NR 153.16(1)(d)1.1. The cost of testing materials for use in best management practice design and installation.
NR 153.16(1)(d)2.2. Travel expenses, including personal vehicle mileage charges, meals, lodging, and other reasonable travel expenses necessary to the project.
NR 153.16(1)(d)3.3. The cost of recording the cost-share agreement with the county register of deeds.
NR 153.16(1)(d)4.4. Field equipment necessary to conduct or evaluate the project.
NR 153.16(1)(d)5.5. Other direct costs necessary for the project and approved by the department.
NR 153.16(2)(2)Ineligible costs. The following costs are not eligible for local assistance funding under this section:
NR 153.16(2)(a)(a) Activities for which WPDES permit coverage is required.
NR 153.16(2)(b)(b) Direct costs for other items not listed in this section, including best management practice design, staff training, ordinance development and administration, promotional items except when used for educational purposes, and the purchase or lease of motor vehicles.
NR 153.16(2)(c)(c) Indirect project costs that are not directly related to the output of a product or service or cannot be identified specifically with a single cost objective in an economically feasible manner.
NR 153.16 HistoryHistory: CR 00-025: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 09-112: r. and recr. Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11.
NR 153.17NR 153.17Targeted runoff management project application.
NR 153.17(1)(1)Applicability. This section applies only to targeted runoff management projects.
NR 153.17(2)(2)Application process.
NR 153.17(2)(a)(a) Subject to the availability of funds, the department shall do the following:
NR 153.17(2)(a)1.1. Solicit applications for projects to be funded under this chapter by providing the public with information that application materials are available upon request.
NR 153.17(2)(a)1.a.a. The department shall solicit applications for any small-scale project on an annual basis provided there is adequate funding available.
NR 153.17(2)(a)1.b.b. The department may solicit applications for any large-scale project on an annual or biennial basis depending on the availability of funds.
NR 153.17(2)(a)2.2. Distribute to any potential applicant that requests it a copy of the appropriate application and application instructions.
NR 153.17(2)(b)(b) All applicants for funding shall submit project applications on forms provided by the department. A governmental unit or federally recognized tribal governing body may request funding under this chapter for one or more projects by submitting the appropriate applications to the department.
NR 153.17 NoteNote: Forms can be obtained from the department’s Bureau of Watershed Management or the department’s Bureau of Community Financial Assistance, 101 S. Webster St., PO Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921.
NR 153.17(2)(c)(c) A state agency, including the department, may request funding under this chapter for a project that is on land under state ownership or control and is in a priority watershed or priority lake area by submitting the appropriate application to the department.
NR 153.17(2)(d)(d) The department may request funding for the purchase of eligible easements located in a priority watershed project area by submitting the appropriate application to the department.
NR 153.17(2)(e)(e) Applicants shall submit completed project applications to the department in order to be considered for funding in the following calendar year. Applications shall be delivered or post-marked by midnight, April 15.
NR 153.17(3)(3)Required administrative information. An applicant for any targeted runoff management project shall submit the following information to be considered for funding:
NR 153.17(3)(a)(a) Applicant name.
NR 153.17(3)(b)(b) Name and title of authorized representative.
NR 153.17(3)(c)(c) Contact name and telephone number.
NR 153.17(3)(d)(d) Type of governmental unit and applicant address.
NR 153.17(3)(e)(e) Signature of authorized representative.