R657-56-7. Walk-In Access Compensation

(1) The amount of compensation payment to a landowner is determined by the acreage or miles of stream used for the WIA program and the type of recreational activity allowed on the private property.

(a) Payments to a landowner association will be issued to the WIA landowner chair who will be responsible for disbursement of funds to other participating landowners.

(b) The landowner association will receive a base rate fee for the qualifying property and activity in addition to a bonus of 25% of the base rate.

(2) A bonus fee will be added to the base rate fee when a private landowner enrolls private property in the recreational lease agreement for additional consecutive years as follows:

(a) five percent will be added for two years; or

(b) ten percent will be added for three years; or

(c) fifteen percent will be added for four years; or

(d) twenty percent will be added for five years.

(3) Upon mutual agreement, the division may provide habitat improvement, materials, or labor on the WIA property in lieu of all or part of the monetary compensation otherwise due for free public walk-in access.

(a) Employees of the division will provide evaluation of the property for habitat improvement.

(b) A habitat project proposal must be completed, reviewed, and approved through the divisions Habitat Council, Blue Ribbon Fisheries Council, or the Watershed Restoration Initiative.

(c) The division and the private landowner will agree to the duration of the agreement based on the estimated value of the habitat project as determined by the division.