16.54(10)
(10) Before acceptance of any federal grant on behalf of the state which will or may involve the provision of auditing services by the legislative audit bureau, all departments shall provide written notification to the state auditor. Each such federal grant shall, to the maximum extent permitted by federal law and regulation, include an allocation for the cost of such auditing services within the grant budget, plan, application or project proposal.
16.54(11)
(11) The state board, commission or department designated by the governor under
sub. (2) to administer federal payments in lieu of taxes on national forest lands shall distribute those payments to towns, cities and villages, but not to counties, that provide general governmental services and contain national forest lands. That distribution shall reflect the level of services provided by, and the number of acres of national forest land within, the town, city or village in accordance with
31 USC 6907.
16.54(12)(a)(a) The department of health and family services may not expend or encumber any moneys received under
s. 20.435 (8) (mm) unless the department of health and family services submits a plan for the expenditure of the moneys to the department of administration and the department of administration approves the plan.
16.54(12)(b)
(b) The department of workforce development may not expend or encumber any moneys received under
s. 20.445 (3) (mm) unless the department of workforce development submits a plan for the expenditure of the moneys to the department of administration and the department of administration approves the plan.
16.54(12)(c)
(c) The department of administration may approve any plan submitted under
par. (a) or
(b) in whole or in part. If the department approves any such plan in whole or part, the department shall notify the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance, in writing, of the department's action under this paragraph.
16.54(12)(d)
(d) At the end of each fiscal year, the department of administration shall determine the amount of moneys that remain in the appropriation accounts under
ss. 20.435 (8) (mm) and
20.445 (3) (mm) that have not been approved for encumbrance or expenditure by the department pursuant to a plan submitted under
par. (a) or
(b) and shall require that such moneys be lapsed to the general fund. The department shall notify the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance, in writing, of the department's action under this paragraph.
16.54(13)(a)(a) If the state receives any interest payments from the federal government relating to the timing of transfers of federal grant funds for programs that are funded with moneys from the general fund and that are covered in an agreement between the federal department of the treasury and the state under the federal Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990, as amended, the payments, less applicable administrative costs, shall be deposited in the general fund as general purpose revenue — earned.
16.54(13)(b)
(b) If the state is required to pay any interest payments to the federal government relating to the timing of transfers of federal grant funds for programs that are funded with moneys from the general fund and that are covered in an agreement between the federal department of the treasury and the state under the federal Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990, as amended, the secretary shall notify the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance, in writing, that the state is required to pay an interest payment. The notice shall contain an accounting of the amount of interest that the state is required to pay.
16.54 History
History: 1973 c. 333;
1975 c. 39 ss.
69,
732 (1);
1975 c. 224;
1977 c. 418;
1979 c. 34;
1981 c. 27;
1983 a. 27,
208,
470;
1985 a. 29;
1987 a. 4,
27,
186,
399,
403;
1989 a. 31;
1991 a. 39,
316;
1995 a. 27 ss.
303 to
307,
9126 (19);
1995 a. 132,
225;
1999 a. 9,
74;
2001 a. 16.
16.54 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also s.
NR 55.01, Wis. adm. code.
16.54 Annotation
Wisconsin may enter into an agreement with the federal government for the development, administration, and enforcement, at the state level, of occupational safety and health laws meeting federal standards. 61 Atty. Gen. 353.
16.54 Annotation
Counties do not have the power to form consortiums for purposes of a federal act when the Governor has not designated them as participating units of government under sub. (6). 63 Atty. Gen. 453.
16.54 Annotation
The governor may authorize counties to channel CETA funds through private nonprofit agencies. 66 Atty. Gen. 15.
16.544
16.544
Federal aid disallowances. 16.544(1)
(1) Each agency that is informed by a federal agency that any liability of $10,000 or more incurred by the agency that has been or was anticipated to be assumed by the federal government from federal moneys received by the agency will not be an allowable use of the federal moneys shall notify the department and the joint committee on finance in writing of the disallowance. The notice shall include a statement of the method proposed by the agency to settle the disallowance.
16.544(2)
(2) Each agency having given notice under
sub. (1) shall make a quarterly report to the department, or at such other times as the secretary may require, concerning the status of efforts to resolve the audit disallowance. The format of the report shall be determined by the secretary.
16.544(3)
(3) Prior to taking final action to remove any liability related to a disallowance of the use of federal moneys, an agency shall submit to the department a statement of the action proposed to remove the liability. The department may approve, disapprove or approve with modifications each such proposed action. The secretary shall forward a copy of each statement of proposed action approved by the department to the joint committee on finance. This subsection does not apply to an action taken by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, within the statutory authority of the board, to remove a liability of less than $5,000.
16.544 History
History: 1983 a. 27;
1987 a. 27.
16.545
16.545
Federal aid management service. A federal aids management service shall be established in the department of administration:
16.545(1)
(1) To fully inform the governor, the legislature, state agencies and the public of available federal aid programs.
16.545(2)
(2) To fully inform the governor and the legislature of pending federal aid legislation.
16.545(3)
(3) To advise the governor and the legislature of alternative and recommended methods of administering federal aid programs.
16.545(4)
(4) To study and interpret the effect of federal aid programs on the administration of state government and the pattern of state government finances.
16.545(5)
(5) To assist in the coordination of broad federal aid programs which are administered by more than one state agency.
16.545(6)
(6) To maintain an information center on federal aid programs.
16.545(7)
(7) To analyze and advise on proposed federal aid budgets submitted to the governor and the joint committee on finance under
s. 16.54 (5).