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tax benefits. Such programs would necessitate coordination 

 between the Department of Revenue and the DNR&C in order to design 

 and administer effective and constitutional tax incentives. 



(17) Encourage small private forest landowners who are considering 

 selling timber to seek professional assistance, through government 

 agencies or consultants. Provide landowners with "model contracts" 

 which outline the basin agreements with a logging contractor. 

 Include water quality protection guidelines (equatible with BMP's) 

 in these "model contracts". 



(18) Formulate plans to rehabilitate (reforest) areas that are eroding 

 and causing sedimentation. Existing assistance programs, apportion- 

 ment of taxes for corrective actions, etc. could be used to reforest 

 or revegetate these areas. 



(19) In conjunction with the resource evaluations outlined in U it is 

 recommended that the state reassess the classification of state 

 forest lands to determine those areas that cannot be managed for 

 timber production (because of critical site conditions or other 

 limiting factors). Areas which, if managed for timber production, 

 would result in adverse water quality impacts should be reclassified 

 to a different, appropriate land use. 



(20) The Water Quality Bureau should hire a competent silviculturist to 

 assist their existing staff in assessing non-point source water 

 quality problems from silvicultural practices, to work closely with 

 the Division of Forestry and other government agencies (including 

 Conservation Districts) and to work with private landowners to 

 prevent or mitigate adverse impacts from forest practices. 



This person should be responsible for coordinating assessment and 

 research relating to non-point source pollution from forest 



