Tennessee Code 11-4-603 – Incentive program
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 11-4-603
- Division: means the division of forestry within the department. See Tennessee Code 11-4-103
- Forests: means those lands currently occupied by trees of any size and species which may or may not have commercial value but are capable of providing multiple use benefits. See Tennessee Code 11-4-103
- Lands: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Reforestation: means the artificial or natural regeneration of trees on bare land, eroded sites, or previously forested areas. See Tennessee Code 11-4-103
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
The division is authorized to establish a state reforestation incentive program. The purpose of the program is to encourage the reforestation of suitable open lands, cutover, or other nonstocked or understocked forests, and severely eroding areas. Program funds will be made available to eligible landowners on a matching cost share basis. The division is hereby authorized to receive funding in the form of voluntary contributions from organizations, industry, individuals, institutions, corporations, and other private, nongovernmental bodies to be placed in the state reforestation incentive fund for use by the division in providing matching funds for purposes of implementing this section.