NR 155.19 Project scoring. NR 155.20 Project selection and funding. NR 155.21 Runoff management grant agreement. NR 155.22 Cost-share agreement. NR 155.23 Cost containment. NR 155.25 Property acquisition. NR 155.26 Local assistance grant agreement. NR 155.28 Grant reimbursement procedures. NR 155.30 Project evaluation and reporting. NR 155.32 Grant evaluation and enforcement. NR 155.10NR 155.10 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish administrative policies and procedures for a competitive grant program to abate urban nonpoint source water pollution and storm water runoff, as authorized by s. 281.66, Stats. This chapter promotes management of urban runoff from existing urban areas, developing urban areas and areas of urban redevelopment. The goal of urban runoff management in these areas is to achieve water quality standards, minimize flooding, protect groundwater, coordinate urban nonpoint source management activities with the municipal storm sewer discharge permit program authorized under s. 283.33, Stats., and implement non-agricultural nonpoint source performance standards authorized under s. 281.16 (2), Stats. NR 155.10 HistoryHistory: CR 00-025: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02. NR 155.11NR 155.11 Applicability. This chapter applies to all of the following when conducting urban nonpoint source water pollution abatement and storm water management activities authorized under s. 281.66, Stats.: NR 155.11(1)(1) The department, when acting to solicit, accept and score urban runoff project applications and select urban runoff projects. NR 155.11(2)(2) The department when acting to administer grants and the grant program, including when the department acts as the grantor of runoff management grant agreements and local assistance grant agreements for urban runoff projects. NR 155.11(3)(3) Governmental units when acting to submit applications to the department for urban runoff projects, receive grants from the department for urban runoff projects and serve as cost-share providers to landowners and land operators in urban runoff projects. NR 155.11(4)(4) The Board of Regents, when acting as a grant applicant, runoff management grantee or a local assistance grantee for urban runoff projects. NR 155.11(5)(5) Landowners and land operators when acting as cost-share recipients in urban runoff projects. NR 155.12NR 155.12 Definitions. In this chapter: NR 155.12(1)(1) “Applicant” means a governmental unit or Board of Regents when applying for a grant under this chapter. NR 155.12(2)(2) “Board of Regents” means the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. NR 155.12(3)(3) “Certification” means that an authorized representative has attested in writing that the statement is true. NR 155.12(4)(4) “Cost-effective” means economical in terms of the tangible benefits produced by the money spent. Tangible benefits include pollution control, fish and wildlife habitat enhancement, enhancements to recreation, public safety, economical operation, economical maintenance and enhanced life expectancy of the urban best management practice. NR 155.12(5)(5) “Cost-share agreement” means the agreement established between the governmental unit and the cost-share recipient which identifies the urban best management practices to be used on the cost-share recipient’s lands and the cost estimate, installation schedule and operation and maintenance requirements for these urban best management practices.