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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 47 - Forestry Grant And State Aid Administration › Subchapter XIII - Weed Management Area Private Forest Grant Program › Section NR 47.962 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In addition to definitions in s.
					 NR
					 47.002, the following definitions apply to this
					 subchapter:
(1) "Invasive plant
				  species" means a plant that is an invasive species.
(2) "Invasive species" has the meaning given
				  in (24).
(3) "Inventory" includes
				  surveying and mapping for invasive plant occurrences.
(4) "Long term management plan" includes a
				  written prioritization plan for management of invasive plants within a
				  WMA.
(5) "Monitor" or "monitoring"
				  includes post-activity documentation of management activity results using
				  methods approved by the department.
(6) "Non-profit organizations" has the
				  meaning given in (2m).
(7) "Person"
				  has the meaning in s.
				  990.01(26),
				  Stats.
(8) "Person participating"
				  means a person who owns 500 acres or less of nonindustrial private forest land
				  in the state on which a practice or portion of a practice under the grant will
				  be implemented.
(9) "Plant" has the
				  meaning in (38).
(10) "Practice"
				  means an activity or conservation measure intended to control invasive plant
				  species.
(11) "Program" means the
				  weed management area private forest grant program authorized under s.
				  26.38,
				  Stats.
(12) "Prohibited invasive
				  plant species" means a plant that is a prohibited invasive species.
(13) "Prohibited invasive species" or
				  "prohibited species" has the meaning given in (41).
(14) "Rapid response practice" means a
				  practice to control or eradicate prohibited invasive plants and those invasive
				  plants new to the state or to a region of the state as determined by the chief
				  state forester.
(15)
				  "Reforestation" has the meaning given in (5).
(16) "Weed management area" or "WMA" means a
				  geographic unit defined by a weed management group.
(17) "Weed management group" or "WMG"
				  includes persons that are concerned about invasive plants within a
				  WMA.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 47 - Forestry Grant And State Aid Administration › Subchapter XIII - Weed Management Area Private Forest Grant Program › Section NR 47.963 - Program administration

Current through June 24, 2024
The depart ment shall administer the program, within the
					 guidance provided by the authorizing statute. Additional guidance may accompany
					 federal funding, non-profit organization funding, and state funding other than
					 that provided through s.
					 20.370(5)
					 (av), Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 47 - Forestry Grant And State Aid Administration › Subchapter XIII - Weed Management Area Private Forest Grant Program › Section NR 47.964 - Eligibility

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.
(a) All nonindustrial private forest lands
				  that meet the program requirements in this subchapter are eligible for
				  assistance under the program.
(b) A
				  WMG is eligible for assistance under the program if it consists of 3 or more
				  persons of which at least one person shall be a person participating.
(c) Eligibility for federal funding, or
				  non-profit organization funding, may be defined in the grant agreement through
				  which the funding is provided. Further, additional eligibility criteria may
				  accompany state funding other than that provided through s.
				  20.370(5)
				  (av), Stats.
(d) Non-profit organizations and government
				  entities may be applicants as long as the funding is used on nonindustrial
				  private forested land.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 47 - Forestry Grant And State Aid Administration › Subchapter XIII - Weed Management Area Private Forest Grant Program › Section NR 47.965 - Costs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ELIGIBLE COSTS.
(a) Grants under the program shall be used to
				  distribute available state, federal or nonprofit funds for the purpose of
				  encouraging invasive plant management in weed management areas.
(b) Eligible costs are all those identified
				  in an application under (3) and associated with the preparation or
				  implementation of one or more eligible practices as approved by the chief state
				  forester.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 47 - Forestry Grant And State Aid Administration › Subchapter XIII - Weed Management Area Private Forest Grant Program › Section NR 47.966 - Grants

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GRANT CALCULATION.
(a) A matching grant provided through s.
				  20.370(5)
				  (av), Stats., or other state funds shall be
				  no more than 75% of the actual eligible costs depending on the availability of
				  funds, except under par. (c). If a federal or nonprofit organization grant
				  agreement provides for cost-share limitations different from those specified in
				  this subsection, the cost-share rate from funds provided through the federal or
				  nonprofit organization grant agreement may apply.
(b) A grant under the program may not exceed
				  $15,000.00 to any WMG excluding a rapid response practice.
(c) A grant or portion of a grant awarded for
				  work on prohibited species or early detection species may be up to 100% of the
				  actual eligible costs depending on the availability of funds.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 47 - Forestry Grant And State Aid Administration › Subchapter XIII - Weed Management Area Private Forest Grant Program › Section NR 47.967 - Payment

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A WMG shall complete each practice within
				  the period specified by the department. The department shall specify a period
				  of up to 24 months. However, if a practice is not completed in the specified
				  time due to conditions beyond the control of the WMG, the department may grant
				  an extension.
(2) Upon
				  certification by the department that a practice has been completed in
				  accordance with specifications, including timely submittal of reports required
				  and determined by the department, the grant payment shall be calculated by the
				  department and disbursed to the WMG by or at the direction of the
				  department.
(3) A WMG may receive
				  partial payment for an incomplete practice, with approval of the department
				  forester, on the condition that the WMG agrees to complete the practice within
				  the time period specified by the department, not to exceed the approved grant
				  period, following approval to implement the practice, unless an extension is
				  justified as provided in (1).
(4)
				  Where completion of an approved practice does not meet the minimum
				  specifications for the practice due to factors beyond the control of the WMG
				  control, the department may approve grant payment under either of the following
				  conditions:
(a) The WMG repeats a practice
				  previously implemented or establishes an additional eligible practice under
				  terms and conditions the department approves to the extent that is needed to
				  meet the objectives of the approved grant.
(b) The WMG establishes to the satisfaction
				  of the department that all of the following have been met:
1. A reasonable effort was made to meet the
				  mini mum requirements.
2. The
				  practice, as performed, adequately meets the objectives of the approved
				  grant.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 47 - Forestry Grant And State Aid Administration › Subchapter XIII - Weed Management Area Private Forest Grant Program › Section NR 47.968 - Reconsideration

Current through June 24, 2024
A WMG that is dissatisfied with any determination made
					 under the program may request reconsideration by the chief state forester. All
					 requests for reconsideration shall be in writing and shall contain factual
					 information explaining the basis for requesting reconsideration. All decisions
					 upon reconsideration shall be issued in writing.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 47 - Forestry Grant And State Aid Administration › Subchapter XIII - Weed Management Area Private Forest Grant Program › Section NR 47.969 - Enforcement

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) If any WMG 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.
(2) If any WMG takes any action or fails to
				  take reasonable action as determined by the department which results in the
				  failure, non-completion, destruction, or impairment of a practice for the
				  duration of the approved grant period, cost-share grants shall be withheld or a
				  refund of all or part of any program payments otherwise due or paid shall be
				  secured.
(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.
(4) If the applicant has not utilized grant
				  money appropriately as determined by the department, additional pending
				  cost-share grants under this subchapter shall be withheld or a refund of all or
				  part of any program payments otherwise due or paid shall be secured.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 47 - Forestry Grant And State Aid Administration › Subchapter XIII - Weed Management Area Private Forest Grant Program › Section NR 47.970 - Funding

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Funds appropriated for the grant program
				  established under s.
				  26.38,
				  Stats.
(2) Other state, federal, or
				  non-profit organization funds available to the department for the purpose of
				  encouraging WMGs 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 practices identified
				  in this subchapter as eligible for funding.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 48 - County forest withdrawal › Section NR 48.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of the this chapter is to interpret and
				  administer the county forest withdrawal provisions of s.
				  28.11(11),
				  Stats.
County forest includes regular and special use lands; both
					 being subject to s.,28.11 (11), Stats., and this
					 chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 48 - County forest withdrawal › Section NR 48.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) "Application" or "application for
				withdrawal" means an application filed under s.
				28.11(11),
				Stats., to withdraw lands entered as county forest land, including all
				attachments and information submitted as required by the application form, s.
				28.11,
				Stats., and this chapter.
(2)
				"Endangered species" has the meaning established in s.
				29.604(2)
				(a), Stats.
(3) "Game species" has the meaning given in
				s.
				29.001(33),
				Stats.
(4) "Non-game species" has
				the meaning given in s.
				29.001(60),
				Stats.
(5) "Threatened species" has
				the meaning given in s.
				29.604(2)
				(b), Stats.
(6) "Wild animal" has the meaning given in s.
				29.001(90),
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 48 - County forest withdrawal › Section NR 48.03 - County application

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL INFORMATION. All applications
				shall be on department forms and shall include, unless waived by the department
				in writing, the following information in connection with the land subject to
				the application:
Note: Application forms may be obtained from the department's
				  central office. Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry, P.O. Box
				  7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921.
(a) The
				legal description of the land, the acreage proposed to be withdrawn and the
				acreage remaining following withdrawal in the affected quarter-quarter section,
				government lot or fractional lot.
(b) The proposed use of the land.
(c) A map showing the location of the
				land.
(d) The names and addresses
				of persons who have requested the county to withdraw the land and the names and
				addresses of prospective purchasers of the land if the withdrawal is approved
				unless the information is confidential under federal or state law or the legal
				custodian of the information withholds the information under subch. II of ch.
				19, Stats.
(e) Any reservations on
				the transfer of title, such as a reversionary clause, or other mechanisms to
				assure compliance with restrictions or conditions of withdrawal.
(f) A copy of the county resolution
				authorizing the filing of the application.
(g) The attributes of the county forest site
				that relate to the requested use and a comparison of the site and its
				attributes with other economically and environmentally feasible sites or areas
				if other sites or areas were considered.
(h) A description of the potential
				environmental and forest related benefits and impacts affecting the
				land.
(i) The historical and
				archeological background of the land based upon county records and a site
				examination by county personnel.
(j) Knowledge of the presence of endangered
				or threatened species of plants or wild animals on the land or in the waters on
				the land.
Note: The department's investigation will include a review of
				  the natural heritage inventory.
(k) The consideration to be received for the
				land. If land or money or both is to be received in exchange for the land, the
				county shall describe proposed use and disposition including a description and
				map of any proposed trade lands to be exchanged with the county.
(L) The present and future benefits of the
				proposed withdrawal action as identified by the county at the time of the
				application and the decision making process used to identify those
				benefits.
(m) Other information
				deemed necessary by the department.
Note: The department's liaison forester is available during
				  the application process to provide technical forestry advice.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 48 - County forest withdrawal › Section NR 48.04 - Department investigation and findings

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The
				department's investigation of an application for withdrawal shall include but
				is not limited to:
(a) An environmental review
				required by s.
				1.11,
				Stats., and ch. NR 150.
(b) An
				inspection of the land subject to the application, other land involved in the
				proposed transfer and other information available to the department describing
				the land and its values. The inspection shall be conducted by a department
				forester and other persons deemed appropriate by the department to participate
				in the inspection.
(c) The holding
				of a public hearing or informational meeting when deemed necessary by the
				department or requested in writing by a county making a withdrawal
				application.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 48 - County forest withdrawal › Section NR 48.05 - Department decision

Current through June 24, 2024
The department's decision on an application for withdrawal
				  may include:
(1) Conditions on the
				future use and disposition of the lands being withdrawn which are deemed
				reasonably necessary to protect the values of the county forest and the
				public.
(2) Conditions upon a
				specified future use as stated in the application.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 48 - County forest withdrawal › Section NR 48.06 - Reimbursement of aids

Current through June 24, 2024
Amounts paid to the county and subject to reimbursement under
				  s.
				  28.11(11)
				  (b), Stats., shall be transferred to other
				  county forest lands if the land withdrawn remains in the ownership of a unit of
				  government, including the state or federal government, or an agency
				  thereof.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 50 - Administration Of Outdoor Recreation Program Grants And State Aids › Section NR 50.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to establish procedures for
				  implementation of various recreational aids programs under ss. 20.370(5) (cy),
				  23.09(11), (12), (17m), (19), (20) and
				  (26), 23.094, 23.195, 23.30(3) (h), 30.275,
				  30.277, 30.79 and
				  350.12(4), Stats.,
				  and
				  16 USC 460
				  d, 460L-4, et seq., 669 et seq., 1261, 1262 and
				  26 USC
				  9503(6),
				  9511.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 50 - Administration Of Outdoor Recreation Program Grants And State Aids › Section NR 50.02 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
The provisions of this chapter are applicable to all sponsors
				  of recreational aid programs under ss. 20.370(5) (cy),
				  23.09(11), (12), (17m), (19), (20) and
				  (26), 23.094, 23.195, 23.30(3) (h), 30.275,
				  30.277, 30.79 and
				  350.12(4), Stats.,
				  and
				  16 USC 460
				  d, 460L-4, et seq., 669 et seq., 1261, 1262 and
				  26 USC
				  9503(6),
				  9511.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 50 - Administration Of Outdoor Recreation Program Grants And State Aids › Section NR 50.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
(a)
				"Acquisition project" includes the acquisition of land or rights thereto for a
				well defined outdoor recreation area or purpose.
(b) "Development project" includes the
				development of structures, utilities, facilities or landscaping necessary for
				outdoor recreation use of an area.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 50 - Administration Of Outdoor Recreation Program Grants And State Aids › Section NR 50.06 - LAWCON program

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PURPOSE. The purpose of this section is
				to establish standards for the administration of the land and water
				conservation fund act of 1965 (LAWCON) under ss.
				20.370(5)
				(cy) and
				23.30(3)
				(h), Stats.
(2) APPLICABILITY. The provisions of this
				section are applicable to all towns, counties, villages, cities, Indian tribes,
				school districts, soil and water conservation districts and state agencies
				participating in the LAWCON aid program.
(3) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.
(a) LAWCON funds apportioned to Wisconsin
				each fiscal year shall be allocated as follows:
1. Fifty percent to local
				governments;
2. Fifty percent to
				state agencies.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 50 - Administration Of Outdoor Recreation Program Grants And State Aids › Section NR 50.09 - County snowmobile aids

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PURPOSE. The purpose of this section is
				to establish standards for the implementation of the snowmobile aids program
				under ss. 23.09 (11) and
				(26) and
				350.12 (4),
				Stats.
(2) APPLICABILITY. The
				provisions of this section are applicable to all counties participating in the
				snowmobile aids program.
(3)
				DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS. The distribution of funds according to priority ranked
				purposes is specified in s.
				23.09 (26) (c),
				Stats. Should funds not be sufficient to satisfy the total request for either
				maintenance or acquisition, the funds remaining to satisfy that priority ranked
				purpose shall be distributed on a proportional basis.
(4) GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a)
Planning requirements.
1. Counties not previously participating in
				the snowmobile aids program and desiring to sponsor public snowmobile trails
				are required to have a comprehensive snowmobile plan approved by the county
				board of supervisors and the department.
2. Counties that have previously met the
				comprehensive snowmobile plan requirement are required to maintain a current
				trail system map that describes trail locations, trail classifications and
				existing trail mileage by classification.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 50 - Administration Of Outdoor Recreation Program Grants And State Aids › Section NR 50.11 - Aids to snowmobile clubs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PURPOSE. The
				purpose of this section is to establish standards for the implementation of the
				cooperative sign program under to ss.
				23.09(26)
				and
				350.12(4),
				Stats.
(2) APPLICABILITY. The
				provisions of this section are applicable to all snowmobile clubs participating
				in the cooperative sign program. Free cardboard signs and reflectorized
				material are available to snowmobile clubs.
(3) GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) Trails signed must meet standards under
				s.
				NR 50.09(4) (d)
				2.
(b) Trails must be open to the
				public.
(c) Signs will be limited
				to directional arrows, trail blazers, stop and caution signs.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 50 - Administration Of Outdoor Recreation Program Grants And State Aids › Section NR 50.13 - Law enforcement aids to municipalities

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Municipalities
				may receive law enforcement aids for up to 75 percent of the net costs
				(determined by deducting all fines and forfeitures imposed upon persons
				convicted of violations of ordinances enacted pursuant to s.
				30.77,
				Stats.) which are directly attributable to the operation and maintenance of the
				water safety patrol unit. State aid is available only for those activities
				associated with the local enforcement of ss.
				30.50 to
				30.80, Stats., and any
				administrative rules and ordinances enacted pursuant thereto. No municipality
				shall receive state aid in excess of 20 percent of the funds
				available.
(1m) No local unit of
				government may receive state aids under s.
				30.79,
				Stats., for costs contrary to the following guidelines:
(a) On-water patrol hours for each water
				safety patrol are fundable based on a formula of the number of on-water patrol
				hours per arrest. The maximum number of on-water patrol hours per arrest shall
				be not more than 50 percent above the state average of on-water patrol hours
				per arrest for the past 3 years computed from the statewide municipal patrol
				records. This ratio may not be less than 15 on-water patrol hours per arrest
				for inland water patrols or less than 22 on-water patrol hours per arrest for
				patrols that operate on outlying waters or on lakes of over 100,000 acres.
				Patrols with a ratio of on-water patrol hours per arrest in excess of the
				maximum ratio may be funded only for those hours that result in a ratio equal
				to the maximum ratio allowed. Two documented written warnings will be given the
				same weight as an arrest. No more than 50 percent of the credits to reach the
				standard may be for written warnings. Patrols are also subject to all of the
				following guidelines:
1. For the purpose of
				establishing the average patrol hour per arrest for each claim, the inland
				patrols shall be based on the average of all inland water patrols and the
				outlying water patrols shall be based on the average of all the patrols that
				operate on outlying waters or on lakes of over 100,000 acres participating in
				the program of aids to municipal water safety patrol units.
2. For the purpose of establishing
				on-the-water patrol average, on-the-water patrol hours are one person times one
				hour of on-the-water on patrol.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 50 - Administration Of Outdoor Recreation Program Grants And State Aids › Section NR 50.14 - County fish and wildlife aid

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PURPOSE. The purpose of this section is
				to establish standards for the implementation of a grant-in-aid program for
				county fish and wildlife projects under s.
				23.09(12),
				Stats.
(2) APPLICABILITY.
				Provisions of this section are applicable to counties and tribal governing
				bodies participating in the county fish and wildlife program.
(3) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.
(a) County fish and wildlife aids will be
				allocated for use as soon after July 1 of each year as they become
				available.
(b) Funds will be
				allocated to each county and Indian tribe until October 1. Unused county and
				tribal funds revert to 6 district funds on October 1. These district funds are
				available to counties and tribes within district boundaries. Unused district
				funds revert to a statewide fund on May 1 of each year. These statewide funds
				are available to counties and tribes anywhere in the state.
(c) State aid allocated to any county or
				tribe for the enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat shall be based on the
				ratio of the area of the county (less reservation lands) or reservation to the
				total area of the state (excluding outlying waters and interstate boundary
				waters of the Mississippi river and Lake Pepin).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 50 - Administration Of Outdoor Recreation Program Grants And State Aids › Section NR 50.15 - Wildlife habitat development on county forests

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PURPOSE. The
				purpose of this section is to establish standards for the implementation of a
				grant-in-aid program for forest wildlife habitat improvement on county forest
				lands entered under s.
				28.11,
				Stats., pursuant to s.
				23.09(17m),
				Stats.
(2) APPLICABILITY.
				Provisions of this section are applicable only to counties having county lands
				entered under s.
				28.11,
				Stats.
(3) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.
(a) Counties may receive aids on a priority
				basis for:
1. Maintenance of intolerant forest
				types in danger of being replaced through natural conversion to forest types of
				lower value to wildlife; maintenance of existing forest openings.
2. Deer yard improvement; creation of forest
				openings.
3. Trail seeding and
				maintenance road and trail construction.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 50 - Administration Of Outdoor Recreation Program Grants And State Aids › Section NR 50.17 - Shooting range development

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PURPOSE. The
				purpose of this section is to establish standards for the implementation of a
				grant-in-aid program for development of shooting ranges under
				16
				USC 669, et seq.
(2) APPLICABILITY. The provisions of this
				section are applicable to counties, cities, villages, townships, other
				governmental agencies or units, clubs or organizations, businesses or
				corporations and educational institutions.
(3) BIENNIAL ALLOTMENT.
(a) On July 1 of each odd-numbered year, the
				secretary shall establish an allotment available as matching funds for shooting
				range construction. Funding shall be a portion of
				16
				USC 669, et seq. money returned to the state
				allocated for hunter education. This allotment shall be separate from funding
				used to construct shooting ranges on land owned by the state of
				Wisconsin.
(b) Fifty percent of
				approved eligible project costs may be funded.
(c) Twenty percent of the established
				allotment may be exempted from the provisions of sub. (4) (c) 1. if used to
				fund range projects which can be developed with not more than 10 percent of the
				total established allotment.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 50 - Administration Of Outdoor Recreation Program Grants And State Aids › Section NR 50.19 - Scenic urban waterways grant program

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PURPOSE. The
				purpose of this section is to establish standards for the implementation and
				administration of the scenic urban waterways grant program under s.
				30.275,
				Stats.
(2) APPLICABILITY. The
				provisions of this section are applicable to all counties, cities, villages,
				towns and Indian tribes within a designated scenic urban waterway and to the
				department.
(3) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.
				The following types of projects are eligible for funding under this section:
(a) Acquisition and development of land for
				parks, open spaces, scenic easements, public access, automobile parking, fish
				and wildlife habitat, woodlands, wetlands and trails.
(b) Layout and development of scenic
				drives.
(c) Improvement of surface
				water quality and surface water flow.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 50 - Administration Of Outdoor Recreation Program Grants And State Aids › Section NR 50.21 - National recreational trails program

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PURPOSE. The
				purpose of this section is to establish standards for the administration of the
				Symms national recreational trails fund act of 1991,
				16 USC
				1261,
				1262
				and
				26
				USC 9503 (6), 9511.
(2)
				APPLICABILITY. The provisions of this section are applicable to all towns,
				villages, cities, counties, tribal governing bodies, school districts, state
				agencies, federal agencies and incorporated organizations participating in the
				national recreational trails program.
(3) DEFINITIONS. As used in this section:
(a) "Applicant" means a town, village, city,
				county, elected governing body of an Indian tribe, school district, state
				agency, federal agency or incorporated organization applying for a
				grant.
(b) "Incorporated
				organization" means an organization incorporated pursuant to s.
				181.0202,
				Stats., whose primary purpose is promoting, encouraging or engaging in outdoor
				recreational trail activities.
(c)
				"National recreational trails program" means the program created under
				16 USC
				1261,
				1262
				and
				26
				USC 9503 (6) and 9511 with funds appropriated under s.
				20.370(5) (cy) and (7)
				(fy), Stats.
(d) "Recreational trail" means a thoroughfare
				or track across land or snow used for recreational purposes such as bicycling,
				cross country skiing, day hiking, equestrian activities, jogging or similar
				fitness activities, trail biking, overnight and long distance backpacking,
				snowmobiling, aquatic or water activity, and vehicular travel by motorcycle,
				4-wheel drive or all-terrain off-road vehicles.
(e) "Sponsor" means a town, village, city,
				county, tribal government, school district, state agency, federal agency or
				incorporated organization receiving assistance.
(f) "State trails council" means the 9 member
				council created under s.
				15.347(16),
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 50 - Administration Of Outdoor Recreation Program Grants And State Aids › Section NR 50.23 - Wildlife damage control grants for urban areas

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICABILITY.
				This section is applicable to municipalities in urban areas applying for grants
				under s.
				29.887,
				Stats.
(2) DEFINITIONS. In this
				section:
(a) "Municipality" means a town,
				city, village, county or tribal government.
(b) "Urban area" means any area designated
				pursuant to s.
				86.196(1)
				(c), Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 51.003 - Variances

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may approve in writing a variance from a
					 requirement of this chapter if the department determines that a variance is
					 essential to effect necessary grant actions or program objectives and where
					 special circumstances make a variance in the best interest of the stewardship
					 program. Before approving a variance, the department shall take into account
					 factors such as good cause, circumstances beyond the control of the sponsor,
					 financial hardship and landowner demands. The department may seek the advice of
					 the stewardship advisory council before issuing a variance. The department may
					 not grant variances from statutory requirements.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 51.004 - Grants to conservation organizations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)Under s.
				  23.197(4),
				  Stats., the department may award one stewardship grant per group to
				  conservation organizations that have entered into a cooperative agreement with
				  a nonprofit organization to apply for the grant. The cooperative agreement
				  shall be on a form approved by the department.
(2)Stewardship grants to conservation
				  organizations shall be for up to 50 percent of eligible project costs. A grant
				  shall be at least $2,500 and may not exceed $20,000, which may be paid in
				  multiple installments during the duration of the stewardship program under s.
				  23.197(4),
				  Stats.
(3)The stewardship grant may
				  be used for habitat restoration projects under s.
				  NR
				  51.46 or for property acquisition for the purposes
				  described in s.
				  NR
				  51.05, except that conservation organizations may not
				  receive grants for the Baraboo hills under subch. X or bluff protection under
				  subch. IV.
(4)A conservation
				  organization and nonprofit organization that enter into a cooperative agreement
				  to apply for a stewardship grant shall also enter into a grant contract with
				  the department if a grant is awarded. The grant contract shall contain
				  restrictions and conditions on the use of stewardship grant funds and on any
				  property acquired with those funds.
(5)Title to property acquired with a
				  stewardship grant awarded to a conservation organization shall vest in the
				  nonprofit organization. If the nonprofit organization or conservation
				  organization violates any essential provision of the grant contract, as
				  described in s.
				  NR
				  51.07(3), title to the land shall
				  vest in the state.
(6)Conservation
				  organizations applying for grants for property acquisition shall meet all the
				  requirements of this chapter. The department shall evaluate the property
				  according to the eligibility criteria and priorities in ss.
				  NR
				  51.05 and
				  51.06.
(7)The department shall evaluate applications
				  for grants for habitat restoration projects according to the standards in s.
				  NR
				  51.46.
(8)The department may delegate to a nonprofit
				  organization receiving the grant under s.
				  23.0956,
				  Stats., administration of stewardship grants to conservation organizations, as
				  set forth in s.
				  23.197(4),
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter I - General Provisions › Section NR 51.007 - Property uses inconsistent with the stewardship program

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)The sponsor may
				  not convert property purchased or developed with a grant under this chapter to
				  uses that are inconsistent with the stewardship program or the grant contract,
				  without the prior written approval of the department.
(2)If a sponsor converts property to an
				  inconsistent use not approved by the department, the sponsor shall return the
				  property to the use specified in the grant contract or the sponsor shall
				  replace the property with a different property, approved by the department. The
				  department's approval of replacement property shall include consideration of at
				  least equal value, acreage, and benefit consistent with the stewardship grant
				  program for which funding was originally approved.
(3)If a sponsor converts a facility to an
				  inconsistent use not approved by the department, the sponsor shall return the
				  facility to the use specified in the grant contract, or replace the facility
				  with one of equal value used for the same purpose within a timeline approved by
				  the department.
(4)A sponsor that
				  fails to abide by the terms of the grant contract which results in inconsistent
				  use of the property or facility or impairment of the conservation values may
				  not be eligible to apply for future grants under this chapter until the sponsor
				  corrects the impairment and the department determines that the sponsor is once
				  again operating in accordance with the terms of the grant contract.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter II - Nonprofit Conservation Organizations › Section NR 51.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to establish procedures
					 and standards for the administration of grants to nonprofit conservation
					 organizations for conservation purposes as set forth in s.
					 23.096,
					 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter II - Nonprofit Conservation Organizations › Section NR 51.02 - Applicability

Current through June 24, 2024
This subchapter is applicable to nonprofit conservation
					 organizations that wish to apply for grants as specified in s.
					 23.096,
					 Stats., for the following specific purposes identified in s.
					 23.09(2) (d)
					 1 to 7., 9., 11., 12. and 15., Stats.; s.
					 23.0917(4m),
					 Stats., Baraboo hills; s.
					 23.092, Stats.,
					 habitat areas; s.
					 23.094,
					 Stats., stream bank protection; s.
					 23.17, Stats., Ice
					 Age Trail; s.
					 23.175, Stats.,
					 state trails; s.
					 23.27,
					 Stats., natural areas; s.
					 23.29,
					 Stats., natural area heritage program; s.
					 23.293,
					 Stats., Ice Age Trail dedications; s.
					 23.09(19),
					 Stats., urban green space; s.
					 23.09(20),
					 Stats., aids for the acquisition and development of local parks; s.
					 23.09(20m),
					 Stats., acquisition of development rights; s.
					 30.24, Stats.,
					 bluff protection and s.
					 30.277,
					 Stats., urban rivers.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter II - Nonprofit Conservation Organizations › Section NR 51.03 - General provisions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)The sponsor shall notify the department of
				  any change in the status or purpose of the nonprofit conservation organization
				  as it relates to the acquisition and management of lands for conservation
				  purposes.
(2)If the nonprofit
				  conservation organization dissolves, all title, right and interest held by the
				  sponsor in and to the property purchased under this chapter shall vest in the
				  state, without the necessity of reentry, unless a transfer under s.
				  NR
				  51.005(10) is approved by the
				  department.
(3)Within the land
				  acquisition grant program under s.
				  23.0917(3),
				  Stats., and subchs. I through VIII, the department may not award grants to
				  governmental units, but it may consider projects involving both nonprofit
				  conservation organizations and eligible governmental units as partners when
				  those projects further the objectives of this chapter. Pursuant to s.
				  23.096(4),
				  Stats., the department may approve a transfer of title from the nonprofit
				  conservation organization to an eligible governmental unit, an agency of the
				  state of Wisconsin, or the U.S. government for the purpose of long-term
				  management as required under s.
				  NR
				  51.005(10).
(4)The department may award grants of up to
				  75 percent of the acquisition cost of the property pursuant to s.
				  23.096(2m),
				  Stats.
(5)A sponsor acquiring
				  property with a stewardship grant that is within the acquisition boundaries of
				  a department project shall provide to the department plans for public use and
				  land management that are consistent with department management plans for use of
				  the property.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter II - Nonprofit Conservation Organizations › Section NR 51.04 - Application procedures and organization eligibility for grant assistance

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATION
				  PROCEDURES.
(a) Nonprofit conservation
				  organizations that apply to the department for urban greenspace grants under s.
				  23.09(19),
				  Stats., subch. XIII, aids for the acquisition and development of local parks
				  under s.
				  23.09(20),
				  Stats., and subch. XII, acquisition of development rights grants under s.
				  23.09(20m),
				  Stats., and subch. XV, and urban rivers grants under s.
				  30.277,
				  Stats., and subch. XIV, shall follow application procedures listed under s.
				  NR
				  51.906.
(b) Except as provided in par. (a) nonprofit
				  conservation organizations shall use all of the following procedures when
				  submitting applications to the department:
1.
				  Applications for funding under this chapter shall be submitted to the
				  appropriate region office on forms provided by the department. The department
				  may request more detailed information and may withhold evaluation of the
				  application until the additional information requested has been received.
Note:
Copies of application forms and
					 instructions are available from the DNR, Bureau of Community Assistance, Box
					 7921, Madison, WI 53707.
2.
				  Sponsors shall submit applications on the prescribed department form. The
				  department may approve applications when submitted, year-round, to the extent
				  that funds are available, or if substantially oversubscribed for available
				  funding, the department may establish application deadlines for subchapters of
				  the stewardship program in order to evaluate and prioritize competing
				  applications.
3. The department
				  shall provide written notification to sponsors of the department decision
				  regarding their applications after all application materials have been received
				  and acted upon by the department.
4. The department may provide a conditional
				  decision to approve a project or award a grant, but withhold a final decision
				  or grant payment until identified contingencies are satisfied.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants › Subchapter II - Nonprofit Conservation Organizations › Section NR 51.05 - Eligible and ineligible acquisition projects

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ELIGIBLE
				  PROJECTS. The department may award grants under this chapter to nonprofit
				  conservation organizations for acquisition of all or some of the rights of
				  property for the following:
(a) For natural
				  areas under subch. III; the Ice Age Trail and state trails under subch. VIII;
				  stream bank protection under subch. VII; habitat areas and fisheries under
				  subch. V; bluff protection under subch. IV; wild lakes under subch. VI; the
				  Baraboo hills under subch. X; aid for local parks under subch. XII; urban green
				  space under subch. XIII; urban rivers under subch. XIV and acquisition of
				  development rights under subch. XV.
(b) For the Lower Wisconsin state riverway,
				  and wild rivers designated under s.
				  30.26, Stats.,
				  including lands within or adjacent to their acquisition boundaries.
(c) For the middle kettle moraine.
(d) For state forests or state parks
				  including lands within or adjacent to a state forest or state park or its
				  acquisition boundaries.
(e) For
				  public shooting, trapping or fishing grounds, state wildlife areas, state
				  recreation areas, lands within or adjacent to their acquisition boundaries, or
				  for projects that have similar purposes.
(f) For preservation of endangered or
				  threatened species under s.
				  29.604,
				  Stats.
(g) For fish farms as
				  defined in s.
				  95.001(1)
				  (aj), Stats., doing cooperative work with the
				  state.
(h) For acquisition of
				  development rights to create agricultural, forestry or other buffers on lands
				  adjacent to properties acquired for the purposes listed in this
				  subsection.