16.964(12)(a)2.
2. The person has one or more prior convictions for a felony involving the use or attempted use of force against another person with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm.
16.964(12)(b)
(b) The office shall make grants to counties to enable them to establish and operate programs, including suspended and deferred prosecution programs and programs based on principles of restorative justice, that provide alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for criminal offenders who abuse alcohol or other drugs. The office shall make the grants from the appropriations under
s. 20.505 (6) (b) and
(ku). The office shall collaborate with the departments of corrections and health and family services in establishing this grant program.
16.964(12)(c)
(c) A county shall be eligible for a grant under
par. (b) if all of the following apply:
16.964(12)(c)1.
1. The county's program is designed to meet the needs of a person who abuses alcohol or other drugs and who may be or has been charged with or who has been convicted of a crime in that county related to the person's use or abuse of alcohol or other drugs.
16.964(12)(c)2.
2. The program is designed to promote public safety, reduce prison and jail populations, reduce prosecution and incarceration costs, reduce recidivism, and improve the welfare of participants' families by meeting the comprehensive needs of participants.
16.964(12)(c)3.
3. The program establishes eligibility criteria for a person's participation. The criteria shall specify that a violent offender is not eligible to participate in the program.
16.964(12)(c)4.
4. Services provided under the program are consistent with evidence-based practices in substance abuse and mental health treatment, as determined by the department of health and family services, and the program provides intensive case management.
16.964(12)(c)5.
5. The program uses graduated sanctions and incentives to promote successful substance abuse treatment.
16.964(12)(c)6.
6. The program provides holistic treatment to its participants and provides them services that may be needed, as determined under the program, to eliminate or reduce their use of alcohol or other drugs, improve their mental health, facilitate their gainful employment or enhanced education or training, provide them stable housing, facilitate family reunification, ensure payment of child support, and increase the payment of other court-ordered obligations.
16.964(12)(c)7.
7. The program is designed to integrate all mental health services provided to program participants by state and local government agencies and other organizations. The program shall require regular communication among a participant's substance abuse treatment providers, other service providers, the case manager, and any person designated under the program to monitor the person's compliance with his or her obligations under the program and any probation, extended supervision, and parole agent assigned to the participant.
16.964(12)(c)8.
8. The program provides substance abuse and mental health treatment services through providers that are certified by the department of health and family services.
16.964(12)(c)9.
9. The program requires participants to pay a reasonable amount for their treatment, based on their income and available assets, and pursues and uses all possible resources available through insurance and federal, state, and local aid programs, including cash, vouchers, and direct services.
16.964(12)(c)10.
10. The program is developed with input from, and implemented in collaboration with, one or more circuit court judges, the district attorney, the state public defender, local law enforcement officials, county agencies responsible for providing social services, including services relating to alcohol and other drug addiction, child welfare, mental health, and the Wisconsin Works program, the departments of corrections and health and family services, private social services agencies, and substance abuse treatment providers.
16.964(12)(c)11.
11. The county complies with other eligibility requirements established by the office to promote the objectives listed in
subds. 1. and
2.
16.964(12)(d)
(d) In implementing a program that meets the requirements of
par. (c), a county department may contract with or award grants to a religious organization under
s. 59.54 (27).
16.964(12)(e)1.1. A county that receives a grant under this subsection shall create an oversight committee to advise the county in administering and evaluating its program. Each committee shall consist of a circuit court judge, the district attorney or his or her designee, the state public defender or his or her designee, a local law enforcement official, a representative of the county, a representative of each other county agency responsible for providing social services, including services relating to child welfare, mental health, and the Wisconsin Works program, representatives of the departments of corrections and health and family services, a representative from private social services agencies, a representative of substance abuse treatment providers, and other members to be determined by the county.
16.964(12)(e)2.
2. A county that receives a grant under this subsection shall comply with state audits and shall submit an annual report to the office and to the oversight committee created under
subd. 1. regarding the impact of the program on jail and prison populations and its progress in attaining the goals specified in
par. (c) 2. and
6.
16.964(12)(f)
(f) Two or more counties may jointly apply for and receive a grant under this subsection. If counties submit a joint application, they shall include with their application a written agreement specifying each county department's role in developing, administering, and evaluating the program. The oversight committee established under
par. (e) 1. shall consist of representatives from each county.
16.964(12)(g)
(g) Grants provided under this subsection shall be provided on a calendar year basis beginning on January 1, 2007. If the office decides to make a grant to a county under this subsection, the office shall notify the county of its decision and the amount of the grant no later than September 1 of the year preceding the year for which the grant will be made.
16.964(12)(h)
(h) The office shall assist a county receiving a grant under this subsection in obtaining funding from other sources for its program.
16.964(12)(i)
(i) The office shall inform any county that is applying for a grant under this subsection whether the county meets the requirements established under
par. (c), regardless of whether the county receives a grant.
16.964(12)(j)
(j) The office shall enter into one or more contracts with another person for the purpose of evaluating the grant program established under this subsection. The office shall fund such contracts from moneys appropriated under
s. 20.505 (6) (b) and
(ku) with 1 percent of the amount awarded as grants under
par. (b).
16.964(12)(k)
(k) By December 31, 2011, the office, in collaboration with the departments of corrections and health and family services, shall submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under
s. 13.172 (3), regarding savings that have been generated through the implementation of the grant program. The report shall also include recommendations regarding how the grant program should be structured in the future.
16.964 History
History: 1987 a. 27;
1989 a. 31,
122;
1991 a. 39;
1993 a. 193;
1997 a. 252;
1999 a. 9 ss.
110,
110j,
2294m;
2001 a. 16 ss.
3349d,
3350,
3351d;
2003 a. 33 ss.
230,
1159,
1161,
1163,
1165;
2005 a. 25,
60,
433.
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(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 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ch.
Adm 48, Wis. adm. code.
16.965 Annotation
Challenges to "Smart Growth": State Legislative Approaches to Comprehensive Growth Planning and the Local Government Issue. Yajnik. 2004 WLR 229.
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
Geographic information systems. The department may develop and maintain geographic information systems relating to land in this state for the use of governmental and nongovernmental units.
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) Duties of department. The department shall direct and supervise the land information program and serve as the state clearinghouse for access to land information. In addition, the department 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 department shall identify and study possible program revenue sources or other revenue sources for the purpose of funding the operations of the land information program, 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 department 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. Upon receipt of this information, the department 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 department 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) In addition to any other grant received under this subsection, the department may award a grant to any county in an amount not exceeding $300 per year to be used for the training and education of county employees for the design, development, and implementation of a land information system.
16.967(8)
(8) Advice; cooperation. In carrying out its duties under this section, the department may seek advice and assistance from the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System and other agencies, local governmental units, and other experts involved in collecting and managing land information. Agencies shall cooperate with the department in the coordination of land information collection.
16.967(9)
(9) Technical assistance; education. The department may provide technical assistance to counties and conduct educational seminars, courses, or conferences relating to land information. The department shall charge and collect fees sufficient to recover the costs of activities authorized under this subsection.
16.967 History
History: 1989 a. 31,
339;
1991 a. 39;
1993 a. 16;
1995 a. 27 ss.
403,
9116 (5),
9126 (19);
1995 a. 201;
1997 a. 27 ss.
141am to
141an,
9456 (3m);
1999 a. 9 ss.
114m,
114n,
9401 (2zu);
2001 a. 16;
2003 a. 33 ss.
2811,
2813;
2003 a. 48 ss.
10,
11;
2003 a. 206 s.
23;
2005 a. 25 ss.
92,
2493,
2495.
16.967 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also s.
Adm 47.01, Wis. adm. code.
16.9675
16.9675
Land activities. The department shall do all of the following:
