16.964(6) (6)
16.964(6)(a)(a) In this subsection, "tribe" means a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.
16.964(6)(b) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (6) (ks), the office shall provide grants to tribes to fund tribal law enforcement operations. To be eligible for a grant under this subsection, a tribe must submit an application for a grant to the office that includes a proposed plan for expenditure of the grant moneys. The office shall review any application and plan submitted to determine whether that application and plan meet the criteria established under par. (c). The office shall review the use of grant money provided under this subsection to ensure that the money is used according to the approved plan.
16.964(6)(c) (c) The office shall develop criteria and procedures for use in administering this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), the criteria and procedures need not be promulgated as rules under ch. 227.
16.964(7) (7)
16.964(7)(a)(a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (6) (kq), the office shall provide grants to counties to fund county law enforcement services. The office may make a grant to a county under this subsection only if all of the following apply:
16.964(7)(a)1. 1. The county borders one or more federally recognized Indian reservations.
16.964(7)(a)2. 2. The county has not established a cooperative county-tribal law enforcement program under s. 165.90 with each federally recognized Indian tribe or band that has a reservation bordering the county.
16.964(7)(a)3. 3. The county demonstrates a need for the law enforcement services to be funded with the grant.
16.964(7)(a)4. 4. The county submits an application for a grant and a proposed plan that shows how the county will use the grant moneys to fund law enforcement services.
16.964(7)(b) (b) The office shall review an application and plan submitted under par. (a) 4. to determine if the application and plan meet the requirements of par. (a) 1. to 3. and the criteria established under par. (c). The office may not award an annual grant in excess of $50,000 to any county under this subsection.
16.964(7)(c) (c) The office shall develop criteria and procedures for use in administering this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), the criteria and procedures need not be promulgated as rules under ch. 227.
16.965 16.965 Planning grants to local governmental units.
16.965(1)(1) In this section:
16.965(1)(a) (a) "Local governmental unit" means a county, city, village, town or regional planning commission.
16.965(1)(b) (b) "Smart growth area" means an area that will enable the development and redevelopment of lands with existing infrastructure and municipal, state and utility services, where practicable, or that will encourage efficient development patterns that are both contiguous to existing development and at densities that have relatively low municipal, state governmental and utility costs.
16.965(2) (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (cm), the department may provide grants to local governmental units to be used to finance the cost of planning activities, including contracting for planning consultant services, public planning sessions and other planning outreach and educational activities, or for the purchase of computerized planning data, planning software or the hardware required to utilize that data or software. The department shall require any local governmental unit that receives a grant under this section to finance a percentage of the cost of the product or service to be funded by the grant from the resources of the local governmental unit. The department shall determine the percentage of the cost to be funded by a local governmental unit based on the number of applications for grants and the availability of funding to finance grants for the fiscal year in which grants are to be provided. A local governmental unit that desires to receive a grant under this subsection shall file an application with the department. The application shall contain a complete statement of the expenditures proposed to be made for the purposes of the grant. No local governmental unit is eligible to receive a grant under this subsection unless the local governmental unit agrees to utilize the grant to finance planning for all of the purposes specified in s. 66.0295 (2) [s. 66.1001 (2)].
16.965 Note Note: The bracketed language indicates the correct cross-reference. Corrective legislation is pending.
16.965(3) (3) Prior to awarding a grant to a local governmental unit under sub. (2), the department shall forward a statement of the expenditures proposed to be made under the grant to the Wisconsin land council for its written approval. The council may approve or disapprove any proposed grant.
Effective date note Note: Sub. (3) is repealed eff. 9-1-03 by 1999 Wis. Act 9.
16.965(4) (4) In determining whether to approve a proposed grant, preference shall be accorded to applications of local governmental units that contain all of the following elements:
16.965(4)(a) (a) Planning efforts that address the interests of overlapping or neighboring jurisdictions.
16.965(4)(b) (b) Planning efforts that contain a specific description of the means by which all of the following local, comprehensive planning goals will be achieved:
16.965(4)(b)1. 1. Promotion of the redevelopment of lands with existing infrastructure and public services and the maintenance and rehabilitation of existing residential, commercial and industrial structures.
16.965(4)(b)2. 2. Encouragement of neighborhood designs that support a range of transportation choices.
16.965(4)(b)3. 3. Protection of natural areas, including wetlands, wildlife habitats, lakes, woodlands, open spaces and groundwater resources.
16.965(4)(b)4. 4. Protection of economically productive areas, including farmland and forests.
16.965(4)(b)5. 5. Encouragement of land uses, densities and regulations that promote efficient development patterns and relatively low municipal, state governmental and utility costs.
16.965(4)(b)6. 6. Preservation of cultural, historic and archaeological sites.
16.965(4)(b)7. 7. Encouragement of coordination and cooperation among nearby units of government.
16.965(4)(b)8. 8. Building of community identity by revitalizing main streets and enforcing design standards.
16.965(4)(b)9. 9. Providing an adequate supply of affordable housing for individuals of all income levels throughout each community.
16.965(4)(b)10. 10. Providing adequate infrastructure and public services and an adequate supply of developable land to meet existing and future market demand for residential, commercial and industrial uses.
16.965(4)(b)11. 11. Promoting the expansion or stabilization of the current economic base and the creation of a range of employment opportunities at the state, regional and local levels.
16.965(4)(b)12. 12. Balancing individual property rights with community interests and goals.
16.965(4)(b)13. 13. Planning and development of land uses that create or preserve varied and unique urban and rural communities.
16.965(4)(b)14. 14. Providing an integrated, efficient and economical transportation system that affords mobility, convenience and safety and that meets the needs of all citizens, including transit-dependent and disabled citizens.
16.965(4)(c) (c) Planning efforts that identify smart growth areas.
16.965(4)(d) (d) Planning efforts, including subsequent updates and amendments, that include development of implementing ordinances, including ordinances pertaining to zoning, subdivisions and land division.
16.965(4)(e) (e) Planning efforts for which completion is contemplated within 30 months of the date on which a grant would be awarded.
16.965(4)(f) (f) Planning efforts that provide opportunities for public participation throughout the planning process.
16.965(5) (5) The Wisconsin land council may promulgate rules specifying the methodology whereby precedence will be accorded to applications in awarding grants under sub. (2).
Effective date note Note: Sub. (5) is repealed eff. 9-1-03 by 1999 Wis. Act. 9.
16.965 History History: 1999 a. 9, 148, 185.
16.9651 16.9651 Transportation planning grants to local governmental units.
16.9651(1)(1) In this section, "local governmental unit" means a county, city, village, town or regional planning commission.
16.9651(2) (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (z), the department may provide grants to local governmental units to be used to finance the cost of planning activities related to the transportation element, as described in s. 66.0295 (2) (c) [s. 66.1001 (2) (c)], of a comprehensive plan, as defined in s. 66.0295 (1) (a) [s. 66.1001 (1) (a)], including contracting for planning consultant services, public planning sessions and other planning outreach and educational activities, or for the purchase of computerized planning data, planning software or the hardware required to utilize that data or software. The department may require any local governmental unit that receives a grant under this section to finance not more than 25% of the cost of the product or service to be funded by the grant from the resources of the local governmental unit. Prior to awarding a grant under this section, the department shall forward a detailed statement of the proposed expenditures to be made under the grant to the secretary of transportation and obtain his or her written approval of the proposed expenditures.
16.9651 Note Note: The bracketed language indicates the correct cross-references. Corrective legislation is pending.
16.9651 History History: 1999 a. 9.
16.966 16.966 Land information support.
16.966(1) (1) In this section, "state agency" has the meaning given for "agency" under s. 16.045 (1) (a).
Effective date note Note: Sub. (1) is repealed eff. 9-1-03 by 1997 Wis. Act 27.
16.966(2) (2) The department may assess any state agency for any amount that it determines to be required for the functions of the Wisconsin land council under s. 16.023. For this purpose, the department may assess state agencies on a premium basis and pay costs incurred on an actual basis. The department shall credit all moneys received from state agencies under this subsection to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (ks).
Effective date note Note: Sub. (2) is repealed eff. 9-1-03 by 1997 Wis. Act 27.
16.966(3) (3) The department may develop and maintain geographic information systems relating to land in this state for the use of governmental and nongovernmental units.
16.966(4) (4) The department shall provide staff services to the land information board.
Effective date note Note: Sub. (4) is repealed eff. 9-1-03 by 1997 Wis. Act 27.
16.966 History History: 1997 a. 27.
16.967 16.967 Land information program.
16.967(1) (1)Definitions. In this section:
16.967(1)(a) (a) "Board" means the land information board.
16.967(1)(b) (b) "Land information" means any physical, legal, economic or environmental information or characteristics concerning land, water, groundwater, subsurface resources or air in this state. "Land information" includes information relating to topography, soil, soil erosion, geology, minerals, vegetation, land cover, wildlife, associated natural resources, land ownership, land use, land use controls and restrictions, jurisdictional boundaries, tax assessment, land value, land survey records and references, geodetic control networks, aerial photographs, maps, planimetric data, remote sensing data, historic and prehistoric sites and economic projections.
16.967(1)(c) (c) "Land information system" means an orderly method of organizing and managing land information and land records.
16.967(1)(d) (d) "Land records" means maps, documents, computer files and any other information storage medium in which land information is recorded.
16.967(1)(e) (e) "Systems integration" means land information that is housed in one jurisdiction or jurisdictional subunit and is available to other jurisdictions, jurisdictional subunits, public utilities and other private sector interests.
16.967(3) (3)Board duties. The board shall direct and supervise the land information program and serve as the state clearinghouse for access to land information. In addition, the board shall:
16.967(3)(a) (a) Provide technical assistance and advice to state agencies and local governmental units with land information responsibilities.
16.967(3)(b) (b) Maintain and distribute an inventory of land information available for this state, land records available for this state and land information systems.
16.967(3)(c) (c) Prepare guidelines to coordinate the modernization of land records and land information systems.
16.967(3)(d) (d) Review project applications received under sub. (7) and determine which projects are approved.
16.967(3)(e) (e) Review for approval a countywide plan for land records modernization prepared under s. 59.72 (3) (b).
16.967(4) (4)Funding report. The board shall identify and study possible program revenue sources or other revenue sources for the purpose of funding the operations of the board, including grants to counties under sub. (7).
16.967(5) (5)Fees. All fees received under s. 59.72 (5) (a) shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (ij).
16.967(6) (6)Reports. By March 31, 1990, and biennially thereafter, the department of administration, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of commerce, the department of health and family services, the department of natural resources, the department of tourism, the department of revenue, the department of transportation, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the public service commission and the board of curators of the historical society shall each submit to the board a plan to integrate land information to enable such information to be readily translatable, retrievable and geographically referenced for use by any state, local governmental unit or public utility.
16.967(7) (7)Aid to counties.
16.967(7)(a)(a) A county board that has established a county land information office under s. 59.72 (3) may apply to the board on behalf of any local governmental unit, as defined in s. 59.72 (1) (c), located wholly or partially within the county for a grant for any of the following projects:
16.967(7)(a)1. 1. The design, development and implementation of a land information system that contains and integrates, at a minimum, property and ownership records with boundary information, including a parcel identifier referenced to the U.S. public land survey; tax and assessment information; soil surveys, if available; wetlands identified by the department of natural resources; a modern geodetic reference system; current zoning restrictions; and restrictive covenants.
16.967(7)(a)2. 2. The preparation of parcel property maps that refer boundaries to the public land survey system and are suitable for use by local governmental units for accurate land title boundary line or land survey line information.
16.967(7)(a)3. 3. The preparation of maps that include a statement documenting accuracy if the maps do not refer boundaries to the public land survey system and that are suitable for use by local governmental units for planning purposes.
16.967(7)(a)4. 4. Systems integration projects.
16.967(7)(b) (b) Grants shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (ij). A grant under this subsection may not exceed $100,000. The board may award more than one grant to a county board.
16.967(8) (8)Advice; cooperation. In carrying out its duties under this section, the board may seek advice and assistance from the University of Wisconsin System, state agencies, local governmental units and other experts involved in collecting and managing land information. State agencies shall cooperate with the board in the coordination of land information collection.
16.967(9) (9)Technical assistance; education. The board may provide technical assistance to counties and conduct educational seminars, courses or conferences relating to land information. The board shall charge and collect fees sufficient to recover the costs of activities authorized under this subsection.
16.967(10) (10)Memorandum of understanding. The board shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Wisconsin land council to ensure cooperation between the board and the council and to avoid duplication of activities.
16.967(11) (11)Soil surveys and mapping. The board may conduct soil surveys and soil mapping activities.
Effective date note Note: Sub. (11) is repealed eff. 9-1-03 by 1999 Wis. Act 9.
Effective date note Note: This section is repealed eff. 9-1-03 by 1997 Wis. Act 27.
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