7. A county may be reimbursed for the actual teaching hours of a law enforcement officer who conducts an authorized department all-terrain/utility terrain safety education course. Teaching hours are considered exempt hours and may not be included in patrol hour totals. Reimbursement will be limited to 2 all-terrain/utility terrain safety education courses per patrol year.
8. Administrative time that exceeds 30 percent of the total number of hours claimed on from 8700-61 is not eligible for reimbursement. Hours claimed for teaching all-terrain/utility terrain safety education courses do not count as administrative time for purposes of this subdivision.
Section 5. 50.13 (1m) (a) (intro.) (e), (3) and (4) (c) and (d) (intro.) and 1. to 4. are amended to read:
50.13 (1m) (a) (intro.) On-water patrol hours for each water safety patrol are fundable based on a formula of the number of on-water patrol hours per arrest. The maximum number of on-water patrol hours per arrest shall be not more than 50 percent above the state average of on-water patrol hours per arrest for the past 3 years computed from the statewide municipal patrol records. This ratio may not be less than 15 on-water patrol hours per arrest for inland water patrols or less than 22 on-water patrol hours per arrest for patrols that operate on outlying waters or on lakes of over 100,000 acres. Patrols with a ratio of on-water patrol hours per arrest in excess of the maximum ratio may be funded only for those hours that result in a ratio equal to the maximum ratio allowed. Two documented written warnings will be given the same weight as an arrest. No more than 50 percent of the credits to reach the standard may be for written warnings. Patrols are also subject to all of the following guidelines:
(e) No local unit of government may receive aid under any portion of the program of aids to municipal water safety patrol units unless its water safety patrol has performed at least 40 80 hours of fundable on-the-water patrol time during the calendar year.
(3) Claim forms shall be filed with the appropriate district office of the bureau of law enforcement, department of natural resources, as specified in s. 30.79, Stats. Claims are to be made for the calendar year immediately preceding the filing date. (4) (c) Form 8700-90 — Monthly report. This form is to Form 8700-90 shall be completed and filed with the appropriate district office department no later than the tenth day following the month covered. The information shown on this form will be a computation of the information taken from the daily logs in form 8700-89.
(d) (intro.) On or about September 1 of each year, one set of the following forms will be sent by the department to each municipality which has an active intent to patrol form on file. The appropriate official shall fill out complete the following forms, retain one set for the municipality's records, and file 2 one sets with the appropriate regional office bureau of law enforcement, department of natural resources as specified in s. 30.79, Stats., covering the patrol expense for the preceding calendar year. Claims which are received by the department after January 31 will not be processed for payment. 1. ‘Form 8700-60 — Application for state aid.’ This form is to Form 8700-60 shall be completed by the appropriate municipal official, who shall list the total net cost of the water safety patrol claimed by the municipality.
2. ‘Form 8700-61 — Salary schedule.’ This form is to Form 8700-61 shall be completed by the appropriate municipal official, who shall list the names and salaries of persons engaged in the local enforcement of ss. 30.50 to 30.80, Stats., and any administrative rules and ordinances enacted pursuant thereto. Salary rate is restricted to no more than the regular straight time rate which the officer normally receives. Allowable fringe rates are actual costs up to a maximum of 29 50 percent of the reimbursable straight time salary rate. 3. ‘Form 8700-62 — Travel, materials, and supplies schedule.’ This form is to Form 8700-62 shall be completed by the appropriate municipal official, who shall list all reimbursable expenditures other than salaries and depreciable items.
4. ‘Form 8700-63 — Depreciation schedule — straight line method.’ This form is to Form 8700-63 shall be completed by the appropriate local unit of government official, who shall list all capital outlay equipment and the resulting depreciation. Purchase of capital equipment shall be preapproved by the department. Depreciation shall be calculated at the rate of 20 percent annually on all for each new item of capital equipment for which the cost is ($1000$2,500 or over greater. Repairs $1,000 and under to authorized capital equipment may be reimbursed during the year the repairs were paid for. All costs of repairs over $1,000 $2,500 or greater to an item of capital equipment shall be reimbursed on a 20 percent per year straight line depreciation schedule.
Section 6. NR 50.13 (4) (d) 6. is created to read:
50.13 (4) (d) 6. ‘Form 8700-330 – U.S. Coast Guard Annual Report.’ Form 8700-330 shall be used to compile a summary of the water safety patrol activities for submittal to the U.S. coast guard.
Section 7. NR 50.13 (6) is amended to read:
50.13 (6) Except for time spent teaching boating education courses, No local unit of government is eligible for more than 40 percent of the total number of hours claimed on form 8700-61 for administrative time. Administrative time that exceeds 30 percent of the total number of hours claimed on from 8700-61 is not eligible for reimbursement. Hours claimed for teaching boating safety education courses do not count as administrative time for purposes of this subdivision.
Section 8. NR 50.13 (7) is created to read:
50.13 (7) A municipality may be reimbursed for the actual teaching hours of a law enforcement officer who conducts an authorized department boat safety education course. Teaching hours are considered exempt hours and may not be included in patrol hour totals. Reimbursement will be limited to 2 boat safety education courses per patrol year.
Section 9. NR 64.15 is repealed.
Section 10. Statement of Emergency. [Include for all emergency rules, even if the rule making is statutorily exempt from requiring a finding of emergency (in which case so state). For permanent rules, delete this section].
Section 11. Effective Date. This rule shall take effect as follows:
The following sections will be effective October 1, 2015
NR 50.03 (8) NR 50.12 (3) (d) (intro.) and 1. to 4. and (3) (e) 4.
NR 50.12 (3) (e) 7. and 8.
The following sections will be effective May 1, 2016
NR 50.125
NR 64.15 repealed
The following sections will be effective January 1, 2016
NR 50.13 (1m) (a) (intro.) (e), (3) and (4) (c) and (d) (intro.) and 1. to 4.
NR 50.13 (4) (d) 6.
NR 50.13 (6)
NR 50.13 (7)
Section 12. Board adoption. This rule was approved and adopted by the State of Wisconsin Natural Resources Board on February 25, 2015.
