With the one-time funding deposited to the new OJA appropriation, the bill would fund the following additional programs with penalty assessment revenues, either directly appropriated or as part of the state match under OJA's federal anti-drug program: (a) in DOJ, a Wausau crime lab training and field response coordinator and additional funding for county victim/witness services reimbursements; (b) in DOC, information technology and AODA program funding; and (c) in BJIS, funding for the district attorney case management system. Details concerning these provisions can be found under the respective agencies.
[Bill Sections: 115, 252, 266, 360, 362, 367, 481 thru 484, 485 thru 489, 494, 526, 539, 540, 542, 543, 594, 686, 1576, 1577, 1609 thru 1611, 1613, 1614, 1616, 1617, 2044, 2290 thru 2298, 2301, 2753 thru 2761, 3066 thru 3072, 3076 thru 3079, 3085, 3094, 3097, 3203, 9101(12), 9230(1)&(2), 9238(1) and 9239(1)&(2)]
2. PENALTY ASSESSMENT STATE MATCH FUNDING FOR THE FEDERAL ANTI-DRUG ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
PR - $3,646,400
Governor: Make the following changes to the penalty assessment state match funding for the federal Byrne anti-drug enforcement program: (a) delete $1,972,400 in 1999-00 and $1,674,000 in 2000-01 from the program revenue appropriations for penalty assessment state match; (b) change funding for those appropriations from 22.73% of penalty assessment revenues to the appropriated amounts, and modify the appropriation language to reflect this change; and (c) delete statutory language which requires local units of government to provide at least a 10% match for the anti-drug law enforcement monies they receive from OJA.
Under current law, penalty assessment revenues are used to match federal anti-drug law enforcement funds that are distributed to state agencies and local units of government and to OJA for administration. Under the bill, penalty assessment revenues would continue to fund these appropriations, but all penalty assessment revenues would initially be deposited to a newly-created appropriation under OJA. Under the bill, only the amounts appropriated for the state, local and administration match for the anti-drug enforcement program would be transferred from the new OJA revenue-receiving appropriation to the respective anti-drug enforcement penalty assessment match appropriations.
The funding reductions are related to: (a) -$1,183,800 annually in the appropriation which provides match monies for local programs to remove funding which, under the current appropriation structure, is appropriated in both OJA's local appropriation and also in the state and administration anti-drug enforcement program appropriations. (Currently, penalty assessment revenues are initially deposited into the local appropriation, then transferred to the state and administration appropriations); (b) -$736,600 in 1999-00 and -$735,500 in 2000-01 in the local appropriation, to reflect reestimates of required match amounts; (c) -$72,000 in 1999-00 and $225,300 in 2000-01 in the state appropriation, to reflect reestimates of required match amounts; and (d) $20,000 annually in the program administration appropriation, for administrative costs associated with a new federal program (the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant).
[Bill Sections: 539, 540, 542, 543 and 2294]
3. FEDERAL REESTIMATES
FED $2,366,000
Governor: Provide $1,698,500 in 1999-00 and $667,500 in 2000-01 to reestimate expenditure authority for subgrants to local governmental agencies, state agencies, private non-profit agencies and Native American Tribes under the following federal awards:
Program Adjusted Base 1999-00 2000-01
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act $1,114,200 $415,800 -$171,100
Title V Program 343,400 -58,800 -35,400
Violence Against Women Act 2,157,400 121,500 189,800
Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Award 423,000 187,000 187,000
Rural Domestic Violence Discretionary Award 131,200 257,800 233,700
Video Testimony Discretionary Award 0 16,700 0
Local Law Enforcement Block Grant
Training Award 0 47,300 47,300
Challenge Program 214,000 -10,200 -79,000
National Criminal History Improvement
Program Discretionary Award 1,811,400 -277,800 -1,186,500
Byrne Evaluation Discretionary Award 73,600 -12,500 -58,300
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Award 691,600 100,800 -261,900
State Identification Systems Award 0 194,700 194,700
National Sex Offender Registry Award 0 881,700 881,700
Anti-drug Abuse Act Grants to Local
Government Agencies 6,155,400 -412,900 -414,000
Anti-drug Abuse Act Grants to State
Government Agencies 3,485,800 247,400 1,139,500
TOTAL $16,601,000 $1,698,500 $667,500
4. STATE AGENCIES' USE OF FEDERAL ANTI-DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT AND STATE MATCH FUNDS
Governor: Direct OJA to allocate federal Byrne anti-drug law enforcement funds and state matching penalty assessment revenues from OJA appropriations to the specified agencies for the following purposes: (a) $254,700 annually to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the purchase, replacement and maintenance of state crime laboratory equipment; (b) $226,800 in 1999-00 to DOJ for the purchase of DNA short tandem repeat analysis equipment; (c) $450,000 in 1999-00 to DOJ for converting the DNA databank to make it compatible with the short tandem repeat method of DNA analysis; (d) $363,900 in 1999-00 and $1,782,000 in 2000-01 to DOA's Bureau of Justice Information Systems (BJIS) for the installation of automated justice information systems equipment; (e) $446,500 annually to BJIS for automated justice information systems operations; (f) $1,000,000 annually to the Department of Corrections (DOC) for alcohol and other drug abuse programs; (g) $533,300 in 1999-00 and $1,200,000 in 2000-01 to DOC for information technology initiatives; and (h) $850,800 annually to DOJ for reimbursing counties that provide victim/witness services. With the exception of the BJIS operations funds, these amounts represent 75% federal funding and 25% state matching penalty assessment monies (for BJIS operations, the required state match would come from justice information fee revenues).
[Bill Sections: 9101(5) thru 9101(7) and 9101(10) thru 9101(14)]
5. CONTINUED FUNDING FOR ANTI-DRUG DRUG PROSECUTORS IN DANE AND MILWAUKEE COUNTIES
Governor: Direct OJA to provide $346,600 in 1999-00 and $359,100 in 2000-01 in federal Byrne anti-drug funding and state matching penalty assessment funds to the Multijurisdictional Enforcement Groups (MEG units) in Dane and Milwaukee counties in order to continue to fund four assistant district attorney (ADA) positions which prosecute drug-related crimes. The Dane County MEG would be provided $83,600 in 1999-00 and $87,800 in 2000-01 to fund one position, and the Milwaukee County MEG would be provided $263,000 in 1999-00 and $271,300 in 2000-01 to fund three positions. These four positions are funded through non-competitive grants awarded by OJA.
[Bill Sections: 9101(2)&(3)]
6. TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
PR $800,000
Governor: Provide $200,000 in 1999-00 and $600,000 in 2000-01 and create a tribal law enforcement assistance grant program. Funding would be provided from tribal gaming revenue provided to the state under the recently completed state-tribal gaming compact amendments. Under the bill, OJA would provide grants to tribes for law enforcement operations and would be required to develop criteria and procedures for administering the grant program. The criteria used by OJA would be exempt from the administrative rule process. To be eligible, a tribe would be required to submit an application and plan for expenditure of the grant monies to OJA. OJA would be required to review the application and plan to determine whether they meet the OJA criteria. OJA would also be required to review the use of the grant money once awarded to ensure that the money is used according to the approved plan. A technical correction to the bill is needed to correct a statutory reference. [See "Administration -- Division of Gaming."]
[Bill Sections: 110, 544 and 575]
7. GRANT SPECIALIST POSITION
Funding Positions
GPR $76,100 1.00
Governor: Provide $36,300 in 1999-00 and $39,800 in 2000-01 and 1.0 position for a grant specialist position. The position would develop federal and private funding contracts and resource directories, disseminate information on funding opportunities to state and local agencies, assist in writing applications for funding and other proposals which may secure federal or private foundation or corporate resources, and train local governmental and non-profit agencies in competing for grant funds.
8. FULLY FUND INFORMATION SYSTEMS POSITION
GPR $26,600
FED 8,800
Total $35,400
Governor: Provide $13,300 GPR and $4,400 FED annually to fully fund OJA's information systems position. Funding for the position in OJA's adjusted base was provided for the starting salary for an intermediate-level information systems position. The position has been reclassified to an information systems--comprehensive specialist, which has a higher minimum salary rate.
9. GIFTS AND GRANTS APPROPRIATION
Governor: Create a continuing gifts and grants appropriation under OJA to allow OJA to receive and spend gifts and grants monies that are not covered under a specific appropriation. According to OJA officials, the U.S. Department of Justice, through a contractor, requests OJA to perform certain studies approximately once a year. Currently, OJA accepts federal funding for these studies through a general DOA appropriation. Under the bill, OJA would be able to deposit these federal monies into and expend these federal monies from its own appropriation.
[Bill Section: 541]
Land Information and Local Planning Programs
1. DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPUTER-BASED LAND INFORMATION SYSTEM
PR $2,652,600
Governor: Provide $1,222,300 in 1999-00 and $1,430,300 in 2000-01 for the development of a new computer-based land information system as follows:
Computer-Based Land Information System. Provide that DOA shall develop and maintain, as a permanent agency responsibility, a computer-based Wisconsin land information system. Provide that this land information system would be excluded from the Land Information Board's general responsibilities to direct and supervise the state land information program.
Under current law, DOA has the permissive authority, on an on-going basis, to develop and maintain a geographic information system (GIS) or systems for the use of governmental and nongovernmental entities. The Land Information Board (rather than DOA) currently directs and supervises the state's land information program and serves as the state clearinghouse for access to land information. However, the Board, its supporting appropriations and all of its powers and duties are currently scheduled to be abolished, effective September 1, 2003. After that date, only those land information support activities expressly assigned to DOA as on-going responsibilities (the GIS and this proposed new computer-based land information system) would remain in force.
Conduct of Soil Surveys and Soil Mapping. Specify that in conjunction with the proposed computer-based land information system, DOA may conduct soil surveys and soil mapping activities. Since these survey and mapping activities would be part of the DOA computer-based land information system, these undertakings would also be outside of the direction and supervision of the Land Information Board.
Allow DOA to assess any state agency any amount that DOA determines would be required in order to conduct such soil survey and soil mapping activities. In making these assessments, DOA would be able to assess agencies on a premium basis and pay the costs incurred on an actual basis. Authorize DOA to contract with the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands to perform soil survey and soil mapping activities on trust lands that are under the jurisdiction of that Board.
DOA's statutory authority to conduct soil surveys and soil mapping activities, assess agencies for such costs and contract for survey and mapping activities on trust lands would be on-going. The authority to undertake these activities would not be subject to repeal as part of the sunsetting of the Land Information Board and associated activities, effective September 1, 2003.
Use of Land Information Board Revenues for Computer-Based Land Information System Activities. Establish an annual, PR appropriation under DOA to support the computer-based land information system and provide expenditure authority of $822,300 in 1999-00 and $1,030,000 in 2000-01 for this purpose. Provide that these appropriated amounts would be funded by diverting to DOA a portion of the monies received by the Land Information Board from county registers of deeds for the recording of legal documents that is currently used to provide aids to counties for local land information projects.
Under this modification, the amounts budgeted for Board general program operations would continue to receive an initial allocation from the registration fees revenues equal to budgeted amounts for administration, as provided under current law. In addition to this allocation, specify that the Board transfer to DOA the amounts budgeted in the new computer-based land information system appropriation for that purpose. Following the current law allocation for Board operations and the transfer to support DOA's computer-based land information system, provide that all remaining funds be credited to the existing land information aids to counties appropriation.
Reduce base level expenditure authority ($1,799,000 annually) under the Board's aids to counties appropriation by $822,300 in 1999-00 and $1,030,300 in 2000-00 to reflect the transfer of computer-based land information system funds to DOA. [A total of $976,700 in 1999-00 and $768,700 would then remain for county land information project grants.] As a result of these modifications, repeal a current law provision specifying the allocation of document recording fees only to the aids to counties appropriation.
Under current law, $6 of the $10 collected by a county register of deeds for recording the first page of a legal document is forwarded to the Board, unless the county has a land information office, in which case the county may retain an additional $4 to support the office and transfer only $2 to the Board. The monies currently received by the Board are first credited to an appropriation that supports the Board's budgeted general program operations. Following this allocation, all remaining revenues are now credited to aids to counties appropriation.
Funding the Computer-Based Land Information System Project. Provide that the amounts credited to the new appropriation would then be transferred to a PR-service appropriation to support the actual development and maintenance of the computer-based land information system and associated soil survey and soil mapping activities. Provide expenditure authority of $822,300 in 1999-00 and $1,030,000 in 2000-01 for the development and maintenance of the new land information system.
Of these amounts, earmark $202,300 in 1999-00 and $410,300 in 2000-01 for the development of the new system. These funds would support master lease costs associated with the system ($172,300 in 1999-00 and $350,300 in 2000-01) and contractor or in-house programming staff costs ($30,000 in 1999-00 and $60,000 in 2000-01). The balance of the expenditure authority under the PR-service appropriation ($620,000 annually) would be reserved for the new soil survey and soil mapping activities.
Funding of Soil Survey and Soil Mapping Activities. In addition to the remaining $620,000 under the PR-service appropriation for the land information system, create a new PR-service continuing appropriation funded from assessments levied by DOA against other state agencies for the costs of conducting soil surveys and soil mapping activities. Provide expenditure authority of $400,000 annually under this new soil survey and soil mapping assessment appropriation. [The biennial budget bill would also provide $200,000 annually under both DNR and DOT to fund these DOA assessments for soil survey and soil mapping activities. In addition, $30,000 annually would be provided, but not transferred to DOA, under the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands for soil survey and soil mapping activities on trust lands.]
As a result of all of these transfers, assessments and allocations, a total of $1,050,000 annually would be available to support soil survey and soil mapping activities. All of these amounts, except for the $30,000 annually budgeted under the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands, would be appropriated under DOA.
Use of Funds for Soil Surveys. Provide $620,000 annually [$400,000 from the amounts assessed from DNR and DOT and $220,000 from the computer-based land information system PR-service appropriation] to support the first two years of a projected four-year project to develop a computerized soil data analysis of the soil layers in nine northern Wisconsin counties (Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer and Washburn counties). This activity would be carried out under contract with the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The state's total annual share of the costs of the surveys ($650,000) would also include the $30,000 provided by the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. The state's total four-year commitment to this soil survey project ($2.6 million) would represent about one-third of the total project costs. The remaining costs of the project would be supported from the NRCS's federal budget.
Use of Funds for Soil Mapping. Provide $400,000 annually from the computer-based land information system PR-service appropriation to support the first two years of a projected four-year project to develop digitized soil characteristics data in 38 Wisconsin counties where soil surveys have been completed. The state's total four-year commitment to the soil mapping project ($1.6 million) would represent about one-half of the total project costs. The remaining costs of the project would be supported from the NRCS's federal budget.
Repeal of Appropriations. Effective September 1, 2003, repeal the new PR and PR-service appropriations supporting the computer-based land information system function under DOA, including the soil mapping and soil surveying activities supported from these appropriations. Notwithstanding the repeal of these appropriations, DOA would continue to have the statutory duty to develop and maintain the computer-based land information system and would still have the authority to undertake soil survey and mapping activities.
The separate PR-service appropriation established to receive assessments transferred from other agencies for soil survey and soil mapping activities would not he included in the appropriations to be repealed.
[Bill Sections: 111 thru 114, 512 thru 514, 518, 519, 522, 523, 527 and 9401(2)]
2. PLANNING GRANTS TO LOCAL UNITS OF GOVERNMENT