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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 21 - Advertising, Bidding And Award Of Construction Contracts › Section Adm 21.03 - Advertising

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) All drawings and specifications for the
			 project shall be available for distribution to prospective bidders on or before
			 the date upon which the advertisement for proposals will be
			 published.
(2) The department shall
			 advertise for proposals by publication of a class 1 notice under ch. 985,
			 Stats., in the official state newspaper. The notice shall be published a
			 minimum of 30 days prior to bid opening, unless the department indicates in
			 writing that the bidding period will be for a lesser period of time.
(3) In addition to the class 1 notice
			 required in sub. (2), the department may solicit and advertise for proposals by
			 either or both of the following methods:
(a)
			 An advertisement for proposals may be placed in trade publications, or
			 newspapers within the locale of the project, which would have the potential of
			 reaching prospective bidders.
(b)
			 An advertisement for proposal may be mailed directly to potential bidders, if
			 such measure is deemed necessary to encourage adequate competition in
			 bidding.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 21 - Advertising, Bidding And Award Of Construction Contracts › Section Adm 21.04 - Issuance of addenda

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department may issue addenda during
			 the bidding period to correct, alter, or to provide clarification of the
			 drawings and specifications for the project being bid or to extend the bidding
			 period. No oral correction, alteration or clarification of said documents shall
			 be considered valid.
(2) Each
			 addendum issued shall be identified by project number and title, date of
			 addenda, and assigned an addendum number which will indicate consecutive
			 issue.
(3) Addenda shall be
			 distributed to every recipient of drawings and specifications for the project
			 being bid including all locations where drawings and specifications are
			 available for public inspection.
(4) No addenda shall be issued during the
			 last 7 calendar days prior to the published bid opening date, unless such
			 addenda include an extension of the bid opening date for a minimum of 7
			 additional calendar days.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 21 - Advertising, Bidding And Award Of Construction Contracts › Section Adm 21.05 - Submittal and receipt of bids

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) All bids shall
			 be submitted electronically or in sealed envelopes.
(a) Electronic bids received by the
			 department shall be submitted via a secured, authorized electronic transfer
			 that provides for time and date verification as well as proper security in the
			 transfer of data and information. Bids shall conform to project specification
			 bid forms and include all information required by the specification as well as
			 this section. The bidder shall submit all supporting and original documentation
			 requested by the department within 3 calendar days of the request.
(b) Sealed envelope bids shall be enclosed in
			 distinctly marked special envelopes provided by the department. Should the
			 bidder not possess the special envelope provided by the department, the bidder
			 shall place all of the following information on the face of the outermost
			 envelope containing the bidder's proposal:
1.
			 This envelope contains a sealed bid.
2. Project name.
3. Project number.
4. Location of project.
5. Division(s) of work being bid.
6. Bid date.
7. Name and address of bidder.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 21 - Advertising, Bidding And Award Of Construction Contracts › Section Adm 21.06 - Withdrawal of bids

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) At any time prior to the date and time of
			 bid opening, a bidder or the bidder's representative may withdraw the bid
			 without prejudice to the right of the bidder to submit a new bid. Withdrawal of
			 a bid may be accomplished in one of the following methods:
(a) A written request submitted by the bidder
			 on the bidder's letterhead stationery.
(b) Personal appearance of the bidder or the
			 bidder's authorized representative, whereby the identity and authority of the
			 person may be ascertained by the department. After authority and identity is
			 established, the individual shall be required to sign a receipt for the
			 withdrawn bid.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 21 - Advertising, Bidding And Award Of Construction Contracts › Section Adm 21.07 - Bid opening

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A representative of the department shall
			 preside at the bid opening as the bidding officer. At the date and time for bid
			 opening, the bidding officer shall announce the following to those in
			 attendance:
(a) Bidding is officially closed
			 and public opening and reading of bids will commence.
(b) The following rules will be observed when
			 reading the bids:
1. Following identification
			 of each bid to be read, it shall be publicly stated whether bid guarantee has
			 or has not accompanied the bid. If bid guarantee has not accompanied the bid,
			 the remainder of the bid contents shall not be read.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 21 - Advertising, Bidding And Award Of Construction Contracts › Section Adm 21.08 - Rejection of bids

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department shall reject any bid which
			 evidences any of the following conditions:
(a)
			 The base bid amount(s) and alternate bid(s) amounts as requested in the
			 specifications have not been entered on the bid form.
(b) The bid form has not been signed by the
			 bidder.
(c) The bid guarantee has
			 not accompanied the bid form.
(d)
			 Receipt of an addendum applicable to the award of contract has not been
			 acknowledged on the bid form.
(e)
			 The bid form has been altered or changed in such a way that it incorporates
			 unsolicited material, either directly or by reference, which would alter any
			 essential provision of the contract documents or require consideration of the
			 unsolicited material in determining the award of contract.
(f) The bid is submitted by a bidder who,
			 through investigation, is found not to be qualified or responsible within the
			 definition of these rules, s.
			 Adm
			 21.02(8) (b) and (c).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 21 - Advertising, Bidding And Award Of Construction Contracts › Section Adm 21.09 - Award of contracts

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department will award contracts to
			 the lowest qualified responsible bidder or bidders that result in the lowest
			 total construction cost for the project and such amount does not exceed the
			 available funds authorized for the project. Final determination as to which
			 bidders are the lowest qualified responsible bidders is vested with the
			 department.
(2) In cases where the
			 bidding documents provide a formula for evaluation analysis in conjunction with
			 the base bid or alternate bid(s), the department will award to the lowest
			 qualified responsible bidder(s) whose bid(s) produce the lowest bid when
			 combined with the dollar value derived from the formula for converting
			 evaluation factors. (See s. Adm 21.02 (8) (a).)
(3) Factors which may be the subject of
			 evaluation include, but are not limited to the following:
(a) Low net annual operating cost.
(b) Low unit cost of capacity.
(c) Highest performance per unit or
			 cost.
(d) Annual maintenance and
			 service costs.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 24 - Debarment, suspension and ineligibility of department of administration contractors › Section Adm 24.01 - Scope and policy

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SCOPE OF CHAPTER. This chapter:
(a) Prescribes certain policies and
			 procedures governing the debarment and suspension of contractors from contracts
			 pursuant to subch. V of ch. 16, Stats.
(b) Provides for the listing of suspended or
			 debarred contractors and subcontractors, and of contractors declared ineligible
			 for department engineering-related contracts.
(c) Sets forth the treatment accorded
			 contractors listed as debarred, suspended, or ineligible.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 24 - Debarment, suspension and ineligibility of department of administration contractors › Section Adm 24.03 - List and records of debarred and suspended contractors

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) LIST.
(a) The department shall compile and maintain
			 a current, consolidated list of debarred, suspended and ineligible
			 contractors.
(b) The department
			 shall use the consolidated list to ensure that it does not solicit offers from,
			 award contracts to, or consent to subcontract with listed contractors, except
			 as otherwise provided in this chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 24 - Debarment, suspension and ineligibility of department of administration contractors › Section Adm 24.04 - Treatment of listed contractors

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) EFFECT.
(a) The department may not knowingly solicit
			 bids from, award contracts to, renew an existing contract with, or consent to
			 subcontracts with a debarred or suspended contractor, unless the secretary
			 determines, in writing, that a compelling reason for such dealing with the
			 contractor exists.
(b) The
			 department may not enter a contract with an ineligible contractor and, if
			 applicable, shall exclude ineligible contractors from subcontracts under the
			 conditions and for the period set forth in the applicable statutes, rules,
			 orders or other legal authority. The department may not knowingly solicit bids
			 from, award contracts to, renew an existing contract with, or consent to
			 subcontract with these contractors except in accord with the applicable
			 statutes, rules, orders or other legal authority.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 24 - Debarment, suspension and ineligibility of department of administration contractors › Section Adm 24.05 - Debarment

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) The department may, in the public
			 interest, debar a contractor for any of the causes contained in sub. (2), using
			 the procedures in sub. (3). The existence of a cause for debarment as specified
			 in sub. (2), however, shall not necessarily require that a contractor be
			 debarred; the seriousness of any contractor's acts or omissions and any
			 mitigating factors shall be considered in making any debarment
			 decision.
(b) Debarment of a
			 contractor constitutes debarment of all divisions or other organizational
			 elements of the debarred contractor, unless the debarment is explicitly limited
			 to specific divisions or organizational elements.
(c) The department may extend the debarment
			 to include any affiliates of a debarred contractor, if the affiliates are
			 specifically named and are given written notice of the proposed debarment and
			 an opportunity to respond pursuant to sub. (4).
(d) When no suspension is in effect pursuant
			 to s.
			 Adm
			 24.06 at the time the department contemplates
			 debarment of a contractor, no contracts shall be awarded to, and no
			 subcontracts shall be approved for, the contractor, pending a debarment
			 decision by the department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 24 - Debarment, suspension and ineligibility of department of administration contractors › Section Adm 24.06 - Suspension

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
(a) The department may, in the public
			 interest, suspend a contractor for any of the causes contained in sub. (2),
			 using the procedures in sub. (3).
(b) Suspension may be imposed only on the
			 basis of adequate evidence of one or more of the causes set out in sub. (2),
			 pending completion of investigation or legal proceedings, when immediate action
			 is necessary to protect the public interest. In assessing the adequacy of the
			 evidence, the department may consider the amount of available information, the
			 credibility of that information, whether important allegations are
			 corroborated, and what reasonable inferences can be drawn. The department's
			 assessment may include examination of available basic documents such as
			 contracts, inspection reports and correspondence.
(c) Suspension of a contractor constitutes
			 suspension of all divisions or other organizational elements of the suspended
			 contractor, unless the suspension is explicitly limited to specific divisions
			 or organizational elements.
(d) The
			 department may extend the suspension to include any affiliates of a suspended
			 contractor if the affiliates are specifically named and are given written
			 notice of the proposed suspension and an opportunity to respond.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 30 - Payroll Deductions For Charitable Purposes › Section Adm 30.02 - Purposes

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that:
(1) Only approved charitable organizations
			 are permitted to be designated for payroll deductions by state
			 employees.
(2) The funds
			 contributed by state employees by means of payroll deductions are used for the
			 announced purposes of the charitable organizations.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 30 - Payroll Deductions For Charitable Purposes › Section Adm 30.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Charitable organization" means any
			 corporation or other entity described in internal revenue code section 501 (c)
			 (3) and exempt from federal income tax under internal revenue code section 501
			 (a) and supported in part by voluntary contributions from the public and which,
			 unless exempt by state law, is registered with the department of safety and
			 professional services as a charitable organization.
(2) "Contribution" means money or property,
			 including the promise to pay, or payments for merchandise, advertising or other
			 rights when a representation is made by or on behalf of a seller or solicitor
			 that the whole or any part of the consideration will be given to a charitable
			 organization. "Contribution" does not mean funds obtained by a charitable
			 organization through grants from a governmental agency. The amount of the
			 contribution when a sale is made is the sale price less the cost to the
			 charitable organization of the item sold.
(3) "Secretary" means the secretary of the
			 department of administration.
(4)
			 "Umbrella organization" means an entity which serves as the agent of a group of
			 charitable organizations. An umbrella organization shall endorse the program
			 objectives of the other charitable organizations for which it acts as agent,
			 and shall accept responsibility to ensure that the charitable organizations for
			 which it acts as agent comply with all the requirements of this chapter. The
			 umbrella organization shall be a charitable organization.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 30 - Payroll Deductions For Charitable Purposes › Section Adm 30.05 - Requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) TYPE OF ORGANIZATION. Only charitable
			 organizations are eligible for approval.
(2) UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION. Only charitable
			 organizations that are members of an umbrella organization will be approved for
			 a payroll deduction. Each umbrella organization must have as members at least 5
			 charitable organizations, each of whom must meet all of the requirements of
			 this chapter. Any charitable organization may, under the provisions of this
			 chapter and in conjunction with 4 other charitable organizations, form an
			 umbrella organization.
(3) FEDERAL
			 EXEMPTION. Each charitable organization must submit a copy of the internal
			 revenue service ruling indicating that it is an exempt organization under
			 internal revenue code section 501 (c) (3). An advance ruling on its exempt
			 status shall meet this requirement.
(4) REGISTRATION AND REPORTING. Each
			 charitable organization shall have registered as a charitable organization with
			 the department of safety and professional services, unless specifically exempt
			 from registration by state law, and shall have filed all required reports
			 within any established time limits.
(5) INTEGRITY OF OPERATIONS. Funds
			 contributed to charitable organizations by state employees must be used for the
			 announced purposes.
(9) FINANCES.
			 Each charitable organization shall obtain annually from an independent licensed
			 certified public accountant, an audit opinion which indicates that financial
			 statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
			 principles applicable to the nature of the organization. The charitable
			 organization must conduct its fiscal operations in accordance with a detailed
			 annual budget which is prepared and approved at the beginning of each fiscal
			 year by the board of directors. Prior authorization by the board of directors
			 shall be required for any significant variation from the approved
			 budget.
(10) FUND RAISING PRACTICE.
(a) The charitable organization's fund
			 raising practice shall include the following safeguards:
1. Publicity and promotional activities shall
			 be based upon the actual program and operations of the charitable
			 organization.
2. The charitable
			 organization shall not sell or otherwise permit others to use lists of its
			 contributors.
4. There shall be no
			 mailing of unordered tickets or merchandise with a request for money in
			 return.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 30 - Payroll Deductions For Charitable Purposes › Section Adm 30.06 - Application

Current through June 24, 2024
To be considered for eligibility for payroll deduction
				initially, the charitable organization must do the following:
(1) SEPARATE APPLICATION. Each charitable
			 organization must complete a separate application. Umbrella organizations may
			 make application on behalf of member charitable organizations.
(2) PLACE OF FILING. Two copies of the
			 application shall be filed with the office of the secretary.
(3) TIME OF FILING. Applications must be
			 received on or before February 1 of any year in order for a charitable
			 organization to be considered for eligibility for payroll deduction during the
			 following year.
(4) CONTENT OF
			 APPLICATION. The application shall include the following information, documents
			 and data:
(b)
Requirements.
Information shall be provided showing that the applicant meets the requirements
			 of s.
			 Adm
			 30.05.
(d)
Salaries.
A list shall be submitted showing the individual
			 salaries and positions of directors, executives and other administrative
			 personnel earning in excess of $20,000 per year.
(f)
Finances.
Information
			 shall be furnished, with a certification by an independent certified public
			 accountant showing compliance with the standards described in s.
			 Adm
			 30.05(9).
(g)
Fund raising practice.
A
			 statement of compliance with all factors indicated in s.
			 Adm
			 30.05(10) shall be
			 furnished.
(h)
Nondiscrimination.
A written assurance of nondiscrimination as
			 required by s.
			 Adm
			 30.05(11) shall be
			 furnished.
(i)
Annual
			 reports.
A copy of the most recent annual report as required by s.
			 Adm
			 30.05(12) shall be
			 furnished.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 30 - Payroll Deductions For Charitable Purposes › Section Adm 30.07 - Eligibility decisions

Current through June 24, 2024
Decisions as to eligibility are made by the secretary. The
				secretary shall establish an advisory eligibility committee of active or former
				state employees and employee organization members. The secretary's decisions
				shall be based upon the information filed with the charitable organization's
				application and any recommendation of the eligibility committee after its
				review of each application.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 30 - Payroll Deductions For Charitable Purposes › Section Adm 30.08 - Eligibility committee actions and activities

Current through June 24, 2024
The eligibility committee shall:
(1) Review all initial requests for
			 authorization for payroll deduction filed pursuant to s.
			 Adm
			 30.06.
(2)
			 Check each applicant's status with the department of safety and professional
			 services.
(4) Investigate past fund
			 raising and expenditures of any applicant.
(5) Determine if the applicant meets all the
			 requirements of this chapter.
(6)
			 Make written recommendations regarding eligibility for payroll deduction
			 authorization for charitable organizations to the secretary.
(7) Review and recommend discontinuance of
			 payroll deduction for any charitable organization which, after approval, ceases
			 to comply with this chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 30 - Payroll Deductions For Charitable Purposes › Section Adm 30.085 - Eligibility committee

Current through June 24, 2024
The eligibility committee may waive the requirements of s.
				Adm
				30.06(3) for good cause shown and if
				the review of the late application or part of the application can be completed
				by the eligibility committee before the final format for the printed materials
				is established for use in the state employees combined campaign which is held
				in October and November of each year.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 30 - Payroll Deductions For Charitable Purposes › Section Adm 30.10 - Distribution of payroll deductions

Current through June 24, 2024
The secretary may, as a matter of administrative convenience,
				determine that there will be only one payroll deduction for charitable
				contributions from each employee's paycheck, and that the total amounts
				deducted from state employees' salaries for charitable purposes, either on a
				state-wide or area-wide basis, shall be paid to one umbrella organization for
				distribution. If this procedure is followed, the total charitable contributions
				shall be sent to the umbrella organization designated by all umbrella
				organizations as their agent for this purpose, and the actual distribution to
				each umbrella organization or charitable organization shall be the
				responsibility of the designated umbrella organization.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 30 - Payroll Deductions For Charitable Purposes › Section Adm 30.11 - Removal from list

Current through June 24, 2024
The secretary may, at any time, remove the name of a charitable
				organization from the list of eligible charitable organizations upon request of
				the charitable organization, or if the secretary determines that the charitable
				organization has ceased to comply with this chapter. After removal, no further
				payroll deduction shall be permitted for the charitable
				organization.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 30 - Payroll Deductions For Charitable Purposes › Section Adm 30.12 - Effect of approval

Current through June 24, 2024
Approval by the secretary for payroll deduction shall not
				constitute an endorsement by the state of Wisconsin of any charitable
				organization so approved, and no person or charitable organization shall
				intentionally claim or imply directly or indirectly any such
				endorsement.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 30 - Payroll Deductions For Charitable Purposes › Section Adm 30.13 - Eligibility after initial acceptance

Current through June 24, 2024
To be considered for eligibility for payroll deduction after
				initial acceptance, the following procedure must be followed:
(1) By February 1 of any year, the umbrella
			 organization must certify in writing to the secretary that the charitable
			 organization is in compliance with all provisions of this chapter in order for
			 that charitable organization to be considered for eligibility for payroll
			 deduction during the following year.
(2) The information required by this chapter
			 must be on file in the office of the umbrella organization at the time the
			 certification required by sub. (1) is made.
(3) The information referred to in sub. (2)
			 must be maintained in the file of the umbrella organization for 2
			 years.
(4) The information required
			 by this chapter must be available for audit by the secretary or his or her
			 designee with 24 hours advance notice to the umbrella organization by the
			 secretary or his or her designee.
(5) The secretary shall, by May 1 of each
			 year, notify the umbrella organization in writing of the acceptance or
			 rejection for payroll deduction of each charitable
			 organization.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 35 - Environmental Improvement Fund › Section Adm 35.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to establish rules under ss. 281.58, 281.59,
										and 281.61, Stats., for the administration of a program to provide financial assistance for costs incurred to
										abate pollution of the waters of the state or to provide drinking water.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 35 - Environmental Improvement Fund › Section Adm 35.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter, the following terms shall have the respective
										meanings:
(2) "Department" means the department of
								 administration.
(2m) "Environmental improvement fund" means the
								 fund established under s. 25.43, Stats.
(3) "Financial
								 assistance" means assistance from the environmental improvement fund under s. 281.58(6) (b), 281.59(12), or
								 281.61(2r), Stats., including assistance that the department does not require the recipient to
								 repay.
(3m) "Financial assistance agreement" means an agreement
								 entered into by the department pursuant to s. 281.59(11) (a), Stats., including an amendment to a financial
								 assistance agreement.
(4) "Market interest rate" has the meaning
								 given in s. 281.59(1) (b), Stats.
(5) "Municipality" has the
								 meaning given in s. 281.59(1) (c), Stats.
(7) "Obligation" means
								 financial assistance that the recipient must repay. Obligations include a recipient's debts guaranteed or
								 insured by the environmental improvement fund that the recipient must repay to another lender.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 35 - Environmental Improvement Fund › Section Adm 35.03 - Conditions of financial assistance

Current through June 24, 2024
(3)
(a) The department may not enter into
								 a financial assistance agreement unless the recipient demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that
								 the recipient has the financial capacity to assure sufficient dedicated sources of revenue to operate and
								 maintain the system as long as an obligation is outstanding for the project and to pay the debt service,
								 including funding and maintaining any debt service reserve, on its obligation.
(b) The department shall require an opinion of counsel or bond counsel,
								 acceptable to the department, to the effect that the obligation of the recipient is valid and
								 enforceable.
(c) The department may require the opinion of
								 counsel or bond counsel under par. (b) to include a statement that interest on the obligation is excluded
								 from gross income for federal income tax purposes.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 35 - Environmental Improvement Fund › Section Adm 35.04 - Credit and security

Current through June 24, 2024
(2) A recipient may not pay the principal of an obligation prior to the
								 payment schedule specified in the financial assistance agreement, except in accordance with the financial
								 assistance agreement and the obligation.
(3) In administration of
								 its powers and duties under s. 281.59(11) (b), Stats., the department shall deduct, as a first charge
								 against state payments due the municipality, any amounts due to the environmental improvement fund.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 35 - Environmental Improvement Fund › Section Adm 35.05 - Disbursement of financial assistance

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department may disburse the financial assistance to the recipient
								 upon receiving a determination from the department of natural resources that the financial assistance
								 requested by the recipient is eligible for disbursement under ch. NR 162 or 166 and the financial assistance
								 agreement.
(2) The department may only disburse financial
								 assistance in accordance with a financial assistance agreement.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 35 - Environmental Improvement Fund › Section Adm 35.06 - Interest rates

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department shall periodically review, and may periodically change,
								 the market interest rate. The market interest rate set by the department under this section shall be the
								 market interest rate for the purpose of ss. 281.58(12) and 281.61(11), Stats. The department may consider
								 any of the following factors when establishing or changing the market interest rate:
(a) Municipal bond market indexes.
(b) Comparable bond market transactions.
(c) Expectations for bond market changes to the next planned periodic
								 market interest rate review.
(d) Effective interest rates for
								 environmental improvement fund revenue obligations issued under s. 281.59(4), Stats.
(e) Efficient administration of the environmental improvement
								 fund.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 35 - Environmental Improvement Fund › Section Adm 35.07 - Accountability for financial assistance

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A financial assistance agreement shall require a recipient of financial
								 assistance to do all of the following:
(a) Maintain project accounts in
								 accordance with the financial assistance agreement.
(b) For
								 financial assistance involving an obligation, provide, if available, audited financial statements upon
								 request from the department and at least annually while the recipient has an obligation
								 outstanding.
(c) Take no action to reduce the adequacy of the
								 dedicated source of revenue established for repayment of the project in accordance with s. 281.58(14) (b) 1
								 or 281.61(8m) (a), Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 35 - Environmental Improvement Fund › Section Adm 35.09 - Variances

Current through June 24, 2024
The department may approve a variance from requirements of this chapter when
										the department determines that the variance is essential to provide financial assistance within the scope and
										intent of the environmental improvement fund, or that the variance is in the best interest of the state. In
										approving a variance, the department may take into account such factors as good cause, circumstances beyond
										the control of the recipient or the department and financial hardship. A request by a recipient for a
										variance shall include a description of the nature of the variance and the circumstances leading to the
										request.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 40 - Energy information › Section Adm 40.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Bulk storage facility" means a facility which is primarily used for storage
			 and/or marketing of gasoline, kerosene, distillate, and residual fuel oils and
			 which:
(a) Has total bulk storage capacity of
			 70,000 gallons or more, or
(b)
			 Receives its petroleum products by tanker, barge, or pipeline.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 40 - Energy information › Section Adm 40.04 - Reports

Current through June 24, 2024
Every refinery and bulk storage facility selling, marketing or
				distributing finished petroleum products in the state of Wisconsin shall on or
				before the eighth day of each month file with the department a report showing
				all stocks of finished petroleum products held in custody or in transit, other
				than by pipeline, as of midnight on the last day of each
				month.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 40 - Energy information › Section Adm 40.05 - Information to be confidential

Current through June 24, 2024
All information furnished under this chapter shall be
				considered a confidential trade secret and may be compiled or published only
				for purposes of general statistical comparison. The information may be
				disclosed to agencies of the state or of the federal government, under the same
				or similar rules of confidentiality.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 42 - Nuclear power plants › Section Adm 42.01 - Authority

Current through June 24, 2024
Section
				16.115, Stats., requires the
				department of administration to establish a schedule of fees to be paid by
				nuclear power plant operators.
s.
				  16.115(2),
				  Stats., directs the department to establish a second schedule of annual fees
				  which shall begin with the operation of a regional low-level radioactive
				  disposal facility.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 42 - Nuclear power plants › Section Adm 42.02 - Schedule of fees

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The following is the schedule of fees to
			 be paid by nuclear power plant operators for each nuclear reactor:
(a) Fiscal year 1986-87 = $9,950.00
(b) Fiscal year 1987-88 =
			 $12,450.00
(c) Fiscal year 1988-89
			 = $15,175.00
(d) Fiscal year
			 1989-90 = $30,200.00
(e) Each
			 fiscal year thereafter = $2,925.00
Note: Fiscal years run from July 1 of the first year, through
				June 30 of the second year.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 43 - Non-municipal electric utility low income assistance fee › Section Adm 43.01 - Authority

Current through June 24, 2024
Sections
				16.004(1)
				and
				16.957(2) (c) and (4)
				(b), Stats., authorize the department to
				promulgate rules for non-municipal electric utility low-income assistance
				fees.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 43 - Non-municipal electric utility low income assistance fee › Section Adm 43.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(2)
			 "Commission" means the public service commission.
(3) "Customer" means the party billed for
			 electric services.
(4) "Customer
			 class" means any grouping of electric customers in the state that is billed for
			 electric service under the same tariff that has been approved by the
			 Commission.
(5) "Department" means
			 the department of administration.
(6) "Electric provider" has the meaning
			 specified in s.
			 16.957(1)
			 (f), Stats.
(7) "Electric utility" has the meaning
			 specified in s.
			 16.957(1)
			 (g), Stats.
(7m) "Estimated invoiced amounts" means that
			 portion of the low-income assistance program funding level that is approved and
			 annually estimated by the department to be collectable by each non-municipal
			 electric utility from its customers.
(8) "Fiscal year" means the period beginning
			 on July 1 and ending on June 30.
(9) "Fixed charge" means a fixed amount
			 within an electric tariff that is charged periodically to a customer without
			 regard to energy demand or consumption.
(9g) "Low-income assistance fee" means that
			 amount determined by formula that a non-municipal electric utility allocates to
			 and collects from a customer, and may include approved reasonable and prudent
			 expenses.
(9r) "Low-income
			 assistance program funding level" means the total funds to be collected by all
			 electric providers annually under s.
			 16.957(4) and
			 (5), Stats.
(10) "Low-income household" has the meaning
			 set forth in s.
			 16.957(1)
			 (m), Stats.
(11) "Low-income need" has the meaning set
			 forth in s.
			 16.957(1)
			 (n), Stats.
(12) "Municipal utility" has the meaning
			 specified in s.
			 16.957(1)
			 (q), Stats.
(13) "Non-municipal electric utility" means
			 any electric utility that is not a municipal utility.
(14) "Non-residential customer" means any
			 customer in this state that receives metered electric services under a
			 commercial or industrial tariff and that is assessed a fixed customer charge at
			 the meter's location.
(17)
			 "Residential customer" means any customer in this state that receives metered
			 electric services under a residential or farm tariff.
(18) "Retail electric cooperative" has the
			 meaning specified in s.
			 16.957(1)
			 (t), Stats.
(19) "Tariff" means a rate schedule and
			 general terms and conditions under which electric service is
			 supplied.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 43 - Non-municipal electric utility low income assistance fee › Section Adm 43.04 - Estimating low-income need data

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall estimate the data required to compute the
				low-income need annually as directed in s.
				16.957(2)
				(c) 5, Stats., by the following means:
(1) Total low-income energy bill data shall
			 be estimated by totaling all home energy bills of all low-income households as
			 shown by the most recent data available on or before March 1 from the
			 department's division of energy.
(2) Average annual income of low-income
			 household data shall be estimated using the annual income of all households at
			 or below 150% of the poverty threshold as shown by the most recent data
			 available on or before March 1.
(3)
			 The number of low-income households shall be estimated by totaling the number
			 of households at or below 150% of the poverty threshold as shown by the most
			 recent data available on or before March 1.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 43 - Non-municipal electric utility low income assistance fee › Section Adm 43.05 - Establishing the low-income assistance program funding level

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Annually on or
			 before March 1 the department shall determine, in accordance with s.
			 16.957(4) and
			 (5), Stats., the low-income assistance
			 program funding level for the following fiscal year.
(2) When establishing the low-income
			 assistance program funding level, the department shall determine the number of
			 residential and non-residential customers served by each electric provider
			 based on the most recent data available on or before April 1.
(3) After establishing the low-income
			 assistance program funding level, the department, using the formulas provided
			 in s.
			 16.957(4) (c) and
			 (5), Stats., shall determine the portion of
			 the low-income assistance program funding level that the non-municipal electric
			 utilities shall collect each fiscal year. The department shall allocate 70% of
			 this portion to be collected from residential customers and 30% to be collected
			 from non-residential customers.
(4)
			 After determining the residential and non-residential amounts to be collected,
			 the department shall make a determination as to the ability to collect the full
			 amounts as determined by the formula. The basis of the determination shall be
			 multiplying the most recent gross sales of the non-municipal electric utilities
			 by the cap of 3%. If the department determines that the result exceeds the
			 non-municipal electric utility's ability to collect, the department may reduce
			 the amount to be collected to a level the department believes can be
			 collected.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 43 - Non-municipal electric utility low income assistance fee › Section Adm 43.06 - Allocating the amount invoiced

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department
			 shall annually determine the number of residential and non-residential
			 customers for each non-municipal electric utility based upon the most recent
			 data available on or before April 1.
(2)
(a) The
			 department shall calculate the amount to be collected by determining a
			 residential component and a non-residential component and adding those
			 components together.
(b) The
			 residential component shall be estimated by calculating each non-municipal
			 electric utility's percentage of the total number of residential customers
			 served by all non-municipal electric utilities. This percentage shall be
			 multiplied by the amount allocated to all residential customers under s.
			 Adm
			 43.05(3).
(c) The non-residential component shall be
			 estimated by calculating each non-municipal electric utility's percentage of
			 total non-residential customers served by all non-municipal electric utilities.
			 This percentage shall be multiplied by the amount allocated to all
			 non-residential customers under s.
			 Adm
			 43.05(3).
(d) In cooperation with the non-municipal
			 electric utilities, the department may adjust the estimated residential
			 component to minimize any inequities resulting from the application of the
			 restrictions in s.
			 16.957(4)
			 (c) 3, Stats., in order to produce a more
			 uniform low-income assistance fee. The adjustment process may change the amount
			 of the residential component allocated to a non-municipal electric utility, but
			 shall not change the total residential component.
(e) In cooperation with the non-municipal
			 electric utilities, the department may adjust the estimated non-residential
			 component to minimize any inequities resulting from the application of the
			 restrictions in s.
			 16.957(4)
			 (c) 3, Stats., in order to produce a more
			 uniform low-income assistance fee. The adjustment process may change the amount
			 of the non-residential component allocated to a non-municipal electric utility,
			 but shall not change the total non-residential component.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 43 - Non-municipal electric utility low income assistance fee › Section Adm 43.08 - Payment and reconciliation of the low-income assistance fee

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PAYMENT DUE
			 DATES. Each non-municipal electric utility shall make payments to the
			 department of the estimated invoiced amount, no later than the 15th day of each
			 month.
(2) LATE PAYMENTS. Payments
			 received after the 15th day of each month shall be assessed interest at the
			 rate required by the commission for customer deposits for residential service
			 set forth in s.
			 PSC
			 113.0402(9) (b).
(3) RECONCILIATION OF COLLECTED FEES.
(a) The department and each non-municipal
			 electric utility shall at a minimum, once per year reconcile actual residential
			 collections less total reasonable and prudent expenses approved by the
			 department, with estimated invoiced amounts. All collections that exceeded the
			 estimated invoiced amounts will be collected through an adjustment to the next
			 invoice. A non-municipal electric utility that collected less than the
			 estimated invoiced amount will receive a credit to their next invoice in the
			 amount of the under collection. In the event that overall collections are
			 significantly under the total estimated invoiced amount the department may
			 postpone crediting the following invoice until the next reconciliation period
			 if the department determines substantial harm would be done to the operation of
			 the low-income programs.
(b) Once
			 in any fiscal year, a non-municipal electric utility may submit a written
			 request to the department to adjust its low-income assistance fee collection
			 plan. The request shall contain the current amount that has been over-collected
			 or under-collected and the amount that is forecasted to be over-collected or
			 under-collected for the remainder of the fiscal year, the reasons for the
			 differences and the non-municipal electric utility's proposed adjustments to
			 its approved low-income assistance fee collection plan. The department shall
			 indicate its approval or disapproval of the proposed adjustments in writing
			 within 30 days of receipt of the request. The non-municipal electric utility
			 may implement the collection plan adjustment immediately upon department
			 approval. If the department does not approve a collection plan adjustment, the
			 affected non-municipal electric utility may protest under procedures set forth
			 in s.
			 Adm
			 43.12.
(c)
			 The department shall adjust a non-municipal electric utility's low-income
			 assistance fee collection plan effective on the beginning of the fiscal year
			 for which the collection plan was submitted, upon a successful appeal filed
			 under s.
			 Adm
			 43.12.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Administration › Chapter Adm 43 - Non-municipal electric utility low income assistance fee › Section Adm 43.09 - Requesting approval for reasonable and prudent expenses

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A non-municipal
			 electric utility may request recovery of reasonable and prudent expenses
			 incurred in the development and implementation of its low-income assistance fee
			 collection plan. The request shall be submitted in writing to the department
			 for approval on or before February 15. The request shall include an accounting
			 of actual costs for the previous calendar year. The non-municipal electric
			 utility may include approved expenses in its low-income assistance fee
			 collection plan for the following fiscal year.
(2) The department shall determine the amount
			 of reasonable and prudent expenses that may be recovered and shall notify the
			 non-municipal electric utility in writing of that amount on or before March
			 15.
(3) Requests for expenses that
			 are recovered by a non-municipal electric utility in a current tariff shall be
			 denied.
(4) A non-municipal
			 electric utility may appeal a denial of expenses under the procedures set forth
			 in s.
			 Adm
			 43.12.
(5)
			 A non-municipal electric utility shall document all reasonable and prudent
			 expenses it seeks to include in the low-income assistance fee.