Illinois Administrative Code
Title 17 - CONSERVATION
Part 1515 - CONSERVATION RESERVE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (CREP)
Section 1515.20 - Acreage Eligibility
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Illinois CREP Acreage must contain the entirety of all acres enrolled in a current Federal CREP contract or a current Illinois CREP Grant of Conservation Right and Easement Agreement to qualify for the program.
b) Additional Acres may be enrolled, at IDNR's discretion, in the Illinois CREP Grant of Conservation Right and Easement Agreement in addition to the land currently enrolled in Federal CREP. For purposes of Illinois CREP, Additional Acres must meet all of the following criteria:
c) Acres currently encumbered by a conservation related easement or property right, other than Federal CREP or Federal CRP contracts or Illinois CREP Grant of Conservation Right and Easement Agreement, are not eligible for enrollment in Illinois CREP.
d) IDNR may, at its discretion, extend the environmental and conservation benefits of the Illinois CREP Grant of Conservation Right and Easement Agreement by enrolling an existing 15-year or 35-year Illinois CREP Grant of Conservation Right and Easement Agreement, with no current violations, in a new Illinois CREP Grant of Conservation Right and Easement Agreement for an additional 15 years or into perpetuity.
e) Acres are not eligible for Illinois CREP if enrolling that acreage would result in payments of greater than $500,000 or 5% of available Illinois CREP funds, whichever is less, for any given State of Illinois fiscal year to an individual, or consortium of governmental organizations, not-for-profit organizations, or mutually related benefiting organizations associated with a collective enrollment.