NR 50.06(3)(a)(a) LAWCON funds apportioned to Wisconsin each fiscal year shall be allocated as follows:
NR 50.06(3)(a)1.1. Fifty percent to local governments;
NR 50.06(3)(a)2.2. Fifty percent to state agencies.
NR 50.06(3)(b)(b) The federal cost sharing may not exceed 50 percent of the total LAWCON eligible cost of the projects, unless otherwise specified by law.
NR 50.06(3)(c)(c) Funds allocated to local governments and state agencies but not encumbered shall remain allocated for use under this section and shall be available for use during subsequent funding cycles to the extent provided by law.
NR 50.06(4)(4)General provisions.
NR 50.06(4)(a)(a) Applicants are required to submit comprehensive outdoor recreation plans which have been formally approved by resolutions passed by the local governing bodies; or applicants may qualify for eligibility if their proposed projects are identified in approved plans of other units of government. The University of Wisconsin System shall have support for its applications in department approved plans of the communities in which the schools are located. The system and the communities are required to coordinate their respective programs through the comprehensive planning process. The system shall rely on comprehensive outdoor recreation plans which have been formally approved by the local governing bodies.
NR 50.06(4)(b)(b) Priorities in ranking are given to projects based on the following project, activity and applicant criteria:
NR 50.06(4)(b)1.1. Projects which meet urban needs;
NR 50.06(4)(b)2.2. Activities for the general public over those for a limited group;
NR 50.06(4)(b)3.3. Basic over elaborate facilities;
NR 50.06(4)(b)4.4. Participant over spectator facilities;
NR 50.06(4)(b)5.5. Projects not having other public or private funds available to them;
NR 50.06(4)(b)6.6. Projects where a scarcity of recreational land exists;
NR 50.06(4)(b)7.7. Acquisition over development;
NR 50.06(4)(b)8.8. Projects which may enhance or preserve natural beauty;
NR 50.06(4)(b)9.9. Completion of projects already started where possible, when it has been shown those projects are sound and well conceived;
NR 50.06(4)(b)10.10. Development, when possible, of areas previously acquired;
NR 50.06(4)(b)11.11. Renovation of existing facilities which are in danger of being lost for public use;
NR 50.06(4)(b)12.12. Applicants which have not received outdoor recreation funds in the past;
NR 50.06(4)(b)13.13. Applicants which have good performance records on prior outdoor recreational projects;
NR 50.06(4)(b)14.14. Applicants which are financially able to adequately maintain and operate the area or facility;
NR 50.06(4)(b)15.15. Projects which are located where the greatest number of people live and work;
NR 50.06(4)(b)16.16. Projects which offer safe, rapid and convenient access by all types of transportation modes appropriate for that type of facility;
NR 50.06(4)(b)17.17. Projects which serve a wide segment of the public;
NR 50.06(4)(b)18.18. To projects in which the resource would be lost for recreation use if not immediately acquired or developed;
NR 50.06(4)(b)19.19. Projects which, in relation to their costs, provide access for the greatest number of potential users and provide the greatest opportunities for public outdoor recreation;
NR 50.06(4)(b)20.20. Projects which meet needs and deficiencies identified in the statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation plan, or in the statewide plan and the comprehensive outdoor recreation plans of other units of government.
NR 50.06(4)(b)21.21. Projects which provide multiple season, multiple activity use; and