Policy 2.1.16 Guidelines for EC sponsored or ITC Initiated NAPTEP Applications

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POLICY – 2.1.16 Guidelines for EC sponsored or ITC Initiated NAPTEP Applications Page 1 
 
Policy: 2.1.16 
Approved By: Trust Council 
Approval Date: September 21, 2022 
Amendment Date(s):  None 
Policy Holder: Director of Trust Area Services 
 
GUIDELINES FOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SPONSORED OR ISLANDS TRUST 
CONSERVANCY INITIATED NAPTEP APPLICATIONS 
Purpose 
To clarify the circumstances when it is appropriate for the Executive Committee (EC) or Islands Trust Conservancy 
Board (ITC) to sponsor or initiate a Natural Area Protection Tax Exemption Program (NAPTEP) application. 
A. Definitions 
Executive Committee Sponsored Application – means when the EC assumes sponsorship of a NAPTEP 
application for a specific property or properties and pays the appropriate fee on behalf of an applicant.  
 
Islands Trust Conservancy Initiated Application – means when the ITC, through a resolution of the ITC 
Board, initiates a NAPTEP application for a specific property or properties without fee on its own behalf or 
on behalf of a property owner.  
B. Policy 
1. A NAPTEP Application includes any NAPTEP application received according to Trust Council policy.  
 
2.  Conditions appropriate for Executive Committee sponsorship of a NAPTEP application are:  
 
2.1 When the application is initiated by the ITC. 
 
2.2 When the applicant is a non-profit agency or organization seeking to apply to NAPTEP for 
the benefit of the community at large and consistent with goals in the ITC Regional 
Conservation Plan (RCP) as determined by the ITC Manager.  
 
2.3 When the applicant submits a voluntary proposal and seeks to protect over eight hectares 
of land or seeks to protect land that has significant habitat for endangered or threatened 
species under the federal Species at Risk Act and where the conservation proposal is 
consistent with goals in the ITC Regional Conservation Plan (RCP) as determined by the 
ITC Manager. 
 
2.4  When the applicant submits a voluntary proposal and seeks to protect important 
Indigenous cultural sites such as archaeological sites or other culturally significant places.  
 
2.5 When the applicant submits a voluntary proposal and seeks to protect areas that mitigate 
climate change impacts or provide for significant carbon storage and sequestration 
opportunities as determined by the ITC Manager. 
 
2.6 When the ITC Board, through resolution, requests sponsorship of the NAPTEP application. 
 

 
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3.  Conditions appropriate for an ITC initiated NAPTEP application include: 
 
3.1 Where an error has been made (e.g., as part of a covenant registration) in a NAPTEP 
application process and an additional application process is required to correct the error.  
 
3.2 Where the ITC Board wishes to expand or modify the extent of a NAPTEP covenant or 
modify the terms of a NAPTEP covenant and a NAPTEP application process is required. 
 
3.3 Where the ITC Board deems a 

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