the Conservation
				District in which the applicant agrees to implement BMPs for which funds are
				being paid.
2.12. Cooperator -- An
				entity who has entered into a cooperative agreement with a Conservation
				District for the purposes of protecting, conserving and practicing the wise use
				of West Virginia's natural resources.
2.13. Eligible Project or Practice -- A
				project or practice designated as eligible for financial assistance through a
				Conservation District.
2.14.
				Farming Entity -- A sole proprietorship, corporation, limited liability
				corporation, partnership, trust or estate or other business entity in which an
				applicant has a financial interest.
2.15. Financial Assistance Programs -- State
				Conservation Committee approved programs that provide financial assistance and
				are administered by the WVCA and the Conservation Districts for the purpose of
				protecting and conserving West Virginia's soil, water and related natural
				resources.
2.16. Immediate Family
				-- A spouse with whom the individual is living as husband and wife and any
				dependent child or children, dependent grandchild or grandchildren and
				dependent parent or parents.
2.17.
				Nutrient Management Plan -- A plan that addresses the application, management,
				amount, source, placement, form and timing of nutrient and soil
				amendments.
2.18. Program Document
				-- A document that outlines the administrative and program participation rules
				for each West Virginia Conservation Agency financial assistance
				program.
2.19. Program Year -- The
				12-month period between July 1 and June 30.
2.20. Qualified Applicant -- A person who has
				met all program application requirements.
2.21. State Conservation Committee (SCC) --
				The state agency charged with reducing soil erosion and improving water
				quality, W.Va. Code §
									19-21A-4.
2.22. West Virginia Conservation Agency
				(WVCA) -- The administrative agency of the State Conservation Committee, W.Va.
				Code §
									19-21A-4(e).