ATCP 48.60 Note
Note: A grant under par. (c) may be used only for maintenance plans, not actual maintenance costs.
ATCP 48.60(1)(d)
(d) Other eligible projects that the department identifies in its annual request for grant proposals under
sub. (2).
ATCP 48.60(2)
(2) Annual request for grant proposals. Before the department awards any grant under
sub. (1) in any state fiscal year, the department shall publish an annual request for grant proposals and shall provide a copy to every county drainage board. The annual request for grant proposals shall include all the following:
ATCP 48.60(2)(a)
(a) The amount of grant funds available for distribution in that state fiscal year ending June 30.
ATCP 48.60(2)(d)
(d) The method that the department will use to allocate funds between competing grant proposals of equal priority, if it cannot fully fund all of those proposals.
ATCP 48.60 Note
Note: For example, the department may fund equally rated grant proposals on a “first come, first served" basis.
ATCP 48.60(2)(e)
(e) General grant terms and conditions that may affect grant applications.
ATCP 48.60 Note
Note: Copies of a grant application form may be obtained from the department at its offices at 2811 Agriculture Drive, Post Office Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708-8911.
ATCP 48.60(3)
(3) Grant applications. A county drainage board may apply for a grant under
sub. (1). The county drainage board shall make the grant application on a form that the department provides under
sub. (2) (h). The grant application shall be broken down by drainage district, and shall include all the following:
ATCP 48.60(3)(a)
(a) A description of each drainage district project for which the county drainage board seeks a grant.
ATCP 48.60(3)(c)
(c) The county drainage board's plan for financing the project.
ATCP 48.60(3)(d)
(d) Competitive bidding or other procedures that the county drainage board will use to control project costs.
ATCP 48.60 Note
Note: A county drainage board is not required to select the low bidder for a funded project. But the department may make its grant award and payments based on the low bid cost.
ATCP 48.60(4)
(4) Grant awards. Within 90 days after the grant application deadline under
sub. (2) (g), the department shall make its grant awards. The department shall give notice of its awards to all county drainage boards that applied for grants.
ATCP 48.60(5)
(5) Grant contracts. Before the department pays any grant funds to a county drainage board, the department shall enter into a grant contract with that county drainage board. The contract shall specify the time period and other terms and conditions of the grant. The department shall make grant payments according to
sub. (6) and the grant contract.
ATCP 48.60(6)(a)(a) The department shall make grant payments after the county drainage board completes the funded project and pays its share of the project costs. The department may not pay for any project cost incurred after the end of the grant period specified in the grant contract.
ATCP 48.60(6)(b)
(b) The county drainage board shall submit a payment request on a form provided by the department. In its request, the county drainage board shall document that it has completed the project and paid its share of the project costs.
ATCP 48.60 Note
Note: Copies of a payment request form may be obtained from the department at its offices at 2811 Agriculture Drive, Post Office Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708-8911.
ATCP 48.60(6)(c)
(c) The department shall make grant payments to the county treasurer, for the benefit of the county drainage board. If the county drainage board hires an agent to complete a project on its behalf, the department may, at the request of the county drainage board, make a check jointly payable to the county treasurer and that agent.
ATCP 48.60 History
History:
CR 01-004: Cr.
Register January 2002 No. 553, eff. 2-1-02.
