Adm 48.06(6)
(6) Twelve percent of the total points available shall be assigned to including planning efforts that provide opportunities for public participation throughout the planning process. Applications may be evaluated based on the applicant:
Adm 48.06(6)(a)
(a) Identifying the process for determining and adopting public participation procedures and address all requirements found in s.
66.1001 (4) (a), Stats.
Adm 48.06(6)(b)
(b) Proposing creative and innovative public participation efforts.
Adm 48.06(6)(c)
(c) Providing a variety of opportunities for broad public participation throughout the planning process.
Adm 48.06(6)(d)
(d) Providing opportunities for neighboring and overlapping jurisdictions to participate.
Adm 48.06 History
History: CR 01-086: cr.
Register February 2002 No. 554, eff. 3-1-02.
Adm 48.07
Adm 48.07
Grant application evaluation. Adm 48.07(1)
(1) The department shall evaluate and score applications based on the scoring under
s. Adm 48.06.
Adm 48.07(2)
(2) When developing the planning grant priority list, the department through a peer review process identified within the planning grant manual, shall rank all applications according to the applicant's total score received.
Adm 48.07(3)
(3) The department shall establish the threshold in the planning grant priority list for determining which applications will be funded on the basis of the grant evaluation under this section and the availability of grant funds.
Adm 48.07(4)
(4) The department shall prepare a detailed summary of expenditures for proposed grant awardees identified under
sub. (3), including funding sources and any funding source requirements. The department shall forward the summary to the council as required by s.
16.965, Stats., the department of transportation as required by s.
16.9651, Stats., and any other agency as necessary due to funding sources.
Adm 48.07 Note
Note: Section 15.107 (16), Stats., Wisconsin Land Council, was repealed in
2011 Wisconsin Act 257. Section 48.07 (4) will be modified accordingly in future rule-making by the Department.
Adm 48.07 History
History: CR 01-086: cr.
Register February 2002 No. 554, eff. 3-1-02.
Adm 48.08(1)(1) The council shall review and approve or disapprove by resolution, the grant priority list including activities proposed to be funded in compliance with ss.
16.965 (4) and
16.9651 (2), Stats. The department shall receive approval from the council before awarding a grant.
Adm 48.08 Note
Note: Section 15.107 (16), Stats., Wisconsin Land Council, was repealed in
2011 Wisconsin Act 257. Pursuant to s. 16.9651 (2), Stats., “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." Section 48.08 (1) will be modified accordingly in future rule-making by the Department.
Adm 48.08(2)
(2) The department shall provide the department of transportation and other agencies, where required, with the detailed summary of activities proposed to be funded through transportation planning grants in compliance with s.
16.9651 (2), Stats. The department shall receive written approval from the secretary of the department of transportation before awarding a transportation planning grant.
Adm 48.08(3)
(3) Grant awards are contingent upon the execution of a grant agreement. Failure of an applicant to execute a grant agreement shall result in withdrawal of the offer. The department and the applicant may negotiate the specific budget items, and other terms and conditions prior to executing the grant agreement. Terms of a grant award shall be administered through the grant agreement.
Adm 48.08 History
History: CR 01-086: cr.
Register February 2002 No. 554, eff. 3-1-02.
Adm 48.09(1)
(1) Accounting for all project funds shall be in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles and practices, and shall be recorded by the grantee. Supporting records of expenditures shall be maintained in sufficient detail to show that costs were incurred for the purposes for which the grant was made. Grant records shall be maintained for a period of 3 years after the grant award.
Adm 48.09(2)
(2) The grant period extends from the date that the department executes the grant agreement to the date the local governmental unit submits the adopted plan to the department in compliance with s.
66.1001 (4) (b), Stats. The contract dates shall not extend beyond time limits for a comprehensive plan under s.
66.1001 (3), Stats. Unless the applicant commits to a shorter time in the application, the applicable grant period assigned in the grant agreement shall be as follows:
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Adm 48.09(3)
(3) The grantee may submit claims for payment to the department on forms provided by the department. The grantee shall submit at least one claim during each 12-month time period commencing with the date the department signs the grant agreement. The department shall reimburse awardees not more than quarterly. All claims shall be consistent with the grant agreement relative to expenditures within the scope of work and estimated costs. All claims shall include documentation of progress under the terms of the grant agreement.
Adm 48.09(4)
(4) The department shall withhold 25% of the grant award as final payment until all of the following occur:
Adm 48.09(4)(a)
(a) The grantee provides the department with a copy of the adopted plan as provided by s.
66.1001 (4) (b), Stats., and the department verifies the plan meets all provisions of s.
66.1001, Stats.
Adm 48.09 Note
Note: This verification does not indicate a certification of compliance with s.
66.1001, Stats. This verification also does not indicate department approval of the plan content or policies. It is an indication that the grantee has completed the plan within the statutory requirements
.
Adm 48.09(5)
(5) In developing digital map data, the grantee shall adhere to widely accepted standards and use appropriate existing source data referenced in the planning grant manual.
Adm 48.09(6)
(6) The local governmental unit shall make data developed under this grant available for public dissemination.
Adm 48.09(7)
(7) For multi-jurisdictional plans, where one or more of the local governmental units participating in the grant have not adopted the plan by the end of the grant period, that unit or units award amount shall be withheld from the final payment under
s. Adm 48.09 (4).
Adm 48.09(8)
(8) If the department finds that the project has not been completed pursuant to
sub. (4), by the end of the grant period, the department may seek repayment of the state share or a portion of the state share previously distributed to the grantee.
Adm 48.09 History
History: CR 01-086: cr.
Register February 2002 No. 554, eff. 3-1-02.
