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ATCP 50.34(5m) (5m)Inter-county transfers. The department may approve an agreement between counties to transfer uncommitted bond revenue or other cost-share funds if all of the following apply:
ATCP 50.34(5m)(a) (a) The grant funds subject to the transfer were not previously extended by the transferring county.
ATCP 50.34(5m)(b) (b) The county transferring the cost-share funds certifies to the department that it has an uncommitted portion of its cost-share allocation equal to or greater than the transfer amount, and has approval of its land conservation committee to make these funds available for transfer.
ATCP 50.34(5m)(c) (c) The county receiving the cost-share funds has made a commitment to use the transferred funds on one or more specific projects, and has the approval of its land conservation committee to accept the transferred funds for cost-sharing on the specific projects.
ATCP 50.34(5m)(d) (d) The counties apply for the transfer of cost-share funds on a form provided by the department. The department may require any information on the form reasonably necessary for the department to approve the transfer of funds.
ATCP 50.34 Note Note: Transferred funds may be extended by the receiving county into the subsequent grant year for the same project, subject to sub. (6).
ATCP 50.34(6) (6)Extensions.
ATCP 50.34(6)(a)(a) If a grant under sub. (1) funds a landowner cost-share contract that is signed by December 31 of the grant year but not completed by December 31 of that year, the department may extend funding for that contract in the next year's grant allocation to the county if all of the following apply:
ATCP 50.34(6)(a)1. 1. The county properly contracts with the landowner by December 31 of the initial grant year.
ATCP 50.34(6)(a)2. 2. The landowner has not taken any action in violation of the cost-share contract.
ATCP 50.34(6)(a)3. 3. The county land conservation committee files with the department, by December 31 of the initial grant year, a written request that identifies the cost-shared projects for which the extended funds will be used, and the total funds to be extended. The department may, for good cause, accept an extension request filed between December 31 of the initial grant year and February 15 of the subsequent grant year.
ATCP 50.34 Note Note: Good cause may include the long-term absence or loss of critical staff, or the damage or destruction of records.
ATCP 50.34(6)(a)4. 4. The department has not previously extended funding for the same contract from one grant year to another.
ATCP 50.34 Note Note: The department will normally approve extensions by April 30 of each year, as a supplement to the annual grant allocation plan for that year. See s. ATCP 50.28 (5).
ATCP 50.34(6)(b) (b) A county may transfer a funding extension under par. (a) from one landowner cost-share contract to another provided that the department approves an extension of both projects. Extended funds may not be used on new cost-share contracts. Extended funding, if not spent for the designated cost-share contract in the year of the extension, remains with the department for distribution under a future year's allocation plan.
ATCP 50.34 Note Note: A county may make partial payments for completed portions of a cost-shared practice, as provided in s. ATCP 50.40 (12).
ATCP 50.34(7) (7)County records.
ATCP 50.34(7)(a)(a) A county land conservation committee shall keep all of the following records related to grants under sub. (1):
ATCP 50.34(7)(a)1. 1. Copies of all county cost-share contracts with landowners, including any provisions related to operation and maintenance of installed practices.
ATCP 50.34(7)(a)2. 2. Documentary proof of all information that the county land conservation committee certifies to the department under this section.
ATCP 50.34(7)(a)3. 3. Documentation of all county receipts and payments under this section.
ATCP 50.34(7)(a)4. 4. Other records needed to document county compliance with this section and the grant contract.
ATCP 50.34(7)(b) (b) A county land conservation committee shall retain cost-share records under par. (a) for at least 3 years after the committee makes its last cost-share payment to the landowner, or for the duration of the maintenance period required for the cost-shared practice under subch. VIII, whichever is longer. The committee shall make the records available to the department and grant auditors upon request.
ATCP 50.34 History History: CR 01-090: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 08-075: am. (6) (a) (intro.) and 1. Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09; CR 13-016: am. (1) (b), cr. (1) (d), am. (3) (a), (d), cr. (5m), am. (6) (a) 3., (b) Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14.
ATCP 50.35 ATCP 50.35Grants for other services.
ATCP 50.35(1) (1) Under s. 92.14 (10), Stats., the department may award a grant identified in the annual allocation plan to any person for services and activities including information, education, and training. The department shall enter into a grant contract with the grant recipient for the payment of these grant funds. The contract shall include relevant terms required under this section and ss. ATCP 50.34 and 50.36, and appropriate restrictions on reimbursement of costs.
ATCP 50.35(2) (2) A person applying for a grant under s. 92.14 (10), Stats., shall file a written grant application by April 15 of the year preceding the year for which the department awards the grant. The grant application shall include a proposed budget and supporting documentation. The department may require a grant applicant to apply on a form provided by the department.
ATCP 50.35(3) (3) Contracts under this section may be extended for a period of one year if all of the following apply:
ATCP 50.35(3)(a) (a) The grant recipient submits a written extension request by December 31 of the initial grant year, and identifies how the unspent funds will be used in the subsequent grant year. The department may, for good cause, accept an extension request filed between December 31 of the initial grant year and February 15 of the subsequent grant year.
ATCP 50.35(3)(b) (b) The grant is funded under s. 20.115 (7) (qf), Stats., or other provisions authorizing department expenditure of funds for grants other than the county staffing and support grants under s. ATCP 50.32.
ATCP 50.35(4) (4) If a county is awarded a grant under this section, it shall do all of the following:
ATCP 50.35(4)(a) (a) Use the grant funds only for work specified in the grant contract required under sub. (1) and not for any work the county is authorized to perform under s. 92.14 (3) (a) through (f), Stats.
ATCP 50.35(4)(b) (b) Develop and implement county procedures to ensure that the county seeks reimbursement under this grant contract only for work authorized under this grant contract under sub. (1), and does not seek reimbursement under this grant contract for work performed under any other grant contract.
ATCP 50.35(5) (5) Except as provided in this subchapter, a grant recipient under this section shall retain all records and forms related to the grant award and its administration, including original subcontracts, if any, and receipts for disbursements for a minimum of 3 years after the end of the year of the grant award.
ATCP 50.35 History History: CR 13-016: cr. Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14.
ATCP 50.36 ATCP 50.36Grant contracts.
ATCP 50.36(1) (1) County grant contracts. The department shall enter into an annual grant contract with a county land conservation committee for the payment of grant funds awarded to the county. The county land conservation committee shall approve the terms of the grant contract and any amendment before the grant contract or amendment is signed on behalf of the county. The contract shall include relevant terms required under this section and ss. ATCP 50.32, 50.34, and, if applicable, 50.35.
ATCP 50.36 Note Note: The department may request that a county provide proof of the authority of the signatory to sign a grant contract or amendment under this chapter on behalf of the county.
ATCP 50.36(2) (2)Other grant contracts.
ATCP 50.36(2)(a)(a) The department shall enter into a grant contract with every grant recipient awarded a grant under s. 92.14 (10), Stats.
ATCP 50.36 Note Note: See s. ATCP 50.28 (1) (e). The department normally awards grants under this chapter only to counties. But under s. 92.14 (10), Stats., the department may also award grants to other persons for information, education, training, and other services related to the administration of this chapter.
ATCP 50.36(2)(b) (b) A grant contract under par. (a) shall conform to the grant allocation plan under s. ATCP 50.28. The contract shall specify grant terms and conditions, including terms required under this chapter. The contract shall specify the products and services that the grant recipient is expected to deliver.
ATCP 50.36(3) (3)Breach of contract. The department may withhold or demand return of grant payments if the department finds that the grant recipient has violated this chapter or breached its grant contract with the department.
ATCP 50.36 Note Note: The department may seek other administrative or judicial sanctions, as appropriate. A grant recipient may appeal an administrative sanction under this section, to the extent provided under ch. 227, Stats.
ATCP 50.36(4) (4)Contract contingent on legislative appropriations. Grant payments to a county land conservation committee or other grant recipient under this chapter are contingent on the continued availability of legislative appropriations to fund those payments.
ATCP 50.36 History History: CR 01-090: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 13-016: am. (1), (2) (a) Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14.
subch. V of ch. ATCP 50 Subchapter V — Cost-Share Grants to Landowners
ATCP 50.40 ATCP 50.40Cost-share grants to landowners.
ATCP 50.40(1)(1) General.
ATCP 50.40(1)(a)(a) A county land conservation committee may use grant funds awarded to the county under s. ATCP 50.34 to make cost-share grants to landowners for any of the purposes authorized under s. ATCP 50.34 (1). Cost-share grants shall comply with this subchapter.
ATCP 50.40 Note Note: This subchapter regulates a county's use of grant funds awarded under s. ATCP 50.34. It does not limit a county's authority to acquire and distribute cost-share grant funds from other governmental or private entities.
ATCP 50.40 Note The department and DNR will prepare a joint allocation plan for the allocation of funds to counties under ss. 92.14, 281.65, and 281.66, Stats. Funding under this chapter is primarily aimed at rural conservation practices. DNR may provide funding for urban conservation practices that are not financed under this chapter.
ATCP 50.40(1)(b) (b) A county land conservation committee may determine all the following, subject to this chapter:
ATCP 50.40(1)(b)1. 1. The landowners who will receive cost-share grants.
ATCP 50.40(1)(b)2. 2. The conservation practices that will be cost-shared.
ATCP 50.40(1)(b)3. 3. The costs, for each conservation practice, that will be shared.
ATCP 50.40(1)(b)4. 4. The rate at which costs will be shared.
ATCP 50.40 Note Note: If a county requires a landowner to change an “existing" agricultural practice, the county must comply with minimum cost-share requirements under sub. (2). But if a county enters into a voluntary cost-share arrangement with a landowner, the county is free to negotiate the grant amount with the landowner (up to the maximum amounts provided in s. ATCP 50.42).
ATCP 50.40(2) (2)Cost-sharing required.
ATCP 50.40(2)(a)(a) A county may not do any of the following, under this chapter or a local regulation, unless the county land conservation committee first offers cost-sharing that is at least equal to the cost-sharing required under s. ATCP 50.08:
ATCP 50.40(2)(a)1. 1. Require a conservation practice that discontinues or modifies cropping practices on existing cropland. In this paragraph, “existing cropland" has the meaning given in s. NR 151.09 (4) (b).
ATCP 50.40(2)(a)2. 2. Require a conservation practice that discontinues or modifies an existing livestock facility or operation. In this paragraph, “existing livestock facility or operation" has the meaning given in s. NR 151.095 (5) (b).
ATCP 50.40(2)(b) (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a nutrient management plan required under a permit for a manure storage system voluntarily constructed by a landowner.
ATCP 50.40(2)(c) (c) Paragraph (a) does not limit any of the following:
ATCP 50.40(2)(c)1. 1. An emergency or interim response to a pollution discharge, to prevent or mitigate imminent harm to waters of the state.
ATCP 50.40(2)(c)2. 2. County action under s. ATCP 50.16 (6) to suspend a landowner's eligibility for farmland preservation tax credits, if the landowner fails to comply with conservation standards under s. ATCP 50.16 (1).
ATCP 50.40(2)(c)3. 3. The enforcement of an existing cost-share contract.
ATCP 50.40(2)(d) (d) Paragraph (a) does not apply to requirements imposed on a livestock facility operator in connection with a local approval or permit issued pursuant to s. 93.90, Stats., and ch. ATCP 51.
ATCP 50.40 Note Note: To secure a local approval or permit, an operator must meet the required standards, regardless of whether the applicant receives cost-sharing (see s. 93.90, Stats.). However, a political subdivision may choose to provide cost-sharing to the operator.
ATCP 50.40(3) (3)Cost-shared practices.
ATCP 50.40(3)(a)(a) A cost-share grant may fund conservation practices identified under subch. VIII, or other conservation practices that the department approves in writing, regardless of whether those conservation practices are required or voluntary.
ATCP 50.40 Note Note: A county may package cost-share payments in a variety of ways. For example, a county might choose to negotiate a single overall payment (sometimes called an “incentive" payment) with a landowner who voluntarily agrees to maintain a combination of “soft" practices such as nutrient management, residue management, and contour farming. The county may pay the landowner to continue these practices, even though the landowner has followed the same practices in the past. In some cases, counties may be limited, by the terms of prior department cost-share grants to landowners, in making payments to landowners to continue compliance with performance standards. The county is free to negotiate the cost-share amount (“incentive" payment amount) with the landowner, as long as the arrangement is voluntary.
ATCP 50.40(3)(b) (b) A cost-share grant may not be used to do any of the following, except as specifically authorized under subch. VIII:
ATCP 50.40(3)(b)1. 1. Pay for the installation of a conservation practice if that installation occurred before the landowner entered into the cost-share contract.
ATCP 50.40(3)(b)2. 2. Correct overtopping of a manure storage facility.
ATCP 50.40(3)(b)3. 3. Move a manure stack.
ATCP 50.40(3)(b)4. 4. Drain wetlands, as defined in s. 23.32, Stats.
ATCP 50.40(3)(b)5. 5. Increase drainage of land.
ATCP 50.40(3)(b)6. 6. Dredge a harbor, lake, river, or drainage ditch.
ATCP 50.40(3)(b)7. 7. Prevent or clean up spills of pesticides, fertilizers, or other agricultural chemicals from commercial bulk storage facilities.
ATCP 50.40(3)(b)8. 8. Grow or harvest trees.
ATCP 50.40(3)(b)9. 9. Install, operate, or repair a septic system.
ATCP 50.40(3)(b)10. 10. Install or modify a flood control structure.
ATCP 50.40(3)(b)11. 11. Destroy significant wildlife habitat, unless the landowner agrees to restore the habitat at the landowner's expense.
ATCP 50.40(3)(b)12. 12. Pay for the installation of a practice on land owned by the state of Wisconsin.
ATCP 50.40(3)(b)13. 13. Bring a permittee into compliance with standards required under a WPDES permit under chs. 281 and 283, Stats.
ATCP 50.40(3)(b)14. 14. Pay for any state or local administrative permit fees.
ATCP 50.40(4) (4)Eligible costs. A cost-share grant may pay for relevant costs identified in s. ATCP 50.08 (3) and (4), regardless of whether cost-sharing is required under sub. (2) or s. ATCP 50.08. A cost-share grant may pay for the costs incurred by a county or landowner in recording, with the county register of deeds, any cost-share contract, whether or not recording is required under s. ATCP 50.40 (14). A cost-share grant may not pay for ineligible costs identified under sub. (3) (b) or subch. VIII.
ATCP 50.40(5) (5)Cost-effective practices. A county land conservation committee shall consider whether a cost-shared practice will be cost-effective. The committee shall consider all of the following:
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