(c) The extent to which the project will result in the attainment of established water quality objectives.
(d) The local interest in and commitment to the project.
(e) The inclusion of a strategy to evaluate the progress toward reaching project goals, including the monitoring of water quality improvements resulting from project activities.
(f). The extent to which the application proposes to use available federal funding.
(g). The extent to which the project is necessary to enable the city of Racine to control storm water discharges as required under
33 USC 1342 (p).
9,2525r
Section 2525r. 281.665 of the statutes is created to read:
281.665 Municipal flood control and riparian restoration program. (1) Definitions. In this section:
(a) "Conservation easement" has the meaning given in s. 700.40 (1) (a).
(b) "Local governmental unit" means a city, village, town or metropolitan sewerage district.
(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.
(3) Eligible applicants. (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:
1. One of the affected local governmental units upon application by all of the affected local governmental units.
2. A local governmental unit that has jurisdiction over the provision of storm water collection facilities for all of the affected local governmental units.
(c) The department may provide a cost-sharing grant for a project that affects one local governmental unit to that local governmental unit.
(4) Financial assistance. (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.
(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.
(5) Eligibility and scoring criteria. (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.
(b) The department may not provide a cost-sharing grant for a project under this section if any of the following applies:
1. The project would transfer flooding downstream.
2. The project provides for the channelization of a stream or for lining a natural stream bed with concrete.
3. The project would accelerate upstream runoff.
(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:
1. The extent to which a project minimizes harm to existing beneficial functions of water bodies and wetlands.
2. The extent to which a project maintains aquatic and riparian environments.
3. The extent to which a project uses storm water retention and detention structures and natural storage.
4. The extent to which a project provides opportunity for public access to water bodies and to the floodway.
9,2526
Section
2526. 281.68 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
281.68 (1) Definitions. (intro.) In this section, "qualified:
(b) "Qualified lake association" means a group incorporated under ch. 181 that meets all of the following conditions:
9,2527
Section
2527. 281.68 (1) (a) to (h) of the statutes are renumbered 281.68 (1) (b) 1. to 8.
9,2528
Section
2528. 281.68 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
281.68 (1) (ag) "Lake" includes a flowage.
9,2529
Section
2529. 281.68 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
281.68 (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, including mill ponds, in order to
and the quality of natural lake ecosystems.
(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 abate do any of the following:
(a) Prevent pollution of from entering into lakes or into natural lake ecosystems.
9,2530
Section
2530. 281.68 (1r) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
281.68 (1r) (b) Protect or improve the quality of water in lakes or the quality of natural lake ecosystems.
9,2531
Section
2531. 281.68 (2) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
281.68 (2) (title) Amount of grants.
9,2532
Section
2532. 281.68 (3) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
281.68 (3) (title) Rules for grants.
9,2533
Section
2533. 281.68 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 281.68 (3) (b) (intro.) and amended to read:
281.68 (3) (b) (intro.) Eligible activities, which shall include data all of the following for lakes and natural lake ecosystems:
1. Data collection, water quality assessment and nonpoint.
4. Nonpoint source pollution evaluation.
9,2534
Section
2534. 281.68 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
281.68 (3) (b) 2. Assessments of water quality and of fish and aquatic life and their habitat.
9,2535
Section
2535. 281.68 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
281.68 (3) (b) 3. Assessments of the uses of a lake and the uses of the land surrounding the lake.
9,2536
Section
2536. 281.68 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
281.68 (3) (b) 5. Informational or educational programs and materials.
9,2537
Section
2537. 281.68 (4) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
281.68 (4) (title) Eligibility for lake management planning grants.
9,2538
Section
2538. 281.69 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
281.69 (title) Lake management and classification grants and contracts.
9,2539
Section
2539. 281.69 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 281.69 (1m) (intro.) and amended to read:
281.69 (1m) Types of projects. (intro.) The department shall develop and administer a financial assistance program to provide grants for the following 3 2 types of projects:
9,2540
Section
2540. 281.69 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 281.69 (1m) (a) and amended to read:
281.69 (1m) (a) Lake management projects that will improve or protect the quality of water in lakes or the quality of natural lake ecosystems
of lakes.
9,2541
Section
2541. 281.69 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 281.69 (1m) (b).
9,2542
Section
2542. 281.69 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 281.69 (1r) and amended to read:
281.69 (1r) Contracts. Lake The department may award contracts for lake classification technical assistance projects to be conducted by nonprofit corporations that will provide educational and technical assistance.
9,2543
Section
2543. 281.69 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:
281.69 (1b) Definition. In this section, "lake" includes a flowage.
9,2544
Section
2544. 281.69 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
281.69 (2) (title) Amounts of grants
and contracts.
9,2545
Section
2545. 281.69 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
281.69 (2) (c) A grant contract for a lake classification technical assistance project may not exceed $200,000.
9,2546
Section
2546. 281.69 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
281.69 (3) (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. 66.299 (1) (a), that are established for the purpose of lake management.
9,2547
Section
2547. 281.69 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
281.69 (3) (b) 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 sub. (4) 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.
9,2548
Section
2548. 281.69 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 281.71, and 281.71 (title), (1) (intro.) and (d), (2) (intro.) and (b), (3) and (5), as renumbered, are amended to read:
281.71 (title) Lake management project grants; river protection grants; purchases. (1) (intro.) In order to receive a grant for a purchase under sub. s. 281.69 (3) (b) 1. or 281.70 (5) (c) 1., the recipient shall enter into a contract with the department that contains all of the following provisions:
(d) A clause that any subsequent sale or transfer of the property to be acquired is subject to pars. (b) and (c) subs. (2) and (3).
(2) (intro.) The recipient of the grant used for a purchase under sub. s. 281.69 (3) (b) 1. or 281.70 (5) (c) 1. may subsequently sell or transfer the acquired property to a 3rd party other than a creditor of the recipient if all of the following apply:
(b) The party to whom the property is sold or transferred enters into a new contract with the department that contains the provisions under par. (a) sub. (1).
(3) The recipient of the grant used for a purchase under sub. s. 281.69 (3) (b) 1.
or 281.70 (5) (c) 1. may subsequently sell or transfer the acquired property to satisfy a debt or other obligation if the department approves the sale or transfer.
(5) The instrument conveying the property to the recipient shall state the interest of the state under par. (d) sub. (4). The contract entered into under par. (a) sub. (1) and the instrument of conveyance shall be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of each county in which the property is located.
9,2549
Section
2549. 281.69 (6) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
9,2550
Section
2550. 281.69 (6) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 281.69 (6) and amended to read:
281.69 (6) Lake classification technical assistance grants contracts. A nonprofit corporation receiving a lake classification technical assistance grant contract shall provide educational and technical assistance to local units of government and lake management organizations that will participate in a lake classification project.
9,2551
Section
2551. 281.70 of the statutes is created to read:
281.70 River protection grants. (1) Definition. In this section, "river" includes a stream or a flowage.
(2) Types of projects. The department shall develop and administer a financial assistance program to provide grants for planning projects and management projects.
(3) Amounts of grants. (a) A grant for a planning project may be made for up to 75% of the cost of the project but may not exceed $10,000 per grant.
(b) A grant for a management project may be made for up to 75% of the cost of the project but may not exceed $50,000 per grant.
(4) Eligible recipients. (a) All of the following shall be eligible for grants under this section:
