WEM 7.05   Eligible and ineligible costs.

WEM 7.06   Payments of major disaster assistance fund applications.

WEM 7.07   Fund expenditure limitation.

WEM 7.08   Dual payment.

WEM 7.09   Appeal process.

Ch. WEM 7 Note Note: Chapter WEM 7 was created as an emergency rule eff. 6-8-06.

WEM 7.01 WEM 7.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish the application process and the criteria for determining eligibility for payment under the major disaster assistance fund as required in s. 323.31, Stats.

WEM 7.01 History History: CR 06-088: cr. Register November 2006 No. 611, eff. 12-1-06; correction made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register February 2010 No. 650.

WEM 7.02 WEM 7.02 Definitions. In this chapter:

WEM 7.02(1) (1) “Administrator” means the administrator of the Wisconsin division of emergency management.

WEM 7.02(2) (2) “Applicant” means a local governmental unit that applies for major disaster assistance funding under this chapter.

WEM 7.02(3) (3) “Applicant’s authorized representative” means a person authorized by the governing body of a local governmental unit to apply for major disaster assistance funding under this chapter.

WEM 7.02(4) (4) “County” means the county or counties where a major catastrophe has occurred.

WEM 7.02(5) (5) “Department” means the Wisconsin department of military affairs.

WEM 7.02(6) (6) “Disaster declaration” means a document by which an authorized official or the governing body of a local governmental unit or the State declares a disaster.

WEM 7.02(7) (7) “Division” means the Wisconsin division of emergency management.

WEM 7.02(8) (8) “Incident period” means the definite time interval of a major catastrophe with a specific start and end date.

WEM 7.02(9) (9) “Local governmental unit” has the meaning given in s. 19.42 (7u), Stats., and also includes a tribe or band.

WEM 7.02(10) (10) “Major catastrophe” has the meaning given in s. 166.02 (6u), Stats.

WEM 7.02 Note Note: Section 166.02 (6u), Stats., was repealed by 2009 Wis. Act 42.

WEM 7.02(11) (11) “Public assistance costs” are those costs incurred by a local governmental unit as a direct result of a disaster.

WEM 7.02(12) (12) “State” means the state of Wisconsin.

WEM 7.02(13) (13) “Tribe or band” has the meaning given in s. 66.0314 (1) (fe), Stats.

WEM 7.02 History History: CR 06-088: cr. Register November 2006 No. 611, eff. 12-1-06.

WEM 7.03 WEM 7.03 Eligibility criteria.

WEM 7.03(1) (1) The division may make payments to eligible local governmental units under this chapter upon receipt and consideration of an application if the administrator determines all of the following:

WEM 7.03(1)(a) (a) The local governmental unit has suffered a major catastrophe.

WEM 7.03(1)(c) (c) The damages suffered and eligible costs incurred are the direct result of a major catastrophe.