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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Tourism › Chapter Tour 3 - Tourist Information Center Grants › Section Tour 3.06 - Application procedures

Current through June 24, 2024
Any eligible applicant may submit an application to request
				that the department reimburse the applicant for up to 50% of eligible costs
				incurred to operate a regional tourist information center. An application for
				funding under this chapter shall be in such form as the department may require
				and shall include all of the following:
(1) The organization name, address, telephone
			 number and contact person for the applicant and its federal employer
			 identification number.
(2) The
			 dates and hours of operation, the previous year's annual visitor count, a list
			 of publications distributed from outside the local community, a brief
			 description of how the applicant provides information on and promotes Wisconsin
			 businesses including cultural or recreational attractions in the region such as
			 restaurant, lodging, campground and retail establishments, and a brief
			 description of why the center's location attracts tourists seeking travel
			 information.
(3) A description of
			 the operating cost, copy of the invoice paid and cancelled check. A payroll
			 register is required for tourist information center staff cost. An eligible
			 invoice and check or payroll register must be from the current or prior
			 calendar year.
(4) Any other
			 information the department may require to make a determination under this
			 chapter and s. 41.16, Stats.
Application materials can be obtained by writing to Tourist
				  Information Center Grants, Wisconsin Department of Tourism, P.O. Box 8690,
				  Madison, WI 53708-8690 or by calling telephone number 608.261.6272.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Tourism › Chapter Tour 3 - Tourist Information Center Grants › Section Tour 3.07 - Department determination

Current through June 24, 2024
The tourist information center committee shall review all
				applications and make funding recommendations to the department. Before
				awarding a grant under this chapter, the department shall determine all of the
				following:
(1) That the applicant
			 provides information on and promotes Wisconsin businesses including cultural or
			 recreational attractions in the region such as restaurant, lodging, campground
			 and retail establishments.
(2) That
			 the tourist information center is located in a place at which a tourist would
			 be reasonably assumed to stop while traveling to or from a recreational or
			 cultural destination.
(3) That the
			 tourist information center will generate increased visitors into or within the
			 state and make a positive economic impact in the region.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Tourism › Chapter Tour 3 - Tourist Information Center Grants › Section Tour 3.09 - Record keeping

Current through June 24, 2024
Each successful applicant shall maintain those records
				necessary for the department to determine that grant funds were expended in
				accordance with the terms under this chapter. The records shall be maintained
				for a minimum of 3 years following the award of grant funds under this
				chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Tourism › Chapter Tour 4 - Film production accreditation program › Subchapter I - Purpose, Scope and Authority › Section Tour 4.10 - Purpose, scope and authority

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The purpose and
				scope of this chapter is to establish the procedures for obtaining any of the
				following from the department, for use in claiming corresponding tax credits:
(a) Accreditation of a production.
(b) A determination of the amount of
				expenditures that are directly used to produce an accredited
				production.
(c) Certification of
				expenses that are related to establishing or operating a film production
				company in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Tourism › Chapter Tour 4 - Film production accreditation program › Subchapter II - Accreditation of Production › Section Tour 4.20 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this subchapter:
(1) The definitions in s.
				71.07(5f) (a) 1
				to 3., Stats., shall apply.
Note: Section
				  71.07(5f) (a) 1
				  to 3., Stats., reads as follows:
"1.
				"Accredited production" means a film, video, broadcast advertisement, or
				television production, as approved by the department of commerce or the
				department of tourism, for which the aggregate salary and wages included in the
				cost of the production for the period ending 12 months after the month in which
				the principal filming or taping of the production begins exceeds $50,000.
				"Accredited production" also means an electronic game, as approved by the
				department of commerce or the department of tourism, for which the aggregate
				salary and wages included in the cost of the production for the period ending
				36 months after the month in which the principal programming, filming, or
				taping of the production begins exceeds $100,000. "Accredited production" does
				not include any of the following, regardless of the production costs:
a. News, current events, or public
				programming or a program that includes weather or market reports.
b. A talk show.
c. A production with respect to a
				questionnaire or contest.
d. A
				sports event or sports activity.
e.
				A gala presentation or awards show.
f. A finished production that solicits
				funds.
g. A production for which
				the production company is required under
				18 USC
				2257 to maintain records with respect to a
				performer portrayed in a single media or multimedia program.
h. A production produced primarily for
				industrial, corporate, or institutional purposes.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Tourism › Chapter Tour 4 - Film production accreditation program › Subchapter II - Accreditation of Production › Section Tour 4.30 - General eligibility criteria

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall consider whether all of the following
				  are likely, in determining whether to accredit a production:
(1) The production would not occur in
				Wisconsin without the tax benefits provided under this chapter.
(2) The production would enhance economic
				development in Wisconsin.
(3) The
				production would enhance the potential for increasing the film, video or
				electronic game industry in Wisconsin.
(4) The production would not hurt the
				reputation of the state of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Tourism › Chapter Tour 4 - Film production accreditation program › Subchapter II - Accreditation of Production › Section Tour 4.34 - Obtaining accreditation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATION.
(a) A potential claimant shall submit a
				separate accreditation application for each production, to the department, on a
				valid, department-prescribed form.
Note: The application form that is currently valid can be
				  obtained from the department at P.O. Box 8690, Madison, WI, 53708-8690; and may
				  be available by accessing the department's Web site at
http://industry.travelwisconsin
,
				  and searching for the film production accreditation program.
Note: Under s.
				  41.155(1),
				  Stats., application for accreditation must be made to the department in each
				  taxable year for which accreditation is desired.
(b) An application for accrediting a
				production shall be submitted at least 21 days prior to the start of filming or
				taping the production.
(c)
				Applications shall be reviewed by the department on a first-come, first-served
				basis.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Tourism › Chapter Tour 4 - Film production accreditation program › Subchapter II - Accreditation of Production › Section Tour 4.35 - Ineligible expenditures

Current through June 24, 2024
Expenditures for any of the following are not eligible for
				  submittal or acceptance under s.
				  Tour
				  4.36:
(1)
				Marketing and distribution of an accredited production.
(2) Alcoholic beverages.
(3) Tobacco.
(4) Gifts to cast and crew members.
(5) Expenses related to cast and crew
				parties.
(6) Per diems paid to
				non-Wisconsin residents.
(7) Bank
				and transaction fees.
(8) Legal
				fees, such as for development, marketing or business set-up.
(9) Expenditures for forfeitures, fees,
				expenses and costs associated with violation of federal or state law or local
				ordinances.
(10) Losses and
				damages.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Tourism › Chapter Tour 4 - Film production accreditation program › Subchapter II - Accreditation of Production › Section Tour 4.36 - Determination of production expenditures and resident salary, wages, or labor-related contract payments

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) To obtain the department's determinations
				in sub. (2), and prior to filing for tax benefits, a claimant shall submit all
				of the following to the department, in writing:
(a) A list and description of the production
				expenditures incurred during the taxable year.
(b) A list of the salary, wages, or
				labor-related contract payments that were paid as specified in sub. (2) (b),
				and a description of the corresponding services.
(c) Attestation that the employees who
				received the salary, wages, or labor-related contract payments as specified
				sub. (2) (b) were residents of this state under s.
				71.02, Stats., at the time of
				being paid.
(d) Verification that
				the $50,000 or $100,000 threshold in s.
				71.07(5f) (a) 1
				(intro.), Stats., was exceeded.
(e)
				Verification that the 35 percent threshold in s.
				71.07(5f) (c)
				1, 71.28(5f) (c) 1, or 71.47(5f) (c) 1, Stats., was met.
Note: Sections
				  71.07(5f) (c)
				  1, 71.28(5f) (c) 1, and 71.47(5f) (c) 1, Stats., read as follows: "A claimant
				  may not claim a credit under this subsection if less than 35 percent of the
				  total budget for the accredited production is spent in this state."
(f) Verification of compliance
				with the sourcing requirement in s.
				71.07(5f) (c)
				3, 71.28(5f) (c) 3, or 71.47(5f) (c) 3, Stats.
Note: Sections
				  71.07(5f) (c)
				  3, 71.28(5f) (c) 3, and 71.47(5f) (c) 3, Stats., read as follows: "No credit
				  may be claimed under par. (b) 3. for the purchase of tangible personal property
				  or items, property, or goods under s.
				  77.52(1) (b), (c), or
				  (d) the sale of which is not sourced to this
				  state, as provided under s.
				  77.522."
(g) A fee in the amount of 2 percent of the
				production expenditures listed in the application, or $5,000, whichever is
				less.
Note: See s.
				  Tour
				  4.20(1) Note for a reprint of s.
				  71.07(5f) (a) 1
				  (intro.), Stats.
(h)
				Documentation evidencing that receipt of the credit is a major factor in the
				applicant's decision to operate the accredited production in this state. The
				documentation shall include details showing that the applicant has multistate
				or international location options and either could reasonably operate the
				production outside the state or is considering operating the production in at
				least one other state or nation.
(i) Any subsequent clarification requested by
				the department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Tourism › Chapter Tour 4 - Film production accreditation program › Subchapter III - Tax Credits for Establishing or Operating a Film Production Company › Section Tour 4.60 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this subchapter:
(1) The definitions in s.
				71.07(5h) (a) 1
				to 4., Stats., shall apply.
Note: Section
				  71.07(5h) (a) 1
				  to 4., Stats., reads as follows:
"1.
				"Claimant" means a person who files a claim under this subsection and who does
				business in this state as a film production company.
2. "Film production company" means an entity
				that exclusively creates accredited productions, as defined in sub. (5f) (a)
				1.
3. "Physical work" does not
				include preliminary activities such as planning, designing, securing financing,
				researching, developing specifications, or stabilizing property to prevent
				deterioration.
4. "Previously owned
				property" means real property that the claimant or a related person owned
				during the 2 years prior to doing business in this state as a film production
				company and for which the claimant may not deduct a loss from the sale of the
				property to, or an exchange of the property with, the related person under
				section 267 of the Internal Revenue Code, except that section 267 of the
				Internal Revenue Code is modified so that if the claimant owns any part of the
				property, rather than 50 percent ownership, the claimant is subject to section
				267 of the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of this subsection."
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Tourism › Chapter Tour 4 - Film production accreditation program › Subchapter III - Tax Credits for Establishing or Operating a Film Production Company › Section Tour 4.70 - Certification of expenses relating to establishing a film production company

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
(a) To
				obtain the department's preliminary approval in sub. (3), a potential claimant
				shall submit all of the following to the department, in writing:
1. A valid, department-prescribed application
				form.
Note: The application form that is currently valid can be
				  obtained from the department at P.O. Box 8690, Madison, WI, 53708-8690; and may
				  be available by accessing the department's Web site at
http://industry.travelwisconsin
,
				  and searching for the film production accreditation program.
2. A preliminary, estimated list of the
				expenses referenced in sub. (5).
3.
				A description of how the estimated expenses will relate to establishing or
				operating a film production company in Wisconsin.
4. Documentation showing that the expenses
				will be within the scope prescribed in s.
				71.07(5h) (b)
				1, 71.28(5h) (b) 1, or 71.47(5h) (b) 1, Stats.
Note: The expenses prescribed in s.
				  71.07(5h) (b)
				  1, 71.28(5h) (b) 1, and 71.47(5h) (b) 1, Stats., consist of "The purchase price
				  of depreciable, tangible personal property and items, property, and goods under
				  s. 77.52(1) (b), (c), and
				  (d), if the sale of the tangible personal
				  property, items, property, or goods is sourced to this state under s.
				  77.522."
5. Documentation showing that the expenses
				will comply with the limitations in s.
				71.07(5h) (c) 1
				to 3., 71.28 (5h) (c) 1. to 3., or 71.47 (5h) (c) 1. to 3., Stats.
Note: Sections
				  71.07(5h) (c) 1
				  to 3., 71.28 (5h) (c) 1. to 3., and 71.47 (5h) (c) 1. to 3., Stats., read as
				  follows:
"Limitations.
1. A
				claimant may claim the credit under par. (b) 1., if the tangible personal
				property, or item, property, or good under s.
				77.52(1) (b), (c), or
				(d), is purchased after December 31, 2008,
				and the tangible personal property, item, property, or good is used for at
				least 50 percent of its use in the claimant's business as a film production
				company.
2. A claimant may claim
				the credit under par. (b) 2. for an amount expended to construct, rehabilitate,
				remodel, or repair real property, if the claimant began the physical work of
				construction, rehabilitation, remodeling, or repair, or any demolition or
				destruction in preparation for the physical work, after December 31, 2008, and
				the completed project is placed in service after December 31, 2008.
3. A claimant may claim the credit under par.
				(b) 2. for an amount expended to acquire real property, if the property is not
				previously owned property and if the claimant acquires the property after
				December 31, 2008, and the completed project is placed in service after
				December 31, 2008."
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Tourism › Chapter Tour 4 - Film production accreditation program › Subchapter IV - Submittal of Claims › Section Tour 4.90 - Claims

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A claimant, as defined in subch. II or
				III, may file for tax benefits under this chapter using forms acceptable to the
				department of revenue.
(2) Claims
				for tax credits for film production services or film production company
				investments shall include at least all of the following:
(a) For film production services - a copy of
				the determination issued by the department under s.
				Tour
				4.36(2).
(b) For film production company investments -
				a copy of the certification issued by the department under s.
				Tour
				4.70(5).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 1 - Specialized Transportation Assistance Program For Counties › Section Trans 1.01 - Purpose and scope

Current through June 24, 2024
The purposes of this chapter are to establish the department of
				transportation's administrative interpretation of s.
				85.21,
				Stats., and to prescribe administrative policies and procedures for
				implementing the specialized transportation assistance program for counties
				authorized under s.
				85.21,
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 1 - Specialized Transportation Assistance Program For Counties › Section Trans 1.015 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) "Allocated aid" means a county's
			 proportionate share of state financial aid as defined in s.
			 85.21(2) (b),
			 Stats.
(2) "Department" means the
			 state department of transportation.
(3) "Medical activities" means the
			 procurement of medical or medically prescribed services or products or
			 participation in medical or medically prescribed activities.
(4) "Nutritional activities" means the
			 consumption, purchase or receipt of food.
(4m) "Priority trips" means trips for seniors
			 or individuals with disabilities to medical, nutritional and work-related
			 activities as required in s.
			 85.21(4) (a),
			 Stats.
(5) "Space available" means
			 passenger carrying capacity which is in excess of the capacity necessary to
			 meet the transportation needs of seniors and individuals with
			 disabilities.
(6) "Work-related
			 activities" means the performance of work, voluntarily or for compensation, in
			 order to produce goods or services.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 1 - Specialized Transportation Assistance Program For Counties › Section Trans 1.02 - County proportionate share; allocation method

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) In accordance
			 with the statutory direction in s.
			 85.21(2) (b),
			 Stats., the department shall determine the amount of each county's
			 proportionate share of aid appropriated in each year for the operation of this
			 program. The amount of aid available for allocation in any calendar year shall
			 be the amount appropriated for the fiscal year in which that calendar year
			 begins.
(2)
(a) The department shall base its
			 determination of county proportionate shares on the most recent relevant census
			 and statistical data and projections from the U.S. department of commerce,
			 bureau of the census and the Wisconsin department of administration.
(b) For the purposes of determining a
			 county's proportionate share, the department shall include all seniors and
			 individuals with disabilities who reside within that county.
(c) Individuals with disabilities who are age
			 65 or older shall be counted only once for aid allocation
			 purposes.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 1 - Specialized Transportation Assistance Program For Counties › Section Trans 1.03 - Use of allocated aid

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A county shall use its allocated aid to
			 provide or assist transportation services designed for use by seniors or
			 persons with disabilities. A county may, at its discretion, make these services
			 also available to any other person on a space available basis.
(2) Subject to the limitations specified in
			 subs. (1) and (3), a county may use its allocated aid and matching contribution
			 required under s. Trans 1.05 (1) to:
(a)
			 Directly provide transportation service;
(b) Purchase transportation service from any
			 public or private organization;
(c)
			 Directly subsidize senior passengers or passengers with disabilities for their
			 use of transportation service;
(d)
			 Reimburse seniors or individuals with disabilities for use of their personal
			 means of transportation, when prior approval of such transportation has been
			 given by the county based on qualification standards which the county
			 establishes;
(e) Perform or
			 purchase planning or management studies on transportation;
(f) Coordinate transportation
			 services;
(g) Perform or purchase
			 in-service training relating to transportation service; or
(h) Purchase capital equipment for
			 transportation service.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 1 - Specialized Transportation Assistance Program For Counties › Section Trans 1.035 - Service priorities

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
(a)
			 Counties may establish the transportation of seniors and individuals with
			 disabilities to medical, nutritional and work-related activities as the
			 priority for the specialized transportation services receiving program aid, as
			 allowed under s. 85.21(4) (a),
			 Stats. A county may limit the use of its allocated aid to subsidize only those
			 trips which are made for one or more of the purposes specified under s.
			 85.21(4) (a),
			 Stats.
(b) If other than priority
			 trips are to be subsidized with the allocated aid and the amount of trip
			 requests exceed the capacity of subsidized services, then a county may
			 establish service priority according to trip purposes. Priority trips shall
			 have the highest priority in whatever order the county determines.
(c) A county need not employ techniques to
			 impose service prioritization according to trip purpose if the transportation
			 projects receiving allocated aid have enough capacity to satisfy all of the
			 demand placed on them.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 1 - Specialized Transportation Assistance Program For Counties › Section Trans 1.04 - Accessibility

Current through June 24, 2024
A county application for aids shall address the issue of the
				need for transportation services that are accessible to the population of
				individuals with developmental and physical disabilities of that county. A
				county shall describe its efforts to make accessible transportation available
				to all seniors and individuals with disabilities or prove that accessible
				transportation services are currently available.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 1 - Specialized Transportation Assistance Program For Counties › Section Trans 1.05 - Financial standards

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A county applying for its allocated aid
			 shall make a matching cash contribution equal to 20% of the aid for which it
			 applies. No in-kind services, no federal or state categorical financial aids
			 and no passenger revenue shall be allowed as part of the matching contribution.
			 The matching contribution shall be an auditable item in the county's system of
			 accounts. The matching contribution shall be expended in an amount equal to 20%
			 multiplied by the sum of the county's annual aid.
(2) A county may retain and hold in trust all
			 or part of the allocated aid which it receives in 1983 and subsequent years for
			 the purchase or maintenance of transportation equipment according to the
			 following rules:
(a) The county board of
			 supervisors shall by resolution authorize the establishment of an account in
			 which aids retained in trust shall be deposited and accounted for separately
			 from current aids and receipts from other sources. A county may not delegate
			 its authority to hold unexpended aids in trust to any other organization or
			 person. A copy of the resolution shall be provided to the department.
(b) All of the assets in a county's trust
			 fund shall be expended; a county may not establish a permanent minimum balance.
			 The balance of aid held in trust shall be consistent with the plan established
			 under par. (f), but may not exceed an average daily balance on a quarterly
			 basis of $80,000. Any balance exceeding this allowance shall be refunded to the
			 department 30 days after the end of the quarter.
(c) A county need not physically segregate
			 the cash in its trust fund from other county funds and may pool aids held in
			 trust with other county funds for investment in such manner as the county is
			 authorized to invest its funds. Any interest earned by aid held in trust shall
			 be added at least annually to the trust fund. Interest shall be determined from
			 the average annual rate of return for all funds with which the aid is invested
			 and the average monthly balance of aid held in trust during the year.
(d) Counties shall maintain records showing
			 the dates and amounts of deposits to the trust fund; the dates, amounts and
			 purposes of expenditures from the fund; and interest earned by the
			 fund.
(e) Aid may be held in trust
			 only for the purpose of acquiring or maintaining transportation equipment used
			 in services covered by this chapter.
(f) Expenditures of aid from a county's trust
			 fund shall be made according to a plan approved by the department. A county's
			 plan for the use of its trust fund shall indicate for what purpose the fund is
			 being accumulated. A plan may be amended with the department's approval at any
			 time.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 1 - Specialized Transportation Assistance Program For Counties › Section Trans 1.06 - Annual application

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Any county may apply to the department
			 for its allocation of the aids appropriated for the program. Two or more
			 counties may jointly prepare a single project proposal, but each county is
			 required to submit its own application. Except as otherwise provided in this
			 chapter, the department shall encumber the funds allocated to a county upon
			 approval of the county's application by the department and the execution of a
			 contract between the department and the county. The contract shall provide for
			 a schedule of disbursement of state aids so encumbered.
(2) Applications for grants of allocated aids
			 shall be submitted to the department no later than December 31 of the year
			 immediately preceding the project year. No application received after January 1
			 of the project year shall be funded unless the secretary of the department
			 determines that a later date is appropriate.
(3) Applications shall be made in a form and
			 manner prescribed by the department and signed by the county board chair,
			 county executive or county administrator, or the county position authorized in
			 writing each year by this person. Applications shall include, but not be
			 limited to, a project description, a project budget, a plan for allocated aid
			 held in trust, and such other relevant information as the department may
			 require to effectively evaluate the proposal. In addition, the application
			 shall include formal comments on the proposed project(s) by appropriate county
			 agencies such as committees or commissions on aging and boards created under
			 ss.
			 51.42
			 and
			 51.437,
			 Stats.
(5) A county shall submit
			 the original of its application to the department.
(6) A county applicant shall submit a copy of
			 its application for review and comment to the appropriate regional planning
			 commission, area agency on aging and department of health services' regional
			 office. In order to be considered by the department, comments by such agencies
			 must be submitted to the department by February 1 of the grant year.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 1 - Specialized Transportation Assistance Program For Counties › Section Trans 1.07 - Public hearing

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A county applicant is required to conduct
			 a public hearing so that interested persons in the county may be informed of
			 the proposed project and have an opportunity to express their views before the
			 application is submitted to the department. The applicant shall include in its
			 application a brief description of the hearing and a summary of the views
			 expressed at the hearing. Any written statements presented for the public
			 hearing record shall be submitted to the department along with other
			 documentation concerning the hearing. The public hearing shall be held not less
			 than 14 days prior to the date on which a county submits its
			 application.
(2) The applicant
			 shall publish notice of the public hearing not less than 10 days prior to the
			 hearing. A preliminary draft of the application shall be available for public
			 inspection not less than 10 days prior to the hearing. The published notice
			 shall indicate where the draft application is available for public inspection.
			 At a minimum, the public hearing notice shall be published in the official
			 county newspaper, or if there is no official county newspaper, then in a
			 newspaper likely to give notice in the area or to the persons affected in
			 accordance with s.
			 985.02(1),
			 Stats. A county applicant shall make appropriate efforts to encourage residents
			 to attend the public hearing.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 1 - Specialized Transportation Assistance Program For Counties › Section Trans 1.08 - Reporting requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) All counties shall maintain records as
			 required by the department. The following information shall be furnished
			 semi-annually by each county to the department on forms provided by the
			 department:
(a) Total number of one-way
			 passenger trips per reporting period by passenger type for each
			 project;
(b) Total number of
			 one-way passenger trips per reporting period by trip purpose for each
			 project;
(c) Total number of
			 service hours per reporting period for each project;
(d) Total number of service miles per
			 reporting period for each project.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 1 - Specialized Transportation Assistance Program For Counties › Section Trans 1.09 - Third party contracts

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A county may not use aids allocated under
			 this chapter to purchase service from, nor make grants to third parties without
			 a contract, agreement, purchase of service order or other legal equivalent.
			 Grants or purchases of services costing $100 or less per occurrence and expense
			 reimbursement arrangements for volunteers are exempt from this requirement.
			 Third-party contracts shall be available for inspection by the department upon
			 request.
(2) No third-party
			 contract for transportation services purchased by a county with allocated aids
			 may include a prohibition against further subcontracting for the provision of
			 the services unless the contract is awarded through a competitive, public
			 procurement process established in full accordance with s.
			 Trans
			 1.05(8) or the total amount of the
			 contract is $500 or less.
(3) A
			 third party contract for transportation services purchased by a county with
			 allocated aids shall, at least once every 5 years, be subject to and awarded
			 through a competitive, public procurement process established in full
			 accordance with s.
			 Trans
			 1.05(8) when the total amount of the
			 contract is $10,000 or more.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 2 - Enhanced Mobility For Seniors And Individuals With Disabilities Grant Program › Section Trans 2.01 - Purpose and scope

Current through June 24, 2024
The purposes of this chapter are to establish the department's
				administrative interpretation of s.
				85.22,
				Stats., including the administration of assistance under the federal sec. 5310
				program, and to prescribe administrative policies and procedures for
				implementing the specialized transportation program authorized under s.
				85.22,
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 2 - Enhanced Mobility For Seniors And Individuals With Disabilities Grant Program › Section Trans 2.015 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(2) "Department" means the state department
			 of transportation.
(2m) "Eligible
			 applicant" means any applicant that meets eligibility requirements for
			 assistance under the federal sec. 5310 program and is one of the following:
(a) A private, nonprofit
			 organization.
(b) A local public
			 body that satisfies one of the conditions in s.
			 Trans
			 2.10(2).
Note:
Federally recognized tribal governing bodies
				are also eligible applicants as local public bodies under par. (b), based on s.
				20.002(13),
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 2 - Enhanced Mobility For Seniors And Individuals With Disabilities Grant Program › Section Trans 2.02 - Program eligibility

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An eligible applicant may apply for
			 project assistance under s.
			 85.22,
			 Stats. All applicants shall comply with federal regulations governing the
			 federal sec. 5310 program.
(2)
			 Applicants may request assistance for any operating projects or capital
			 acquisitions that are consistent with the specialized transportation program
			 purpose specified in s.
			 85.22(1),
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 2 - Enhanced Mobility For Seniors And Individuals With Disabilities Grant Program › Section Trans 2.03 - Aid allocation

Current through June 24, 2024
Commencing with the highest ranking application as determined
				under s.
				Trans 2.06
				and to the extent that federal and state moneys are available, the department
				shall offer to each eligible applicant an amount of aid such that the sum of
				federal and state aid received by an applicant does not exceed the proportion
				of project costs permitted under the federal sec. 5310
				program.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 2 - Enhanced Mobility For Seniors And Individuals With Disabilities Grant Program › Section Trans 2.04 - Coordination

Current through June 24, 2024
It is the department's policy to encourage the coordination of
				transportation for seniors and individuals with disabilities among providers of
				such services. To that end, each eligible applicant receiving aids under this
				chapter shall:
(1) Make affirmative
			 efforts to coordinate its activities with other service providers in its
			 service area;
(2) Include in its
			 application evidence that the proposed project will not duplicate other
			 services;
(3) Demonstrate how the
			 proposed project will be integrated with specialized transportation services
			 provided by public transit systems, other federal sec. 5310 program grantees
			 and other transit agencies located within the applicant's service area;
			 and
(4) Include in its application
			 evidence that the transportation service proposed for seniors and individuals
			 with disabilities was designed with the cooperation of the appropriate county
			 committees or commissions on aging and boards created under ss.
			 51.42
			 and
			 51.437,
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 2 - Enhanced Mobility For Seniors And Individuals With Disabilities Grant Program › Section Trans 2.045 - Provider notification

Current through June 24, 2024
Every application shall include evidence that all other
				transportation providers in the applicant's service area have been afforded an
				opportunity to comment on the service for which an applicant requests
				assistance under this chapter. This evidence shall include copies of all
				correspondence between the applicant and other transportation providers, except
				that the evidence shall include one copy of the notice required under s. Trans
				2.05 (1) (d) and a certified list of all other transportation providers to
				which the notice was mailed rather than copies of all the notices actually
				mailed and any additional evidence the department specifies in its application
				instructions. The department may reject an application for failure to comply
				with this requirement.
Section Trans 2.05 (1) (d) was removed, and that specific
				  notice requirement no longer exists.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 2 - Enhanced Mobility For Seniors And Individuals With Disabilities Grant Program › Section Trans 2.05 - Application schedule

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Each application for assistance under
			 this chapter shall be considered valid only for the program cycle for which it
			 is submitted.
(2) The department
			 shall specify the duration of the upcoming program cycle in the corresponding
			 application guidelines. The department shall notify all known potential
			 applicants when the application period begins. The application period shall
			 last not less than 45 days.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 2 - Enhanced Mobility For Seniors And Individuals With Disabilities Grant Program › Section Trans 2.055 - Request for department review

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) An applicant
			 whose application for assistance is not awarded funding may request that the
			 department review the process by which it reviewed the application.
Note:
Specific allegations shall be sent to
				Director, Bureau of Transit & Local Roads, P.O. Box 7913, Madison, WI
				53707-7913, with a copy sent to the affected applicant.
(2) A request for department review under
			 sub. (1) shall be made in writing and shall be filed with the department within
			 14 days of the department's notification of non-award.
(3) If the department receives a request for
			 review of an application for assistance under this chapter, the chief of the
			 transit section shall conduct the department review.
(4) In conducting its review, the department
			 may consider only an applicant's compliance with applicable state and federal
			 procedural requirements.
(5) All
			 interested parties shall be given the opportunity to submit written or
			 documentary evidence and written arguments to the department. Interested
			 parties shall provide a copy of any written evidence, arguments, or
			 correspondence submitted to the department to all other parties involved in the
			 department review.
(6) The
			 department shall limit its review to consideration of written or documentary
			 evidence and written arguments. The formal contested case requirements in ch.
			 227, Stats., are not applicable to this review.
Note:
A request for Department review under this
				section is not a contested case as defined in s.
				227.01(3),
				Stats., and not subject to the contested case hearing requirement in s.
				227.42,
				Stats.
(7) In conducting
			 its review, the department may ask interested parties to provide additional
			 written information. The failure of any interested party to provide information
			 requested by the department, or to cooperate with the department in its review,
			 may result in dismissal of a request for review or denial of an application for
			 assistance.
(8) The chief of the
			 transit section shall submit a written recommendation to the director of the
			 bureau of transit, local roads, railroads and harbors, who shall issue a
			 written decision. A copy of the director's decision shall be provided to the
			 applicant and to the person requesting the department review.
(9) The decision of the director of the
			 bureau of transit, local roads, railroads and harbors, shall be the final
			 decision of the department and is not subject to further appeals or judicial
			 review.
The Department's decision under this section does not affect
				  a person's substantial interests and is not subject to judicial review under s.
				  227.52,
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 2 - Enhanced Mobility For Seniors And Individuals With Disabilities Grant Program › Section Trans 2.06 - Application evaluation

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department shall assess whether all
			 applications are consistent with the program purpose set forth in s.
			 85.22(1),
			 Stats. Any application determined to be inconsistent with the program purpose
			 shall be excluded from further consideration for award of aids administered
			 under this chapter.
(2) The
			 following evaluation criteria, derived from the federal sec. 5310 program,
			 shall be used:
(a) The extent of service
			 coordination.
(b) The extent that
			 service can be provided to seniors and individuals with disabilities.
(c) The extent to which transportation needs
			 of seniors and individuals with disabilities are identified.
(d) The extent to which financial and
			 technical capabilities are identified.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 2 - Enhanced Mobility For Seniors And Individuals With Disabilities Grant Program › Section Trans 2.07 - Vehicles offered

Current through June 24, 2024
Types of vehicles offered under this chapter, equipped as human
				service vehicles or standard yellow school buses, shall be determined by the
				department for each grant cycle. Factors including, but not limited to, funding
				levels, volume of requests, vehicle availability and technological innovations
				shall be used in the department's determination. No communications equipment
				shall be offered under this chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 2 - Enhanced Mobility For Seniors And Individuals With Disabilities Grant Program › Section Trans 2.09 - Vehicle registration

Current through June 24, 2024
A recipient of federal sec. 5310 funds or s.
				85.22,
				Stats. funds shall at all times maintain human service vehicle, bus, or
				municipal registration, as appropriate, on every vehicle purchased in part with
				assistance under this chapter whether the vehicle is operated by the recipient
				or by other transportation providers. If a recipient fails to comply with this
				requirement, the department may reassign any vehicle not properly registered to
				other eligible applicants and may reject pending or future applications of the
				recipient for assistance under this chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 2 - Enhanced Mobility For Seniors And Individuals With Disabilities Grant Program › Section Trans 2.10 - Local public body applicants

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DEFINITION. In
			 this section, "transportation coordinating committee" means a committee
			 appointed by the county board for coordinating the county's specialized
			 transportation which:
(a) Includes members
			 representing at least the following:
1.
			 County board;
2. County aging
			 unit;
3. County department of
			 social services or county department of human services;
4. County boards created under s.
			 51.42 or
			 51.437, Stats.;
5. Transportation providers - public,
			 proprietary and nonprofit;
6.
			 Senior and disabled citizen advocates;
7. Consumer and agency advocates;
			 and
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 2 - Enhanced Mobility For Seniors And Individuals With Disabilities Grant Program › Section Trans 2.11 - Reporting requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
All recipients shall maintain records in the manner required by
				the department for all expenditures made with program funds and shall make
				scheduled reports on each vehicle or project as well as special reports as
				required by the department. If required reports are not current at the time of
				the application filing deadline, the department may deny that recipient's
				application.
The report required by the Department is DOT Form Wisconsin
				  Department of Transportation 1610, Vehicle Operation Semi-Annual Report, and
				  can be obtained from the Bureau of Transit and Local Roads, P.O. Box 7913,
				  Madison, WI 53707-7913.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 3 - Urban Mass Transit Operating Assistance Program; Procedures For Counting Passenger Trips › Section Trans 3.01 - Purpose and scope

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The purpose of this chapter is to
			 establish procedures for counting passenger trips taken on participating urban
			 mass transit systems in connection with the administration of the state
			 financial urban mass transit assistance program under s.
			 85.20,
			 Stats.
(2) The procedures
			 prescribed in this chapter shall apply to all urban mass transit system
			 ridership information collected during calendar year 2019 and in each year
			 thereafter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 3 - Urban Mass Transit Operating Assistance Program; Procedures For Counting Passenger Trips › Section Trans 3.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Department" means the Wisconsin
			 department of transportation.
(1m)
			 "Free fare passenger" means a person who makes a free fare trip.
(2) "Free fare passenger trip" means a trip
			 on an urban mass transit system by a passenger who is all of the following:
(a) A passenger who does not pay a
			 fare.
(b) A passenger for whom a
			 fare has not been paid by another or under contract or other arrangement with
			 an urban mass transit system.
(c) A
			 passenger who does not use a transfer or other equivalent.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 3 - Urban Mass Transit Operating Assistance Program; Procedures For Counting Passenger Trips › Section Trans 3.03 - Determination of annual passenger trips

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ALTERNATIVE
			 METHODS. Subject to the department's review and approval under sub. (2), an
			 urban mass transit system may determine the number of passenger trips taken
			 annually on its system by any of the following methods:
(a) By taking a headcount of each passenger
			 using the system during the calendar year and separately accounting for revenue
			 passengers, transfer passengers, free fare passengers and passengers on
			 specialized subsystems.
(b) By
			 dividing the system's annual fare revenue by the system's per-passenger tariff
			 if the system has established and applied a uniform fare for each passenger
			 using the system during the calendar year, and after accounting separately for
			 seniors and individuals with disabilities, transfer and free fare passenger
			 trips and passenger trips on specialized subsystems.
(c) By using the method prescribed in s.
			 Trans 3.04 for surveying the actual revenue and number of revenue passengers
			 using the system on selected representative days during different periods of
			 the year in order to establish an average fare factor for various types of
			 service day categories and then applying those average fare factors to the
			 system's accumulated passenger revenue and developing ratios of transfer and
			 free fare passengers to revenue passengers.
(d) Using a combination of 2 or more of the
			 methods provided in pars. (a) to (c) when appropriate and
			 practical.