AB133-SSA1,1262,99 (b) "Nonpoint source" has the meaning given in s. 281.65 (2) (b).
AB133-SSA1,1262,1110 (c) "Population" means population shown by the last federal census or by any
11subsequent population estimate under s. 16.96.
AB133-SSA1,1262,1312 (d) "Structural urban best management practices" has the meaning given in s.
13281.65 (2) (d).
AB133-SSA1,1262,1414 (e) "Urban area" means any of the following:
AB133-SSA1,1262,1515 1. An area with a population of 1,000 or more per square mile.
AB133-SSA1,1262,1616 2. An area in which the land is used for industrial or commercial land uses.
AB133-SSA1,1262,1717 3. An area that is surrounded by an area described in subd. 1. or 2.
AB133-SSA1,1262,19 18(2) Administration. The department shall administer the program under this
19section in a manner that promotes all of the following:
AB133-SSA1,1262,2220 (a) Management of urban storm water and runoff from existing and developing
21urban areas to achieve water quality standards, to minimize flooding and to protect
22groundwater.
AB133-SSA1,1262,2423 (b) Coordination of urban nonpoint source management activities and the
24municipal storm sewer discharge permit program under s. 283.33.
AB133-SSA1,1263,2
1(c) Implementation of nonpoint source performance standards under s. 281.16
2(2).
AB133-SSA1,1263,4 3(3) Eligibility. (a) The department may provide a cost-sharing grant for a
4project under this section only if all of the following apply:
AB133-SSA1,1263,55 1. The project is in an urban area.
AB133-SSA1,1263,96 2. The governmental unit with jurisdiction over the project area ensures
7adequate implementation of construction site pollution control, and of storm water
8management after development, for development and redevelopment of sites of one
9or more acres.
AB133-SSA1,1263,1110 3. The project is consistent with nonpoint source performance standards under
11s. 281.16 (2).
AB133-SSA1,1263,1312 4. The project is consistent with priorities identified by the department on a
13watershed or other geographic basis.
AB133-SSA1,1263,1514 5. The application for the project specifies the watershed, subwatershed or
15specific site that will be served by the project.
AB133-SSA1,1263,1816 (b) The department may provide financial assistance under this section for a
17project in a governmental unit either to that governmental unit or to another
18governmental unit that is required to control storm water discharges under s. 283.33.
AB133-SSA1,1263,22 19(4) Financial assistance. (a) The department may provide local assistance
20grants and cost-sharing grants under this section. A local assistance grant may not
21exceed 70% of eligible costs. A cost-sharing grant may not exceed 50% of eligible
22costs.
AB133-SSA1,1263,2323 (b) The department may award a local assistance grant for any of the following:
AB133-SSA1,1263,2524 1. Storm water management for urban areas and for areas that are expected
25to become urban areas within 20 years.
AB133-SSA1,1264,2
12. Informational and educational activities related to nonpoint source water
2pollution control, construction site erosion control or storm water management.
AB133-SSA1,1264,43 3. Development, administration and enforcement of a construction site erosion
4control or storm water management ordinance.
AB133-SSA1,1264,65 4. Training of staff concerning nonpoint source water pollution control,
6construction site erosion control or storm water management.
AB133-SSA1,1264,77 5. Other activities identified by the department by rule.
AB133-SSA1,1264,98 (c) The department may award a cost-sharing grant for any of the following
9types of projects:
AB133-SSA1,1264,1410 1. Structural urban best management practices, including necessary land
11acquisition, storm sewer rerouting and removal of structures, and associated flood
12management, except that the department may not award a grant for structural
13urban best management practices associated with new construction or new
14development.
AB133-SSA1,1264,1515 2. Stream bank or shoreland stabilization necessary to control pollution.
AB133-SSA1,1264,1716 3. Other nonpoint source water pollution abatement or storm water
17management practices identified by the department by rule.
AB133-SSA1,1264,21 18(5) Scoring system. The department shall use a scoring system for ranking
19nonpoint source water pollution abatement and storm water management projects
20for which applications are submitted under this section. The criteria on which the
21scoring system is based shall include all of the following:
AB133-SSA1,1264,2322 (a) The extent to which the application proposes to use the cost-effective and
23appropriate practices to achieve water quality goals.
AB133-SSA1,1265,3
1(b) The existence in the project area of an impaired water body that the
2department has identified to the federal environmental protection agency under 33
3USC 1313
(d) (1) (A).
AB133-SSA1,1265,54 (c) The extent to which the project will result in the attainment of established
5water quality objectives.
AB133-SSA1,1265,66 (d) The local interest in and commitment to the project.
AB133-SSA1,1265,97 (e) The inclusion of a strategy to evaluate the progress toward reaching project
8goals, including the monitoring of water quality improvements resulting from
9project activities.
AB133-SSA1,1265,1110 (f). The extent to which the application proposes to use available federal
11funding.
AB133-SSA1,1265,1312 (g). The extent to which the project is necessary to enable the city of Racine to
13control storm water discharges as required under 33 USC 1342 (p).
AB133-SSA1, s. 2525r 14Section 2525r. 281.665 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1265,16 15281.665 Municipal flood control and riparian restoration program. (1)
16Definitions. In this section:
AB133-SSA1,1265,1717 (a) "Conservation easement" has the meaning given in s. 700.40 (1) (a).
AB133-SSA1,1265,1918 (b) "Local governmental unit" means a city, village, town or metropolitan
19sewerage district.
AB133-SSA1,1265,25 20(2) Administration. The department shall administer the program under this
21section to provide financial assistance to local governmental units for facilities and
22structures for the collection and transmission of storm water and groundwater,
23including the purchase of perpetual flowage and conservation easement rights on
24land within floodways, and for the floodproofing of public and private structures that
25remain in the 100-year floodplain.
AB133-SSA1,1266,2
1(3) Eligible applicants. (a) The department may provide a cost-sharing grant
2for a project that affects 2 or more local governmental units to one of the following:
AB133-SSA1,1266,43 1. One of the affected local governmental units upon application by all of the
4affected local governmental units.
AB133-SSA1,1266,65 2. A local governmental unit that has jurisdiction over the provision of storm
6water collection facilities for all of the affected local governmental units.
AB133-SSA1,1266,87 (c) The department may provide a cost-sharing grant for a project that affects
8one local governmental unit to that local governmental unit.
AB133-SSA1,1266,13 9(4) Financial assistance. (a) The department may provide local assistance
10grants and cost-sharing grants under this section. A local assistance grant may not
11exceed 70% of eligible costs, including planning and design costs. A cost-sharing
12grant may not exceed 70% of eligible costs for construction and real estate
13acquisition.
AB133-SSA1,1266,1514 (b) In any fiscal year, the department may not provide to any applicant more
15than 20% of the funding available under this section in the fiscal year.
AB133-SSA1,1266,18 16(5) Eligibility and scoring criteria. (a) The department shall promulgate
17rules specifying eligibility criteria for projects under this section and for determining
18which eligible projects will receive financial assistance under this section.
AB133-SSA1,1266,2019 (b) The department may not provide a cost-sharing grant for a project under
20this section if any of the following applies:
AB133-SSA1,1266,2121 1. The project would transfer flooding downstream.
AB133-SSA1,1266,2322 2. The project provides for the channelization of a stream or for lining a natural
23stream bed with concrete.
AB133-SSA1,1266,2424 3. The project would accelerate upstream runoff.
AB133-SSA1,1267,3
1(c) The department shall include all of the following in the criteria for
2determining which eligible projects will receive cost-sharing grants under this
3section:
AB133-SSA1,1267,54 1. The extent to which a project minimizes harm to existing beneficial functions
5of water bodies and wetlands.
AB133-SSA1,1267,66 2. The extent to which a project maintains aquatic and riparian environments.
AB133-SSA1,1267,87 3. The extent to which a project uses storm water retention and detention
8structures and natural storage.
AB133-SSA1,1267,109 4. The extent to which a project provides opportunity for public access to water
10bodies and to the floodway.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2526 11Section 2526. 281.68 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1267,1212 281.68 (1) Definitions. (intro.) In this section, "qualified:
AB133-SSA1,1267,14 13(b) "Qualified lake association" means a group incorporated under ch. 181 that
14meets all of the following conditions:
AB133-SSA1, s. 2527 15Section 2527. 281.68 (1) (a) to (h) of the statutes are renumbered 281.68 (1)
16(b) 1. to 8.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2528 17Section 2528. 281.68 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1267,1818 281.68 (1) (ag) "Lake" includes a flowage.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2529 19Section 2529. 281.68 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1267,2420 281.68 (1m) Purposes of grants. The department shall develop and
21administer a financial assistance program to provide lake management planning
22grants for projects to provide information and education on the use of lakes and
23natural lake ecosystems and
on the quality of water in lakes, including mill ponds,
24in order to
and the quality of natural lake ecosystems.
AB133-SSA1,1268,3
1(1r) Uses of grants. Lake management planning grants shall be used to
2improve water quality assessment and planning and to aid in the selection of
3activities to abate do any of the following:
AB133-SSA1,1268,5 4(a) Prevent pollution of from entering into lakes or into natural lake
5ecosystems
.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2530 6Section 2530. 281.68 (1r) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1268,87 281.68 (1r) (b) Protect or improve the quality of water in lakes or the quality
8of natural lake ecosystems.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2531 9Section 2531. 281.68 (2) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1268,1010 281.68 (2) (title) Amount of grants.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2532 11Section 2532. 281.68 (3) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1268,1212 281.68 (3) (title) Rules for grants.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2533 13Section 2533. 281.68 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 281.68 (3) (b) (intro.)
14and amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1268,1615 281.68 (3) (b) (intro.) Eligible activities, which shall include data all of the
16following for lakes and natural lake ecosystems:
AB133-SSA1,1268,17 171. Data collection, water quality assessment and nonpoint.
AB133-SSA1,1268,18 184. Nonpoint source pollution evaluation.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2534 19Section 2534. 281.68 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1268,2120 281.68 (3) (b) 2. Assessments of water quality and of fish and aquatic life and
21their habitat.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2535 22Section 2535. 281.68 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1268,2423 281.68 (3) (b) 3. Assessments of the uses of a lake and the uses of the land
24surrounding the lake.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2536 25Section 2536. 281.68 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1269,1
1281.68 (3) (b) 5. Informational or educational programs and materials.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2537 2Section 2537. 281.68 (4) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,1269,33 281.68 (4) (title) Eligibility for lake management planning grants.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2538 4Section 2538. 281.69 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,1269,6 5281.69 (title) Lake management and classification grants and
6contracts
.
AB133-SSA1, s. 2539 7Section 2539. 281.69 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 281.69 (1m)
8(intro.) and amended to read:
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