Adm 93.19 HistoryHistory: EmR1309: emerg. cr. eff. 7-1-13; CR 13-069: cr. Register April 2014 No. 700, eff. 5-1-14.
Adm 93.20Adm 93.20Blight elimination and brownfield site redevelopment project requirements and limits. A local government receiving CDBG funds from the department under this subchapter may use such funds for an environmental audit or environmental remediation, or may loan or grant the CDBG funds to a business or nonprofit corporation to conduct an environmental audit or environmental remediation.
Adm 93.20 HistoryHistory: EmR1309: emerg. cr. eff. 7-1-13; CR 13-069: cr. Register April 2014 No. 700, eff. 5-1-14.
subch. VI of ch. Adm 93Subchapter VI — Emergency Grants
Adm 93.21Adm 93.21Eligibility.
Adm 93.21(1)(1) The department may award a grant to an eligible local government under this subchapter upon receipt of an application and upon the department’s consideration of whether:
Adm 93.21(1)(a)(a) The municipality has suffered a natural disaster or other catastrophic event.
Adm 93.21(1)(b)(b) The project is designed to alleviate existing conditions which pose a serious and immediate threat to the health, safety, or welfare of the municipality.
Adm 93.21(1)(c)(c) The local government will use the grant to pay for public infrastructure repairs or replacements that are otherwise eligible for CDBG funds under subch. II, or emergency services necessitated by the natural disaster or other catastrophic event.
Adm 93.21(1)(d)(d) The local government lacks the financial capability to pay for the infrastructure repairs or replacements.
Adm 93.21(1)(e)(e) The local government is unable to await funding through a grant awarded under subch. II.
Adm 93.21(1)(f)(f) The local government will contribute at least 25% of the total cost of the project from other funding sources, subject to s. Adm 93.09 (1) (b).
Adm 93.21(1)(g)(g) Other criteria as set forth in 24 CFR 570.
Adm 93.21(2)(2) In making a determination under sub. (1) (d), the department shall consider all of the following:
Adm 93.21(2)(a)(a) The local government’s general obligation debt borrowing capacity.
Adm 93.21(2)(b)(b) The availability of funding from other federal and state government sources.
Adm 93.21(2)(c)(c) The availability of insurance.
Adm 93.21(2)(d)(d) Any other factors the department considers relevant.
Adm 93.21 HistoryHistory: EmR1309: emerg. cr. eff. 7-1-13; CR 13-069: cr. Register April 2014 No. 700, eff. 5-1-14.
Adm 93.22Adm 93.22Funding.
Adm 93.22(1)(1) The maximum amount of CDBG funds that may be awarded to any local government under this subchapter shall be based on the scope of the natural disaster or catastrophic event and funds available.
Adm 93.22(2)(2) Where a catastrophic event is caused by human activity and the local government recovers funds to repair the damage from a responsible person or another party, then the local government shall pay the department a proportionate share of the total amount recovered.
Adm 93.22 HistoryHistory: EmR1309: emerg. cr. eff. 7-1-13; CR 13-069: cr. Register April 2014 No. 700, eff. 5-1-14.
Adm 93.23Adm 93.23Applications.
Adm 93.23(1)(1) A local government interested in applying for an emergency grant under this subchapter shall provide the department with written notice of intent to apply within 90 days of the natural disaster or catastrophic event.
Adm 93.23(2)(2) An application for emergency assistance under this subchapter shall include the following:
Adm 93.23(2)(a)(a) Documentation of a state or federal disaster declaration or a description of the natural disaster or catastrophic event.
Adm 93.23(2)(b)(b) A description of the resulting damage or destruction.
Adm 93.23(2)(c)(c) A description of the activities that will be funded with the emergency grant.