NR 51.904 General provisions.
NR 51.905 General priorities.
NR 51.906 Application and grant award procedures.
NR 51.908 Grant payments.
Subchapter XII — Aids for the Acquisition and Development of Local Parks
NR 51.913 Allocation of funds.
NR 51.914 General provisions.
NR 51.915 Eligible development projects.
NR 51.916 Eligible land acquisition projects.
NR 51.917 Ineligible projects.
Subchapter XIII — Urban Green Space
NR 51.923 Allocation of funds.
NR 51.924 General provisions.
NR 51.925 Eligible projects.
NR 51.927 Community garden project priorities.
Subchapter XIV — Urban Rivers Grant Program
NR 51.933 Allocation of funds and grant awards.
NR 51.934 General provisions.
Subchapter XV — Acquisition of Development Rights
NR 51.944 General provisions.
NR 51.946 Factors that shall be considered in project selection.
Subchapter XVI — Grants from the Heritage Fund
NR 51.952 Eligible and ineligible projects.
NR 51.954 Application, local match, and grant award procedures.
NR 51.955 Records Retention.
Subchapter XVII — County Forest Grants
NR 51.960 Purpose and applicability.
NR 51.962 Eligible applicants, eligible and ineligible projects, and matching funds.
NR 51.963 Memorandum of agreement.
NR 51.964 Program criteria, application ranking, and funding availability.
NR 51.965 Eligible and ineligible costs.
NR 51.966 Application content and application deadline.
NR 51.967 Application reviews, appraisals, legislative review, and calculating grant award.
NR 51.968 Grant contract, contract conditions, contract violations, and project signage.
NR 51.969 Grant payments.
Subchapter XVIII — Grants to Counties Assisting the Department
NR 51.970 Purpose and applicability.
NR 51.972 Eligible grantees.
NR 51.973 Eligible and ineligible projects.
NR 51.974 Eligible and ineligible costs.
NR 51.975 Project data and matching funds.
NR 51.976 Grant contract and contract violations.
NR 51.977 Grant payments.
Subchapter XIX —Grants for Recreational Boating Aids
NR 51.983 Eligible applicants.
NR 51.984 Eligible and ineligible projects.
NR 51.985 General provisions.
NR 51.986 Grant application content and matching funds.
NR 51.001
NR 51.001
Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to implement and administer the stewardship program.
NR 51.001 History
History: Cr.
Register, October, 1990, No. 418, eff. 11-1-90.
NR 51.002
NR 51.002
Definitions. In this chapter:
NR 51.002(1)
(1) “Acquisition cost" means the fair market value of the property as determined by department appraisal guidelines, except as provided in s.
23.0917 (7) (b) to
(d), Stats., and reasonable costs related to the purchase of the property. These costs are limited to the cost of appraisals, land surveys, relocation payments, title evidence, recording fees, initial posting of signage consistent with s.
23.09165 (3), Stats., with cost share not to exceed $1,000, attorney fees for department required reviews with cost share not to exceed $1,000, historical, cultural, and environmental analyses required by the department completed through contract by professional consultants. “Acquisition cost" does not include environmental clean-up costs, brokerage fees paid by the buyer, and real estate transfer taxes.
NR 51.002(2)
(2) “Acquisition project" means one or more parcels of land that are contiguous or in close proximity which include features or outdoor recreational opportunities that are eligible for grants in this chapter.
NR 51.002(2m)
(2m) “Assignment" means the transfer of all rights and interests in property, and all obligations under a stewardship grant contract to another nonprofit conservation organization or governmental unit eligible for a grant under this chapter, or an agency of this state or of the U.S. government.
NR 51.002(3)
(3) “Baseline document" means an inventory of the features of a property including reports, maps, photographs and other materials that provides an accurate representation of the property at the time an easement funded with a stewardship grant is executed. The baseline document is intended to serve as an objective information baseline for monitoring compliance with the terms of the easement.
NR 51.002 Note
Note: For information on creating a baseline document, contact Gathering Waters Conservancy, a nonprofit conservation organization that provides technical assistance on easements, 211 S. Paterson St., Suite 180, Madison, WI 53703, or the DNR Bureau of Community Financial Assistance, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707.
NR 51.002(3m)
(3m) “Comprehensive outdoor recreation plan" or “CORP" means the document prepared and adopted by governmental units that summarize planning efforts for recreation, open space preservation, and resource protection. A “CORP" may include goals for acquisition, preservation, and development as well as specific park plans, facility plans, funding requests, and implementation plans for development projects.
