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Minnesota DNR - Financial Assistance Directory 1999 -2001 <br />Page 1 of2 <br />+DNRftome aur. .::S*. „• -- <br />Water Programs <br />Dam Safety Grant <br />Program <br />Flood Damage <br />Reduction Program <br />Minnesota's Lake <br />Superior Coastal <br />Program <br />Stream Bank <br />Maintenance Grant <br />Program <br />Wetland Tax Exemption <br />Program <br />Wild and Scenic Rivers - <br />Acquisition <br />Comments <` r Index <br />Weiland Tax Exemption Program <br />Program Purpose: To provide a financial incentive to maintain <br />wetlands in their natural state and to promote an awareness of wetland <br />values. <br />Eligible Projects: Wetlands inventoried as Public Waters Wetlands <br />as defined in M.S. 103G; lands mostly under water that produce little <br />if any income and have no use except for wildlife or water <br />conservation purposes; land in a wetland preservation area. <br />Who May Apply: Private landowners. <br />Priorities: Qualifying areas are eligible for program enrollment <br />Level of Assistance: Qualifying areas are exempt from property <br />taxes. The exemption should remain in effect as long as the wetland <br />meets the requirements set forth in the statutes. <br />General Information: The Wetlands Tax Exemption Program was <br />created in 1979 as an effort to protect the State's valuable wetland <br />resource. <br />How to Apply: Contact your county assessor's office to determine <br />whether or not your land qualifies. No landowner application is <br />required by statute. General questions may be directed to: <br />Bruce Gerbig, Protected Waters Supervisor <br />DNR Waters <br />500 Lafayette Road, Box 32 <br />St. Paul, MN 55155 <br />Phone: 651.296.0515 Fax: 651.296.0445 <br />E -Mail: bruce.gerbig @dnr.state.mn.us <br />Related DNR Programs: none <br />Other Related Programs: <br />Permanent Wetland Preserves (PWP) Program <br />Tim Fredbo, Easement Coordinator <br />Board of Water and Soil Resources <br />Phone: 651.296.0880 <br />Web site: www.bwsr.state.mn.us <br />http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/ombilinancial_ <br />Din r� <br />-33 113 <br />8/18/00 <br />