Wildfire mitigation measures - private land - reimbursement

(1) A landowner who performs wildfire mitigation measures on his or her land in a district in any year may request reimbursement from the district, in an amount not to exceed fifty percent of the landowner's direct costs of performing the wildfire mitigation measures in that year or ten thousand dollars, whichever is less. (2) A landowner who performs wildfire mitigation measures on his or her land may request reimbursement from a district in accordance with this section if the wildfire mitigation measures are: (a) Performed within the boundaries of the district; (b) Performed in a wild land-urban interface area; (c) Authorized by a community wildfire protection plan adopted by a local government within the district; and (d) Approved by the board. (3) A landowner who intends to request reimbursement from a district as authorized by this section shall file an application with the board in the form prescribed by the board. If the board determines that the wildfire mitigation measures performed by the landowner meet the requirements of this section, the board may reimburse the landowner in an amount determined by the board in its discretion; except that the amount of reimbursement paid to a landowner in any year shall not exceed fifty percent of the landowner's direct costs of performing the wildfire mitigation measures in that year or ten thousand dollars, whichever is less.