NR 169.13(3)(a)30. 30. Air travel expenses.

NR 169.13(3)(a)31. 31. Expense charges for meals, lodging, travel or other personal expenses.

NR 169.13 Note Note: No travel costs of any kind will be reimbursed except for approved mobilization costs.

NR 169.13(3)(a)32. 32. Supplemental charges for expedited services, including expedited laboratory analysis, mail or parcel delivery service, unless the department approves those charges in advance.

NR 169.13(3)(a)33. 33. Contractor charges that are not based on services provided by the contractor and documented under s. NR 169.19.

NR 169.13(3)(a)34. 34. Costs for subcontractor service charges or markups.

NR 169.13(3)(a)35. 35. Costs that are incurred prior to August 1, 2005, that the department determines are unreasonable.

NR 169.13(3)(a)36. 36. Costs associated with the delivery of documents.

NR 169.13(3)(a)37. 37. Fees required by third parties to obtain samples, including municipal permits or access fees.

NR 169.13(3)(a)38. 38. Capitol equipment purchases that are not unique to the facility, such as general tools.

NR 169.13 Note Note: Costs incurred after October 14, 1997 and before February 1, 2000 will not be denied for failure to conform with the bidding provisions in this chapter, but will be reviewed and evaluated for reasonableness.

NR 169.13 History History: CR 04-128: cr. Register July 2005 No. 595, eff. 8-1-05; CR 12-023: cr. (2) (f) 3., am. (3) (a) 6. Register October 2013 No. 694, eff. 11-1-13.

NR 169.15 NR 169.15 Site hazard categorization system.

NR 169.15(1) (1) The department project manager shall assign a preliminary high, medium, or low priority to the site.

NR 169.15(2) (2) To determine reimbursement priorities pursuant to s. NR 169.17, the department project manager shall assign a final high, medium, or low priority to the site after approving a complete site investigation report submitted to the department.

NR 169.15 History History: CR 04-128: cr. Register July 2005 No. 595, eff. 8-1-05; CR 12-023: renum. 169.15 to (1) and am., cr. (2) Register October 2013 No. 694, eff. 11-1-13.

NR 169.17 NR 169.17 Allocation of reimbursement assistance.

NR 169.17(1) (1) Fund allocation. The department shall allocate funding based on statutory spending authority and as provided under this section. The department shall also determine the amount of any unused funds at the end of each fiscal year which were previously allocated to immediate actions and may reallocate those funds as provided in sub. (2).

NR 169.17(2) (2) Classes of actions. Funding available for eligible costs shall be allocated among the following classes of actions. Costs submitted for reimbursement shall be classified as one of the following:

NR 169.17(2)(a) (a) Immediate actions. 9.7% of the funds collected each fiscal year shall be reserved to reimburse costs associated with immediate actions. In the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, the department may transfer all or part of the unused funds which were set aside to reimburse costs of immediate actions to the fund which reimburses site investigations or remedial actions under this subsection.

NR 169.17(2)(b) (b) Site investigations and remedial actions.

NR 169.17(2)(b)1. 1. Any funds not allocated under par. (a) shall be reserved to reimburse costs associated with site investigation and remedial actions. Funds available in this class shall be allocated as follows:

NR 169.17(2)(b)1.a. a. 25% to sites classified as high priority under s. NR 169.15.

NR 169.17(2)(b)1.b. b. 60% to sites classified as medium priority sites under s. NR 169.15.

NR 169.17(2)(b)1.c. c. 15% to sites prioritized as low priority sites under s. NR 169.15.

NR 169.17(2)(b)2. 2. The department may transfer unused funds between high, medium and low priority sites as identified in this subsection to meet application needs.

NR 169.17(3) (3) Reimbursement priority within classes.

NR 169.17(3)(a) (a) Immediate actions. Immediate actions shall be reimbursed based on the date on which the department receives the completed application.

NR 169.17(3)(b) (b) Site investigations and remedial actions. Site investigations and remedial actions shall be placed within one of 3 site hazard categories determined by the department in s. NR 169.15 and reimbursed within each site hazard category based on the date on which the department receives the completed application.