16.964(6)(c)
(c) The office shall develop criteria and procedures for use in administering this subsection. Notwithstanding
s. 227.10 (1), the criteria and procedures need not be promulgated as rules under
ch. 227.
16.964(7)(a)(a) From the appropriation under
s. 20.505 (6) (kq), the office shall provide grants to counties to fund county law enforcement services. The office may make a grant to a county under this subsection only if all of the following apply:
16.964(7)(a)1.
1. The county borders one or more federally recognized Indian reservations.
16.964(7)(a)2.
2. The county has not established a cooperative county-tribal law enforcement program under
s. 165.90 with each federally recognized Indian tribe or band that has a reservation bordering the county.
16.964(7)(a)3.
3. The county demonstrates a need for the law enforcement services to be funded with the grant.
16.964(7)(a)4.
4. The county submits an application for a grant and a proposed plan that shows how the county will use the grant moneys to fund law enforcement services.
16.964(7)(b)
(b) The office shall review an application and plan submitted under
par. (a) 4. to determine if the application and plan meet the requirements of
par. (a) 1. to
3. and the criteria established under
par. (c). The office may not award an annual grant in excess of $50,000 to any county under this subsection.
16.964(7)(c)
(c) The office shall develop criteria and procedures for use in administering this subsection. Notwithstanding
s. 227.10 (1), the criteria and procedures need not be promulgated as rules under
ch. 227.
16.964(8)(a)(a) From the appropriations under
s. 20.505 (6) (d) and
(kj), the office shall allocate $500,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization to provide services in a county having a population of 500,000 or more for the diversion of youths from gang activities into productive activities, including placement in appropriate educational, recreational and employment programs. Notwithstanding
s. 16.75, the office may enter into a contract under this paragraph without soliciting bids or proposals and without accepting the lowest responsible bid or offer.
16.964(8)(b)
(b) From the appropriation under
s. 20.505 (6) (km), the office may not distribute more than $300,000 in each fiscal year to the organization that it has contracted with under
par. (a) for alcohol and other drug abuse education and treatment services for participants in that organization's youth diversion program.
16.964(8)(c)
(c) From the appropriations under
s. 20.505 (6) (d) and
(kj), the office shall allocate $150,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization to provide services in Racine County, $150,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization to provide services in Kenosha County, $150,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization that is located in ward 1 in the city of Racine to provide services in Racine County, and $150,000 in each fiscal year to enter into a contract with an organization to provide services in Brown County, for the diversion of youths from gang activities into productive activities, including placement in appropriate educational, recreational, and employment programs, and for alcohol or other drug abuse education and treatment services for participants in that organization's youth diversion program. The organization that is located in ward 1 in the city of Racine shall have a recreational facility, shall offer programs to divert youths from gang activities, may not be affiliated with any national or state association, and may not have entered into a contract under s.
301.265 (3), 1995 stats. Notwithstanding
s. 16.75, the office may enter into a contract under this paragraph without soliciting bids or proposals and without accepting the lowest responsible bid or offer.
16.964(9)
(9) From the appropriations under
s. 20.505 (6) (kp) and
(p), the office of justice assistance shall provide $185,000 annually to the department of health and family services to distribute the following grants for children's community programs:
16.964(9)(a)
(a) A grant in the amount of $80,000 in each fiscal year to the Career Youth Development Center in the city of Milwaukee for the operation of a minority youth substance abuse treatment program.
16.964(9)(b)
(b) A grant in the amount of $5,000 in each fiscal year to the Milwaukee Police Athletic League to purchase sports and recreational equipment for a gymnasium facility located at 2449 N. 36th Street in the city of Milwaukee and for a gymnasium facility located at 2544 N. 30th Street in the city of Milwaukee, and to contribute to the operating expenses of those gymnasium facilities.
16.964(9)(c)
(c) A grant in the amount of $50,000 in each fiscal year to court-appointed special advocate programs that are recognized by a chief judge of a judicial administrative district under
s. 48.07 (5) to perform advocacy services in proceedings under
s. 48.13.
16.964(9)(d)
(d) A grant in the amount of $50,000 in each fiscal year to the Children's Safe House Child Care Program in Kenosha County for the operation of that program.
16.965
16.965
Planning grants to local governmental units. 16.965(1)(a)
(a) "Local governmental unit" means a county, city, village, town or regional planning commission.
16.965(1)(b)
(b) "Smart growth area" means an area that will enable the development and redevelopment of lands with existing infrastructure and municipal, state and utility services, where practicable, or that will encourage efficient development patterns that are both contiguous to existing development and at densities that have relatively low municipal, state governmental and utility costs.
16.965(2)
(2) From the appropriations under
s. 20.505 (1) (cm) and
(if), the department may provide grants to local governmental units to be used to finance the cost of planning activities, including contracting for planning consultant services, public planning sessions and other planning outreach and educational activities, or for the purchase of computerized planning data, planning software or the hardware required to utilize that data or software. The department shall require any local governmental unit that receives a grant under this section to finance a percentage of the cost of the product or service to be funded by the grant from the resources of the local governmental unit. The department shall determine the percentage of the cost to be funded by a local governmental unit based on the number of applications for grants and the availability of funding to finance grants for the fiscal year in which grants are to be provided. A local governmental unit that desires to receive a grant under this subsection shall file an application with the department. The application shall contain a complete statement of the expenditures proposed to be made for the purposes of the grant. No local governmental unit is eligible to receive a grant under this subsection unless the local governmental unit agrees to utilize the grant to finance planning for all of the purposes specified in
s. 66.1001 (2).
16.965(3)
(3) Prior to awarding a grant to a local governmental unit under
sub. (2), the department shall forward a statement of the expenditures proposed to be made under the grant to the Wisconsin land council for its written approval. The council may approve or disapprove any proposed grant.
Effective date note
Note: Sub. (3) is repealed eff. 9-1-05 by
1999 Wis. Act 9.
16.965(4)
(4) In determining whether to approve a proposed grant, preference shall be accorded to applications of local governmental units that contain all of the following elements:
16.965(4)(a)
(a) Planning efforts that address the interests of overlapping or neighboring jurisdictions.
16.965(4)(b)
(b) Planning efforts that contain a specific description of the means by which all of the following local, comprehensive planning goals will be achieved:
16.965(4)(b)1.
1. Promotion of the redevelopment of lands with existing infrastructure and public services and the maintenance and rehabilitation of existing residential, commercial and industrial structures.
16.965(4)(b)2.
2. Encouragement of neighborhood designs that support a range of transportation choices.
16.965(4)(b)3.
3. Protection of natural areas, including wetlands, wildlife habitats, lakes, woodlands, open spaces and groundwater resources.
16.965(4)(b)4.
4. Protection of economically productive areas, including farmland and forests.
16.965(4)(b)5.
5. Encouragement of land uses, densities and regulations that promote efficient development patterns and relatively low municipal, state governmental and utility costs.
16.965(4)(b)6.
6. Preservation of cultural, historic and archaeological sites.
16.965(4)(b)7.
7. Encouragement of coordination and cooperation among nearby units of government.
16.965(4)(b)8.
8. Building of community identity by revitalizing main streets and enforcing design standards.
16.965(4)(b)9.
9. Providing an adequate supply of affordable housing for individuals of all income levels throughout each community.
16.965(4)(b)10.
10. Providing adequate infrastructure and public services and an adequate supply of developable land to meet existing and future market demand for residential, commercial and industrial uses.
16.965(4)(b)11.
11. Promoting the expansion or stabilization of the current economic base and the creation of a range of employment opportunities at the state, regional and local levels.
16.965(4)(b)12.
12. Balancing individual property rights with community interests and goals.
16.965(4)(b)13.
13. Planning and development of land uses that create or preserve varied and unique urban and rural communities.
16.965(4)(b)14.
14. Providing an integrated, efficient and economical transportation system that affords mobility, convenience and safety and that meets the needs of all citizens, including transit-dependent and disabled citizens.
16.965(4)(c)
(c) Planning efforts that identify smart growth areas.
16.965(4)(d)
(d) Planning efforts, including subsequent updates and amendments, that include development of implementing ordinances, including ordinances pertaining to zoning, subdivisions and land division.
16.965(4)(e)
(e) Planning efforts for which completion is contemplated within 30 months of the date on which a grant would be awarded.
16.965(4)(f)
(f) Planning efforts that provide opportunities for public participation throughout the planning process.
16.965(5)
(5) The Wisconsin land council may promulgate rules specifying the methodology whereby precedence will be accorded to applications in awarding grants under
sub. (2).
Effective date note
Note: Sub. (5) is repealed eff. 9-1-05 by 1999 Wis. Act. 9.
16.965 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ch.
Adm 48, Wis. adm. code.
16.9651
16.9651
Transportation planning grants to local governmental units. 16.9651(1)(1) In this section, "local governmental unit" means a county, city, village, town or regional planning commission.
16.9651(2)
(2) From the appropriation under
s. 20.505 (1) (z), the department may provide grants to local governmental units to be used to finance the cost of planning activities related to the transportation element, as described in
s. 66.1001 (2) (c), of a comprehensive plan, as defined in
s. 66.1001 (1) (a), including contracting for planning consultant services, public planning sessions, and other planning outreach and educational activities, or for the purchase of computerized planning data, planning software, or the hardware required to utilize that data or software. The department may require any local governmental unit that receives a grant under this section to finance not more than 25% of the cost of the product or service to be funded by the grant from the resources of the local governmental unit. Prior to awarding a grant under this section, the department shall forward a detailed statement of the proposed expenditures to be made under the grant to the secretary of transportation and obtain his or her written approval of the proposed expenditures.
16.9651 History
History: 1999 a. 9;
2001 a. 30.
16.9651 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ch.
Adm 48, Wis. adm. code.
16.966
16.966
Land information support. 16.966(2)
(2) The department may assess any state agency for any amount that it determines to be required for the functions of the Wisconsin land council under
s. 16.023. For this purpose, the department may assess state agencies on a premium basis and pay costs incurred on an actual basis. The department shall credit all moneys received from state agencies under this subsection to the appropriation account under
s. 20.505 (1) (ks).
16.966(3)
(3) The department may develop and maintain geographic information systems relating to land in this state for the use of governmental and nongovernmental units.
16.966(4)
(4) The department shall provide staff services to the land information board.
16.966 History
History: 1997 a. 27;
2003 a. 33 s.
2811;
2003 a. 48 s.
11.
16.967
16.967
Land information program. 16.967(1)(b)
(b) "Land information" means any physical, legal, economic or environmental information or characteristics concerning land, water, groundwater, subsurface resources or air in this state. "Land information" includes information relating to topography, soil, soil erosion, geology, minerals, vegetation, land cover, wildlife, associated natural resources, land ownership, land use, land use controls and restrictions, jurisdictional boundaries, tax assessment, land value, land survey records and references, geodetic control networks, aerial photographs, maps, planimetric data, remote sensing data, historic and prehistoric sites and economic projections.
16.967(1)(c)
(c) "Land information system" means an orderly method of organizing and managing land information and land records.
16.967(1)(d)
(d) "Land records" means maps, documents, computer files and any other information storage medium in which land information is recorded.
16.967(1)(e)
(e) "Systems integration" means land information that is housed in one jurisdiction or jurisdictional subunit and is available to other jurisdictions, jurisdictional subunits, public utilities and other private sector interests.
16.967(3)
(3) Board duties. The board shall direct and supervise the land information program and serve as the state clearinghouse for access to land information. In addition, the board shall:
16.967(3)(a)
(a) Provide technical assistance and advice to state agencies and local governmental units with land information responsibilities.
16.967(3)(b)
(b) Maintain and distribute an inventory of land information available for this state, land records available for this state and land information systems.
16.967(3)(c)
(c) Prepare guidelines to coordinate the modernization of land records and land information systems.
16.967(3)(d)
(d) Review project applications received under
sub. (7) and determine which projects are approved.
16.967(4)
(4) Funding report. The board shall identify and study possible program revenue sources or other revenue sources for the purpose of funding the operations of the board, including grants to counties under
sub. (7).
16.967(6)
(6) Reports. By March 31 of each year, the department of administration, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of commerce, the department of health and family services, the department of natural resources, the department of tourism, the department of revenue, the department of transportation, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the public service commission and the board of curators of the historical society shall each submit to the board a plan to integrate land information to enable such information to be readily translatable, retrievable and geographically referenced for use by any state, local governmental unit or public utility. The plans shall include the information that will be needed by local governmental units to prepare comprehensive plans containing the planning elements required under
s. 66.1001 (2). Upon receipt of this information, the board shall integrate the information to enable the information to be used to meet land information data needs. The integrated information shall be readily translatable, retrievable, and geographically referenced to enable members of the public to use the information.
16.967(7)(a)(a) A county board that has established a county land information office under
s. 59.72 (3) may apply to the board on behalf of any local governmental unit, as defined in
s. 59.72 (1) (c), located wholly or partially within the county for a grant for any of the following projects:
16.967(7)(a)1.
1. The design, development and implementation of a land information system that contains and integrates, at a minimum, property and ownership records with boundary information, including a parcel identifier referenced to the U.S. public land survey; tax and assessment information; soil surveys, if available; wetlands identified by the department of natural resources; a modern geodetic reference system; current zoning restrictions; and restrictive covenants.
16.967(7)(a)2.
2. The preparation of parcel property maps that refer boundaries to the public land survey system and are suitable for use by local governmental units for accurate land title boundary line or land survey line information.
16.967(7)(a)3.
3. The preparation of maps that include a statement documenting accuracy if the maps do not refer boundaries to the public land survey system and that are suitable for use by local governmental units for planning purposes.
16.967(7)(a)5.
5. To support technological developments and improvements for the purpose of providing Internet-accessible housing assessment and sales data.
16.967(7)(b)
(b) Grants shall be paid from the appropriation under
s. 20.505 (1) (ij). A grant under this subsection may not exceed $100,000. The board may award more than one grant to a county board.
