Md. Code Regs. 15.20.05.07 - Standard Cost-Share Process

A. Applications to Transport Manure.

(1) To receive cost-share funds for transporting manure under the Standard Process, the applicant shall submit a signed, complete, accurate, and legible Departmental application, as follows:

(a) If a broker is submitting the application, the broker shall submit the application directly to the Department for review and approval; and

(b) If an eligible receiving operation is submitting the application, the operation shall submit the application to the local soil conservation district for a preliminary review which, following this review, will forward the application to the Department for final review and approval.

(2) The applicant shall provide the following information on the application:

(a) The applicant's name, address, telephone number, and email address;

(b) The eligible receiving operation's name and address (if different than the applicant's name and address);

(c) For poultry manure:

(i) The name and address of the eligible sending operation; and

(ii) The name of the commercial poultry producer that contracts with the eligible sending operation to grow poultry;

(d) For livestock manure, the name and address of the eligible sending operation;

(e) A signed statement by the owner or operator of the receiving operation acknowledging that manure transported under the Standard Process will be applied only to fields that are not phosphorus overenriched in accordance with the certified nutrient management plan, as follows:

(i) For soil testing less than 101 for phosphorus on the fertility index value, a person shall use manure according to a nutrient management plan using nitrogen or phosphorus as a limiting factor; and

(ii) For soil testing 101 to 149 for phosphorus on the fertility index value, a person shall use manure according to a nutrient management plan using phosphorus as a limiting factor; and

(f) Certain information from the current certified nutrient management plan for the eligible receiving operation, including organic recommendations, soil tests, and manure analysis.

B. Prior Approval of Application Required. A person may not transport manure under the Standard Process until the person's application has been approved by the Department.

C. Determining Eligible Costs. The applicant shall submit transport records to the Department, as specified in the claim for payment forms, for the Department to determine eligible costs.

Notes

Md. Code Regs. 15.20.05.07

Regulations .07 adopted as an emergency provision effective January 7, 1999 (26:3 Md. R. 174); adopted permanently effective April 5, 1999 (26:7 Md. R. 546); adopted effective 43:3 Md. R. 273, eff.2/15/2016; amended effective 47:22 Md. R. 936, eff. 11/2/2020