Register February 2010 No. 650
Chapter SPS 431
DIESEL TRUCK IDLING REDUCTION GRANTS
SPS 431.40 Applications for grants.
SPS 431.50 Awarding of grants.
Ch. SPS 431 Note
Note: Chapter Comm 131 was created as an emergency rule effective July 1, 2006. Chapter Comm 131 was renumbered chapter SPS 431 under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats.,
Register December 2011 No. 672.
SPS 431.10
SPS 431.10
Purpose. Pursuant to s.
101.45 (5m), Stats., this chapter sets forth the requirements for applying for, receiving, and using grants for purchasing and field testing diesel truck idling reduction units.
SPS 431.10 History
History: CR 06-034: cr.
Register December 2006 No. 612, eff. 1-1-07; correction made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register December 2011 No. 672.
SPS 431.20
SPS 431.20
Definitions. In this chapter:
SPS 431.20 Note
Note: See Appendix for a reprint of s.
101.45 (1), Stats., and the statute sections referenced in that section.
SPS 431.20(2)
(2) "Department" means the department of safety and professional services.
SPS 431.20(3)
(3) "Headquartered in this state," as referenced under
s. SPS 431.30 (1), means the applicant's principal central administrative office is located in Wisconsin, or the applicant's business pays at least 80% of its payroll to employees employed in Wisconsin.
SPS 431.20 History
History: CR 06-034: cr.
Register December 2006 No. 612, eff. 1-1-07; correction in (1), (2), (3) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 6.,
7., Stats.,
Register December 2011 No. 672.
SPS 431.30(1)(a)(a) Only applicants meeting all of the eligibility criteria in s.
101.45 (3), Stats., and in
par. (b) may receive grants under this chapter.
SPS 431.30(1)(b)1.1. The applicant is not failing to comply with any conditions imposed by the department on any previous grant received under this chapter.
SPS 431.30(1)(b)2.
2. If requested by the department, the applicant agrees to pay a percentage of the eligible costs that exceeds the 50 percent specified in s.
101.45 (3) (c), Stats.
SPS 431.30(2)
(2) Eligible costs. Grants awarded under this chapter shall only be used to cover costs that are established as eligible in s.
101.45 (4) (a) and
(b), Stats.
SPS 431.30 History
History: CR 06-034: cr.
Register December 2006 No. 612, eff. 1-1-07;
CR 08-037: am. (1) (b) 2.
Register October 2008 No. 634, eff. 11-1-08;
correction in (1) (a), (b) 2., (2) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register December 2011 No. 672.
SPS 431.40
SPS 431.40
Applications for grants. Every application for a grant under this chapter shall be submitted to the department on a fully completed, valid form provided by the department.
SPS 431.40 Note
Note: The department's application form is generally available at the department's Web site at
http://dsps.wi.gov, through links there for the diesel truck idling reduction grant program.
SPS 431.40 History
History: CR 06-034: cr.
Register December 2006 No. 612, eff. 1-1-07.
SPS 431.50 Note
Note: As specified in s.
101.45 (2), Stats., the department's authority to award grants under this chapter expires on June 30, 2015.
SPS 431.50(2)
(2) Truck tractors without sleeper cabs. The department may refuse to award a grant for purchasing and installing an idling reduction unit on a truck tractor that does not have a sleeper berth.
SPS 431.50(3)
(3) Allocation for small fleets. The department may annually allocate up to 25 percent of the grant funding under this chapter, for awarding only to applicants who own and operate 50 or fewer truck tractors.
SPS 431.50(4)
(4) Preference for fleets without previous awards. The department may preferentially direct funding to an applicant who owns a fleet for which no previous grant has been awarded under this chapter.
SPS 431.50(5)
(5) Prorating awards. The department may set cutoff dates for accepting the applications specified in
s. SPS 431.40, and then prorate the awards to the applicants if the total funding requested in the applications exceeds the available revenue.
SPS 431.50(6)(a)(a)
General. Each recipient of a grant awarded under this chapter shall comply with any corresponding conditions imposed by the department, as authorized under s.
560.125 (4) (f), Stats.
SPS 431.50 Note
Note: Section s. 560.125 (4) (f) was repealed.
SPS 431.50(6)(b)
(b)
Reports. Each recipient of a grant awarded under this chapter shall submit six- and twelve-month post-installation reports in a format prescribed by the department. These reports shall include evidence of being derived from on-board, electronically recorded data.
SPS 431.50 Note
Note: As required by s.
101.45 (5), Stats., the department will collect information from recipients of grants under this section relating to the operation and performance of idling reduction units. The department will also summarize the information collected and make it available to common motor carriers, contract motor carriers, and private motor carriers, on the department's Web site at
http://dsps.wi.gov., through links there for the diesel truck idling reduction grant program.
SPS 431.50 History
History: CR 06-034: cr.
Register December 2006 No. 612, eff. 1-1-07; correction in (1) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register December 2009 No. 648; correction in (1), (5) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register December 2011 No. 672.
