22-5205. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CHAIRMAN. (1) In consultation with the carbon sequestration advisory committee, the chairman of the Idaho state soil and water conservation commission shall assess agricultural and private forest lands in Idaho for past carbon sequestration and future carbon sequestration potential. The assessment shall seek to quantify carbon sequestration associated with various agricultural and forestry practices, management systems and land uses occurring on agricultural and forest lands in this state. On or before March 1, 2003, the chairman shall publish a report of the findings. From time to time, the chairman may update the findings as advancements in understanding of the processes of carbon sequestration and new data become available.
(2) The assessment shall be conducted in a manner that shall provide a means for owners of agricultural and forest land to estimate past and future net carbon sequestration resulting from agricultural and forestry practices, conservation measures, management systems and land uses occurring on their property. The chairman of the Idaho state soil and water conservation commission may contract and cooperate with the natural resources conservation service of the United States department of agriculture to conduct assessment activities provided for in this section.
(3) The Idaho state soil and water conservation commission may apply for and accept grants, gifts or other sources of public and private funds to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
History:
[(22-5205) 22-5105, added 2002, ch. 256, sec. 1, p. 739; am. & redesig. 2003, ch. 16, sec. 7, p. 54; am. 2010, ch. 279, sec. 22, p. 746.]
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