(1) The department will compensate individuals or organizations by cost-sharing the actual costs incurred for completed upland game bird habitat enhancement projects as set forth in a contract. The department's share will be negotiated on an individual project basis for cost-sharing projects. In-kind services such as labor may be used for the programs participants' portion of the cost-share.

(a) requests for payment must be accompanied by invoices, receipts or similar proof of expenses;

(b) all requests for payment must include verification by department personnel that the work for which payment has been requested has been completed; and

(c) the department will cover no more than 75% of the total cost of any upland game bird habitat enhancement project entered into with a cooperator resulting in improvements on property owned or controlled by that cooperator.

(2) The department may compensate individuals or organizations for upland game bird habitat enhancement activities accomplished through a lease, up to the fair market value of the lease. The organization or individual will be compensated only if the organization or individual holds title to or leases the specified property.

(3) The department may compensate individuals or organizations for upland game bird habitat enhancement accomplished through a conservation easement, up to the fair market value of the easement. The organization or individual will be compensated only if the organization or individual holds title to the specified property.

(4) For qualified upland game bird habitat enhancement projects sponsored by organizations, the department may reimburse the sponsor for up to 10% of the cost of the project and may cover up to 100% of the cost of the material required for the project.

(a) requests for payment must be accompanied by invoices, receipts or similar proof of expenses; and

(b) all requests for payment must include verification by department personnel that the work for which payment had been requested has been completed.

(5) The following are costs limitations under the upland game bird habitat enhancement program:

(a) department costs for any project may not exceed $100,000 without commission authorization, and no project will funded for more than $200,000;

(b) department expenses on any project for purchase of buildings or equipment will not exceed $25,000 and all equipment purchased by the department will remain property of the department; and

(c) the department will cover no more than 50% of the cost of wells, pipelines, and roads.