(A) The City of Sunset Valley Environmental Services Division will establish a cost share program to reimburse property owners for costs to suppress oak wilt. The program will follow the guidelines of the Texas Forest Service (TFS) Cooperative Oak Wilt Suppression Project. Property owners will be eligible for reimbursement of costs for oak wilt suppression (50% from the TFS and 50% from the City of Sunset Valley with a limit of $10,000 per legal parcel or property owner). In addition to costs for oak wilt suppression the City of Sunset Valley will reimburse property owners 50% of the costs for replacement trees purchased through the "Adopt a Tree" program and up to $10 per tree for laboratory analysis to determine the presence of oak wilt.
(B) Project priority and reimbursements will be:
(1) In accordance with the city wide treatment plan (§ 150.656);
(2) Dependent upon available funding; and
(3) In accordance with the Texas Forest Service (TFS) guidelines.
(C) Information regarding the Texas Forest Service Cooperative Oak Wilt Suppression Project operational policies and technical guidelines is available through the City of Sunset Valley Environmental Service Department and the Texas Forest Service.
(D) The City of Sunset Valley Environmental Services Department shall maintain a ledger which will be an accounting of funds encumbered for projects awaiting Texas Forest Service plan approval and actual reimbursement payments made to each property owner. All unexpended funds due to cancellations or cost savings shall be returned to the Reimbursement Fund Balance and utilized to reimburse pending applications where possible.