S681 - Agency Policy Directives/2019-2020. (SL 2020-78)

Overview: Sec. 8.3 of S.L. 2020-78 clarifies and conforms existing laws applicable to the Natural Heritage Program (NHP) to reflect the 2015 reorganization transferring the Natural Heritage Program from the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR). The provision clarifies the treatment of fees collected by DNCR for the Natural Heritage Program, and transfers all duties and responsibilities related to stewardship and oversight of properties and interests for which tax credits for tax years beginning before January 1, 2014, were granted under the Conservation Tax Credit program from DEQ to DNCR, specifying that those duties and responsibilities transferred must be exercised through the Natural Heritage Program.

This section became effective July 1, 2020.