NR 155.23(1)(e)(e) Municipal work group. A governmental unit hires or assigns its employees to install an urban best management practice for landowners and land operators if the employees are able to perform the work at a cost lower than the private sector. NR 155.23(1)(g)(g) Other cost containment procedures. If a governmental unit determines another cost containment procedure would be at least as or more effective than the cost containment procedures described in this subsection, it shall include the alternative in the project application and the department shall include the alternative in the runoff management grant agreement. NR 155.23(2)(2) The cost-containment procedures in this subsection shall be used to control the cost of in-kind contributions, including the substantiated value of donated materials, equipment, services and labor by landowners or land operators installing urban best management practices: NR 155.23(2)(a)(a) All sources of local share donation shall be indicated in the project application submitted under s. NR 155.17. NR 155.23(2)(b)(b) The maximum value of donated labor may not exceed the local market wage for equivalent work. NR 155.23(2)(c)(c) The value of donated equipment may not exceed the equipment rates for highways established by the Wisconsin department of transportation. NR 155.23 NoteNote: The county highway rates for equipment are formulated under s. 84.07, Stats., and can be found in chapter 5 of the State Highway Maintenance Manual published by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, 4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Madison, WI 53705. NR 155.23(2)(d)(d) The value of donated materials and services may not exceed market rates and shall be established by invoice. NR 155.23(3)(3) Governmental units installing best management practices under a department cost-share grant shall follow the bidding and advertising provisions of their applicable municipal statutes. All contracts shall be subject to approval by the departmental project manager, with respect to reimbursement eligibility, technical standards, and storm water permitting requirements. NR 155.23(4)(4) Governmental units that contract with an outside consultant to perform services under a local assistance grant shall, at a minimum, use a quality-based selection approach and interview firms with proven experience in the field of storm water planning. All contracts shall be subject to approval by the departmental project manager, with respect to reimbursement eligibility, technical standards, and storm water permitting requirements. NR 155.23 HistoryHistory: CR 00-025: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 09-112: r. (1) (f), cr. (3), (4) Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11. NR 155.25(1)(1) Eligible activities. The department may provide funding to a governmental unit holding a runoff management grant agreement under s. NR 155.21 to perform any of the following: NR 155.25(1)(a)(a) Acquire land in fee or an easement identified in the grant application for the construction of a structural urban best management practice. NR 155.25(1)(b)(b) Acquire land in fee or an easement identified in the grant application for land which is contributing or will contribute nonpoint source pollution. This includes property acquisition to support best management practices such as critical area stabilization, riparian buffers, wetland restoration, and the abandonment or relocation of livestock and livestock facilities. NR 155.25(2)(2) Mutual agreement and duration. The landowner and the department must mutually agree to the conducting of an appraisal. Easements, including donated conservation easements, shall be acquired for perpetuity. NR 155.25(3)(3) Donated easements. The department may authorize, in writing, any governmental unit, qualified non-profit organization or person to use grant funds under this chapter to enter into easements or accept a donated conservation easement consistent with the eligibility provision of the approved grant application and runoff management grant. Upon acceptance of a donated easement under s. NR 154.03 (2) (c), the department shall appraise the easement and issue a written opinion on the value or issue a statement of value of the easement. NR 155.25(4)(a)(a) A governmental unit requesting runoff management grant funds under this section for the acquisition of property in fee or an easement shall submit an acquisition proposal to the department for its review and approval. The acquisition proposal shall be submitted with the runoff management grant application or grant amendment request. NR 155.25(4)(b)(b) The acquisition proposal for fee title or easement shall include all of the following: NR 155.25(4)(b)1.1. A description of the purpose for acquiring the land and how the acquisition will meet applicable goals of the project for which the grant is applied. NR 155.25(4)(b)2.2. A copy of the appropriate county, township, topographic, and local land use planning maps showing the proposed acquisition. NR 155.25(4)(b)3.3. A description of how the proposed acquisition complements other nonpoint source pollution abatement program efforts. NR 155.25(4)(c)(c) For fee title acquisition, the following additional information is required as part of the acquisition proposal: NR 155.25(4)(c)1.1. A description of the land management plan for the property including a list of any owner-occupants or tenants that occupy the buildings or land to be acquired, a general time frame for project completion, and a description of how long-term management will be provided. Identification of other governmental units that will be involved in management and their respective roles shall also be included. NR 155.25(4)(c)2.2. An estimate of overall acquisition and annual maintenance costs, including the number of parcels and acres to be acquired which notes the number of improved parcels involved.