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 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(6)(a)4.4. The department has not previously extended funding for the same contract from one grant year to another.

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.

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 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)(b)(b) A county land conservation committee shall retain records under par. (a) for at least 3 years after the committee makes its last payment to the landowner, or for the duration of the maintenance period required for the conservation 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 HistoryHistory: 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; CR 23-024: am. (1), (3) (intro.), (a), (c), (d), (4) (a) 1., 2., (5m) (intro.), (b) to (d), cr. (5m) (e), am. (6) (a) (intro.), 2., 3., (b), (7) (a) 1., (b) Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24; correction in (3) (c) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register May 2024 No. 821.

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)(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 HistoryHistory: CR 13-016: cr. Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14.

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, s. ATCP 50.35.

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(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.