560.125(4)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), the costs that an applicant has incurred or will incur to purchase and install an idling reduction unit on a truck tractor that is owned and operated by the applicant and that has a post-1998 diesel truck engine are eligible costs under this section if the use of the idling reduction unit will result, in the aggregate, in a decrease in the emissions of one or more air contaminants, as defined in
s. 285.01 (1), from the truck tractor on which the idling reduction unit is installed or in a decrease in the use of energy by the truck tractor on which the idling reduction unit is installed.
560.125(4)(b)1.
1. The cost of shipping an idling reduction unit from the manufacturer to the facility where the idling reduction unit will be installed on the truck tractor.
560.125(4)(c)
(c) Subject to
par. (d), the department may make a grant under this section of 70 percent of the eligible costs for not more than the following number of idling reduction units:
560.125(4)(c)1.
1. If the applicant owns and operates one truck tractor with a post-1998 diesel truck engine, one.
560.125(4)(c)2.
2. If the applicant owns and operates at least 2 but not more than 10 truck tractors with post-1998 diesel truck engines, 2.
560.125(4)(c)3.
3. If the applicant owns and operates at least 11 but not more than 50 truck tractors with post-1998 diesel truck engines, the greater of the following:
560.125(4)(c)3.b.
b. Ten percent of the number of truck tractors with post-1998 diesel truck engines that the applicant owns and operates.
560.125(4)(c)4.
4. If the applicant owns and operates at least 51 but not more than 250 truck tractors with post-1998 diesel truck engines, the greater of the following:
560.125(4)(c)4.b.
b. Seven percent of the number of truck tractors with post-1998 diesel truck engines that the applicant owns and operates.
560.125(4)(c)5.
5. If the applicant owns and operates at least 251 but not more than 500 truck tractors with post-1998 diesel truck engines, the greater of the following:
560.125(4)(c)5.b.
b. Six percent of the number of truck tractors with post-1998 diesel truck engines that the applicant owns and operates.
560.125(4)(c)6.
6. If the applicant owns and operates at least 501 but not more than 2,500 truck tractors with post-1998 diesel truck engines, the greater of the following:
560.125(4)(c)6.b.
b. Five percent of the number of truck tractors with post-1998 diesel truck engines that the applicant owns and operates.
560.125(4)(c)7.
7. If the applicant owns and operates more than 2,500 truck tractors with post-1998 diesel truck engines, 3 percent of the number of truck tractors with post-1998 diesel truck engines that the applicant owns and operates.
560.125(4)(d)
(d) In any fiscal year, the department may not pay to any one applicant more than 20 percent of the amount appropriated under
s. 20.143 (3) (sm) for the fiscal year.
560.125(4)(e)
(e) The department may pay a grant over more than one fiscal year, subject to the availability of funds and to
par. (d).
560.125(4)(f)
(f) The department shall require that applicants receiving grants under this section covering more than one idling reduction unit purchase idling reduction units of more than one type and from more than one manufacturer. The department may impose other conditions on the receipt of grants.
560.125(4)(g)
(g) The department shall withhold payment of at least 20 percent of a grant under this section until the recipient has complied with the conditions of the grant established by the department, including providing to the department information relating to the operation and performance of each idling reduction unit covered by the grant.
560.125(5)
(5) Information. The department shall collect information from recipients of grants under this section relating to the operation and performance of idling reduction units. The department shall summarize the information collected and make it available to common motor carriers, contract motor carriers, and private motor carriers in an accessible and cost-effective manner, such as on department's Internet site.
560.125(5m)
(5m) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules for the administration of the program under this section.
560.125(6)
(6) Sunset. Subsections (2) to
(4) do not apply after December 31, 2012.
560.125 History
History: 2005 a. 25.
560.13
560.13
Brownfields grant program. 560.13(1)(a)
(a) "Brownfields" means abandoned, idle or underused industrial or commercial facilities or sites, the expansion or redevelopment of which is adversely affected by actual or perceived environmental contamination.
560.13(1)(b)
(b) "Brownfields redevelopment" means any work or undertaking by a person to acquire a brownfields facility or site and to raze, demolish, remove, reconstruct, renovate, or rehabilitate the facility or existing buildings, structures, or other improvements at the site for the purpose of promoting the use of the facility or site for commercial, industrial, or other purposes. "Brownfields redevelopment" does not include construction of new facilities on the site for any purpose other than environmental remediation activities.
560.13(1)(d)
(d) "Environmental remediation activities" means investigation, analysis and monitoring of a brownfields facility or site to determine the existence and extent of actual or potential environmental pollution; abating, removing or containing environmental pollution at a brownfields facility or site; or restoring soil or groundwater at a brownfields facility or site.
560.13(1)(g)
(g) "Person" means an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, nonprofit organization, city, village, town, county, or trustee, including a trustee in bankruptcy.
560.13(2)(a)1.
1. The recipient uses the grant proceeds for brownfields redevelopment or associated environmental remediation activities.
560.13(2)(a)1m.
1m. The recipient does not use the grant proceeds to pay lien claims of the department of natural resources or the federal environmental protection agency based on investigation or remediation activities of the department of natural resources or the federal environmental protection agency or to pay delinquent real estate taxes or interest or penalties that relate to those taxes.
560.13(2)(a)2.
2. All of the following are unknown, cannot be located or are financially unable to pay the cost of brownfields redevelopment or associated environmental remediation activities:
560.13(2)(a)2.a.
a. The party that caused the portion of the environmental contamination that is the basis for the grant request.
560.13(2)(a)2.b.
b. Any person who possessed or controlled the environmental contaminant that is the basis for the grant request before the contaminant was released.
560.13(2)(a)3.
3. The recipient contributes to the cost of the project as provided in
par. (b).
560.13(2)(b)1.1. The contribution required under
par. (a) 3. may be in cash or in-kind. Cash contributions may be of private or public funds, excluding funds obtained under the program under
s. 560.17 or under any program under
subch. V or
VII of this chapter. In-kind contributions shall be limited to actual remediation services.
560.13(2)(b)2.
2. For a grant that does not exceed $300,000, the recipient shall be required to contribute not less than 20% of the cost of the project. For a grant that is greater than $300,000 but that does not exceed $700,000, the recipient shall be required to contribute not less than 35% of the cost of the project. For a grant that is greater than $700,000 but that does not exceed $1,250,000, the recipient shall be required to contribute not less than 50% of the cost of the project.
560.13(3)(a)(a) The department shall award grants under this section on the basis of the following criteria:
560.13(3)(a)1.
1. The potential of the project to promote economic development in the area.
560.13(3)(a)2.
2. Whether the project will have a positive effect on the environment.
560.13(3)(a)3.
3. The amount and quality of the recipient's contribution to the project.
560.13(3)(a)4.
4. The innovativeness of the recipient's proposal for remediation and redevelopment.
560.13(3)(b)
(b) If possible, when making a determination under
par. (a), the department shall accord a 50% weight to the criterion under
par. (a) 1., a 25% weight to the criterion under
par. (a) 2., a 15% weight to the criterion under
par. (a) 3. and a 10% weight to the criterion under
par. (a) 4.
560.13(4)(b)(b) The department may not award a grant that exceeds $1,250,000.
560.13(4)(c)
(c) The department shall award at least 7 grants for projects that are located in municipalities with a population of less than 30,000.
560.13(5)
(5) Before the department awards a grant under this section, the department shall consider the recommendations of the department of administration and the department of natural resources.
560.13(6)
(6) The department shall promulgate rules that establish criteria, within the guidelines under
subs. (2) and
(3), for awarding grants under this section, including the circumstances under which grant proceeds may be used for assessment services.
560.13(6m)
(6m) Receipt of a grant under this section shall not render the recipient ineligible for a loan or any other grant awarded by the state, unless under the eligibility criteria of the loan or other grant the recipient is excluded by virtue of having received the grant.
560.13(7)
(7) On or before December 31, 1998, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit a report on the effectiveness of the program under this section to the legislature under
s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor and the department of administration.
560.13 History
History: 1997 a. 27;
1999 a. 9;
2001 a. 16.
560.13 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also s.
Comm 110.01, Wis. adm. code.
560.135
560.135
Mining economic development grants and loans. 560.135(1)(a)
(a) "Area affected by mining" means an area in which all of the following apply:
560.135(1)(a)1.
1. Public and private infrastructure are or were provided to support mining activity.
560.135(1)(a)2.
2. Public funds are or were expended for costs associated with mining activity.
560.135(1)(a)3.
3. Construction of a mine has commenced and economic diversification is necessary to reduce dependence on mining activity for the long-term economic growth and stability of the area.
560.135(1)(e)
(e) "Local development corporation" means any of the following:
560.135(1)(e)1.
1. The elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state or any business created by the elected governing body.
560.135(1)(e)2.
2. A nonprofit corporation organized under
ch. 181 that does all of the following:
560.135(1)(e)2.b.
b. Promotes the economic development within the specific geographic area.
560.135(2)
(2) Subject to
subs. (3) and
(4), the board may award a grant or loan for the purpose specified to any of the following entities located in an area affected by mining:
560.135(2)(a)
(a) A business, to finance costs associated with start-up, maintenance or expansion in an area affected by mining.
560.135(2)(b)
(b) A city, village, town or county, to develop an economic diversification plan.
560.135(2)(c)
(c) A city, village, town, county, community-based organization or local development corporation, to establish a local revolving loan fund to finance businesses that will create long-term employment opportunities.
560.135(2)(d)
(d) A community-based organization or local development corporation, to conduct a local economic development project that will create long-term employment opportunities and to provide assistance to businesses or entrepreneurs.
560.135(2)(e)
(e) A business, to obtain professional services related to the start-up, maintenance or expansion of the business, including assistance with feasibility studies or financial and marketing plans and managerial assistance after start-up or expansion.
560.135(3)
(3) The board may not award a grant or loan under
sub. (2) if the proceeds will be used to establish or expand a business that is solely dependent on mining activity.
560.135(5)
(5) In awarding grants and loans under
sub. (2), the board shall consider all of the following:
