281.66(6)
(6) Grants for campuses. Notwithstanding
subs. (3) and
(4), the department may distribute a grant to the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System for practices, techniques or measures to control storm water discharges on a University of Wisconsin System campus that is located in a municipality that is required to obtain a permit under
s. 283.33 and that is located in a priority watershed, as defined in
s. 281.65 (2) (c), a priority lake area, as defined in
s. 281.65 (2) (bs), or an area that is identified as an area of concern by the International Joint Commission, as defined in
s. 281.35 (1) (h), under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
281.66 History
History: 1999 a. 9 ss.
2525f,
2525g.
281.665
281.665
Municipal flood control and riparian restoration program. 281.665(1)(b)
(b) "Local governmental unit" means a city, village, town or metropolitan sewerage district.
281.665(2)
(2) Administration. The department shall administer the program under this section to provide financial assistance to local governmental units for facilities and structures for the collection and transmission of storm water and groundwater, including the purchase of perpetual flowage and conservation easement rights on land within floodways, and for the floodproofing of public and private structures that remain in the 100-year floodplain.
281.665(3)(a)(a) The department may provide a cost-sharing grant for a project that affects 2 or more local governmental units to one of the following:
281.665(3)(a)1.
1. One of the affected local governmental units upon application by all of the affected local governmental units.
281.665(3)(a)2.
2. A local governmental unit that has jurisdiction over the provision of storm water collection facilities for all of the affected local governmental units.
281.665(3)(c)
(c) The department may provide a cost-sharing grant for a project that affects one local governmental unit to that local governmental unit.
281.665(4)(a)(a) The department may provide local assistance grants and cost-sharing grants under this section. A local assistance grant may not exceed 70% of eligible costs, including planning and design costs. A cost-sharing grant may not exceed 70% of eligible costs for construction and real estate acquisition.
281.665(4)(b)
(b) In any fiscal year, the department may not provide to any applicant more than 20% of the funding available under this section in the fiscal year.
281.665(5)(a)(a) The department shall promulgate rules specifying eligibility criteria for projects under this section and for determining which eligible projects will receive financial assistance under this section.
281.665(5)(b)
(b) The department may not provide a cost-sharing grant for a project under this section if any of the following applies:
281.665(5)(b)2.
2. The project provides for the channelization of a stream or for lining a natural stream bed with concrete.
281.665(5)(c)
(c) The department shall include all of the following in the criteria for determining which eligible projects will receive cost-sharing grants under this section:
281.665(5)(c)1.
1. The extent to which a project minimizes harm to existing beneficial functions of water bodies and wetlands.
281.665(5)(c)2.
2. The extent to which a project maintains aquatic and riparian environments.
281.665(5)(c)3.
3. The extent to which a project uses storm water retention and detention structures and natural storage.
281.665(5)(c)4.
4. The extent to which a project provides opportunity for public access to water bodies and to the floodway.
281.665 History
History: 1999 a. 9.
281.67
281.67
Watershed projects. The department shall assist and advise the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection regarding watershed projects under
16 USC 1001 to
1008.
281.67 History
History: 1981 c. 346;
1995 a. 227 s.
429; Stats. 1995 s. 281.67.
281.68
281.68
Lake management planning grants. 281.68(1)(b)
(b) "Qualified lake association" means a group incorporated under
ch. 181 that meets all of the following conditions:
281.68(1)(b)1.
1. Specifies in its articles of incorporation or bylaws that a substantial purpose of its being incorporated is to support the protection or improvement of one or more inland lakes for the benefit of the general public.
281.68(1)(b)2.
2. Demonstrates that the substantial purpose of its past actions was to support the protection or improvement of one or more inland lakes for the benefit of the general public.
281.68(1)(b)3.
3. Allows to be a member any individual who for at least one month each year resides on or within one mile of an inland lake for which the association was incorporated.
281.68(1)(b)4.
4. Allows to be a member any individual who owns real estate on or within one mile of an inland lake for which the association was incorporated.
281.68(1)(b)5.
5. Does not have articles of incorporation or bylaws which limit or deny the right of any member or any class of members to vote as permitted under
s. 181.0721 (1).
281.68(1)(b)8.
8. Requires payment of an annual membership fee of not less than $10 nor more than $25.
281.68(1m)
(1m) Purposes of grants. The department shall develop and administer a financial assistance program to provide lake management planning grants for projects to provide information and education on the use of lakes and natural lake ecosystems and on the quality of water in lakes and the quality of natural lake ecosystems.
281.68(1r)
(1r) Uses of grants. Lake management planning grants shall be used to improve water quality assessment and planning and to aid in the selection of activities to do any of the following:
281.68(1r)(a)
(a) Prevent pollution from entering into lakes or into natural lake ecosystems.
281.68(1r)(b)
(b) Protect or improve the quality of water in lakes or the quality of natural lake ecosystems.
281.68(2)
(2) Amount of grants. The department may provide a grant of 75% of the cost of a lake management planning project up to a total of $10,000 per grant.
281.68(3)
(3) Rules for grants. The department shall promulgate rules for the administration of the lake management planning grant program which shall include all of the following:
281.68(3)(a)
(a) Eligible recipients to consist of nonprofit conservation organizations, as defined in
s. 23.0955 (1), counties, cities, towns, villages, qualified lake associations, town sanitary districts, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts and other local governmental units, as defined in
s. 66.0131 (1) (a), that are established for the purpose of lake management.
281.68(3)(b)
(b) Eligible activities, which shall include all of the following for lakes and natural lake ecosystems:
281.68(3)(b)2.
2. Assessments of water quality and of fish and aquatic life and their habitat.
281.68(3)(b)3.
3. Assessments of the uses of a lake and the uses of the land surrounding the lake.
281.68(3)(b)5.
5. Informational or educational programs and materials.
281.68(4)
(4) Eligibility for lake management planning grants. At the completion of a lake management planning project, upon request of the recipient of a grant under this section, the department may approve recommendations made as a result of the project as eligible activities for a lake management grant under
s. 281.69.
281.69
281.69
Lake management and classification grants and contracts. 281.69(1b)(1b)
Definition. In this section, "lake" includes a flowage.
281.69(1m)
(1m) Types of projects. The department shall develop and administer a financial assistance program to provide grants for the following 2 types of projects:
281.69(1m)(a)
(a) Lake management projects that will improve or protect the quality of water in lakes or the quality of natural lake ecosystems.
281.69(1m)(b)
(b) Lake classification projects that will classify lakes by use and implement protection activities for the lakes based on their classification.
281.69(1r)
(1r) Contracts. The department may award contracts for lake classification technical assistance projects to be conducted by nonprofit corporations that will provide educational and technical assistance.
281.69(2)
(2) Amounts of grants and contracts. 281.69(2)(a)(a) A grant for a lake management project may be made for up to 75% of the cost of the project but may not provide more than $200,000 per grant.
281.69(2)(b)
(b) A grant for a lake classification project may be made for up to 75% of the cost of the project but may not exceed $50,000 per grant.
281.69(2)(c)
(c) A contract for a lake classification technical assistance project may not exceed $200,000.
281.69(3)
(3) Rules for lake management project grants. The department shall promulgate rules to administer and to determine eligibility for grants for lake management projects. The rules shall include all of the following:
281.69(3)(a)
(a) A designation of eligible recipients, which shall include nonprofit conservation organizations, as defined in
s. 23.0955 (1), counties, cities, towns, villages, qualified lake associations, as defined in
s. 281.68 (1) (b), town sanitary districts, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts and other local governmental units, as defined in
s. 66.0131 (1) (a), that are established for the purpose of lake management.
281.69(3)(b)
(b) A designation of eligible activities, which shall include all of the following:
281.69(3)(b)1.
1. The purchase of land or of a conservation easement, as defined in
s. 700.40 (1) (a), if the eligible recipient enters into a contract under
s. 281.71 and if the purchase will substantially contribute to the protection or improvement of a lake's water quality or its natural ecosystem.
281.69(3)(b)2.
2. The restoration of a wetland, as defined in
s. 23.32 (1), if the restoration will protect or improve a lake's water quality or its natural ecosystem.
281.69(3)(b)3.
3. The development of local regulations or ordinances that will protect or improve a lake's water quality or its natural ecosystem.
281.69(3)(b)4.
4. An activity that is approved by the department and that is needed to implement a recommendation made as a result of a plan to improve or protect the quality of water in a lake or the natural ecosystem of a lake.
281.69(5)
(5) Lake classification project grants. 281.69(5)(a)(a) The department shall promulgate rules to administer and to determine eligibility for grants for lake classification projects.
281.69(5)(b)
(b) The rules under
par. (a) shall include guidelines to be used for lake classification. The guidelines shall require that certain factors be used in classifying each lake by use. The factors shall include all of the following:
281.69(5)(b)4.
4. The potential of the lake to be overused for recreational purposes.
281.69(5)(b)5.
5. The potential for the development of land surrounding the lake.
281.69(5)(b)6.
6. The potential of the lake to suffer from nonpoint source water pollution.
281.69(5)(b)7.
7. The type and size of the fish and wildlife population in and around the lake.
281.69(5)(c)
(c) The rules under
par. (a) shall designate which classification and protection activities are eligible for lake classification grants.
281.69(5)(d)
(d) The department may award lake classification grants only to counties.
281.69(6)
(6) Lake classification technical assistance contracts. A nonprofit corporation receiving a lake classification technical assistance contract shall use the money provided under the contract to provide educational and technical assistance to local units of government and lake management organizations that will participate in a lake classification project.
281.69(7)
(7) Prohibited activities. The department may not promulgate a rule designating dam maintenance and repair as an eligible activity for grants under this section.
281.695
281.695
Aids to municipalities for prevention and abatement of water pollution.
