It may be that in your county the NCRS guy doesn't care and doesn't follow up on the paperwork. You do have to pay income tax on the price of the tunnel, they buy the tunnel and provide enough money for the labor to build them. So not free, a few strings attached and a 1099 at the end of the year to the tune of about 9K to pay income tax on. More @Wikipedia
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