The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) statewide funding pool for manure transfer is operated by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and continuous signups are conducted at local NRCS field offices in the Eastern Half of Oklahoma. To be eligible, litter must originate from a Scenic River or Nutrient Limited Watershed and be applied outside of these watersheds. Applicants must NOT have purchased or applied animal manure on their land for the past 3 years. The program pays up to $0.37/ton/mile. For more information including an eligibility map, visit http://www.ok.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/eqip/index.html.

Oklahoma State Tax Credit: A second incentive for buyers is a tax credit of $10.00 per ton of litter purchased and transported, to be credited against the buyer's Oklahoma State income tax. Litter must originate from Oklahoma Nutrient Limited Watersheds and be applied outside of those watersheds. If the tax credit exceeds an individual's income tax due, the unused credit may be carried over for up to 5 years. The Oklahoma Tax Commission has included the Poultry Litter Tax Credit on form #511CR, "Schedule for Other Credits" for filing with the 2009 state income tax return. This is available online at http://www.tax.ok.gov/it2009/511CR-09.pdf. To see the Oklahoma Statutes concerning tax credits for purchase and transportation of poultry litter please visit this site: http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=443894=. For a map of Nutrient Limited Watersheds, visit http://www.owrb.ok.gov/maps/pdf_map/nutrient_limited_watersheds.pdf.

Summary Of Incentive Programs
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