NR 47.89 NR 47.89 Enforcement.

NR 47.89(1) (1) If any landowner, successor or assignee uses any scheme or device to unjustly benefit from this program, the cost-share grants shall be withheld or a refund of all or part of any program payments otherwise due or paid that person shall be secured. A scheme or device includes, but is not limited to, coercion, fraud or misrepresentation, false claims, or any business dissolution, reorganization, revival or other legal mechanism designed for or having the effect of evading the requirements of this subchapter.

NR 47.89(2) (2) If any landowner or successor takes any action or fails to take action which results in the destruction or impairment of a prescribed practice for the duration of the practice, cost-share grants shall be withheld or a refund of all or part of any program payments otherwise due or paid shall be secured.

NR 47.89(3) (3) Nothing in this subchapter requiring the withholding or refunding of cost-share grants shall preclude any other penalty or liability otherwise imposed by law.

NR 47.89 History History: Cr. Register, March, 1999, No. 519, eff. 4-1-99.

NR 47.895 NR 47.895 Funding. Funding for grants under these rules includes:

NR 47.895(1) (1) Funds appropriated for the grant program established under s. 26.38, Stats.

NR 47.895(2) (2) Other state, federal, or nonprofit organization funds appropriated for the purpose of encouraging private forest landowners to manage lands in a manner that benefits this state’s forest and related resources and the people of the state, provided the practice or practices identified for the funding are consistent with any identified in this subchapter as eligible for funding.

NR 47.895(3) (3) Other state, federal, or nonprofit organization funds distributed through this subchapter shall be distributed to practices or projects consistent with the appropriation.

NR 47.895 History History: CR 02-074: cr. Register November 2002 No. 563, eff. 12-1-02; CR 12-029: am. (2), (3) Register June 2013 No. 690, eff. 7-1-13.

subch. VIII of ch. NR 47 Subchapter VIII — Forest Fire Protection Grant Program

NR 47.90 NR 47.90 Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to implement and administer forest fire protection grants to municipal fire departments and other fire suppression organizations, as authorized under s. 26.145, Stats. The purpose of the grant funding is to expand the use of local fire departments to augment and strengthen the department’s overall initial attack fire suppression capabilities on forest fires.

NR 47.90 History History: Cr. Register, May, 1998, No. 509, eff. 6-1-98.

NR 47.901 NR 47.901 Applicability. The provisions of this subchapter are applicable to certain municipalities and not-for-profit organizations of the state who apply for forest fire protection grants under this subchapter.

NR 47.901 History History: Cr. Register, May, 1998, No. 509, eff. 6-1-98.

NR 47.902 NR 47.902 Definitions. In this subchapter:

NR 47.902(1) (1) “Applicant” means the Wisconsin municipality, fire department or fire suppression organization that submits an application for grants under this subchapter.

NR 47.902(2) (2) “Fire department” has the meaning contained in s. 213.08, Stats.

NR 47.902(3) (3) “Fire suppression organization” means a not-for-profit organization whose primary purpose and activities support fire protection or suppression and that represents a majority of fire departments in a county or region that serve forest fire control areas established in ss. NR 30.01 and 30.02.

NR 47.902(4) (4) “Grantee” means the recipient of a grant under this subchapter.

NR 47.902(5) (5) “Municipality” means a Wisconsin city, village, town or county.

NR 47.902(6) (6) “Project” means the practice or activity for which funds are applied under this subchapter.

NR 47.902 History History: Cr. Register, May, 1998, No. 509, eff. 6-1-98.

NR 47.903 NR 47.903 Application procedures.

NR 47.903(1) (1) Applicants shall submit applications on the prescribed department forms to the address shown on the application form. An applicant may not submit more than one application for grant funding in any single funding period as provided in subs. (2) and (3). The department shall send notice of the availability of application forms and instructions to all eligible fire departments in the state.

NR 47.903 Note Note: Application forms are available from the Division of Forestry by emailing a request to [e-mail].

NR 47.903(2) (2) Applicants for grant funding for the period which ends on June 30, 1998 shall submit their applications no later than April 15, 1998.

NR 47.903(3) (3) Beginning in 2002, applications shall be submitted no later than July 1 of each year unless otherwise provided for on the application.

NR 47.903(4) (4) No application from a fire suppression organization may be for more than $25,000 or less than $5,000 in grant funding.