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. 281.695(1)
(1) As used in this section "municipality" means any city, town, village, town sanitary district, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district or metropolitan sewerage district.
281.695(2)
(2) Any municipality is authorized to apply for and accept grants or any other aid which the United States Government or any agency thereof has authorized or may hereafter authorize to be given or made to the several states of the United States or to any political subdivisions or agencies thereof within the states for the construction of public improvements, including all necessary action preliminary thereto, the purpose of which is to aid in the prevention or abatement of water pollution.
281.695(3)
(3) Any municipality is further authorized to accept contributions and other aid from commercial, industrial and other establishments for the purpose of aiding in the prevention or abatement of water pollution and in furtherance of such purpose to enter into contracts and agreements with such commercial, industrial and other establishments covering the following:
281.695(3)(a)
(a) The collection, treatment and disposal of sewage and industrial wastes from commercial, industrial and other establishments;
281.695(3)(b)
(b) The use and operation by such municipality of sewage collection, treatment or disposal facilities owned by any such commercial, industrial and other establishment;
281.695(3)(c)
(c) The coordination of the sewage collection, treatment or disposal facilities of the municipality with the sewage collection, treatment or disposal facilities of any commercial, industrial and other establishment.
281.695(4)
(4) When determined by its governing body to be in the public interest any municipality is authorized to enter into and perform contracts, whether long-term or short-term, with any industrial establishment or establishments providing for sewage or other facilities, including the operation thereof, to abate or reduce the pollution of waters caused in whole or in part by discharges of industrial wastes by the industrial establishment or establishments on such terms as may be reasonable and proper.
281.695(5)
(5) Any municipality may participate in the state financial assistance program for soil and water resources protection established under
s. 281.55,
281.57 or
281.65 and may enter into agreements with the department of natural resources for that purpose. Any municipality may participate in the clean water fund program under
ss. 281.58 and
281.59 and may enter into agreements with the department of administration and the department of natural resources for that purpose. Any county may participate in the state financial assistance program for soil and water resources protection established under
s. 92.14 and may enter into agreements with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection for that purpose.
281.695(6)
(6) Any municipality is authorized to enter into contracts with a nonprofit-sharing corporation for the municipality to design and construct the projects it will sublease from the department of natural resources pursuant to
s. 281.55 (6) (b).
281.695(7)
(7) The provisions of this section shall not be construed by way of limitation or restriction of the powers otherwise granted municipalities but shall be deemed as an addition to and a complete alternative to such powers.
281.70
281.70
River protection grants. 281.70(1)
(1)
Definition. In this section, "river" includes a stream or a flowage.
281.70(2)
(2) Types of projects. The department shall develop and administer a financial assistance program to provide grants for planning projects and management projects.
281.70(3)(a)(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.
281.70(3)(b)
(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.
281.70(4)(a)(a) All of the following shall be eligible for grants under this section:
281.70 Note
NOTE: The bracketed language indicates the correct cross-reference. Corrective legislation is pending.
281.70(4)(a)2.
2. River management organizations that meet the qualifications under
par. (b).
281.70(4)(b)
(b) The department shall promulgate rules to establish the qualifications that a river management organization must meet to qualify for a grant under this section.
281.70(5)
(5) Eligible activities. The department shall promulgate rules to do all of the following:
281.70(5)(a)
(a) Designate activities that are eligible for grants for planning projects. Eligible activities under the rules for these grants shall include all of the following:
281.70(5)(a)2.
2. Assessments of water quality and of fish and aquatic life and their habitat.
281.70(5)(a)3.
3. Assessments of the uses of a river and the uses of the land surrounding the river.
281.70(5)(a)5.
5. Informational or educational programs and materials as specified in
par. (b).
