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 XIV - Urban Rivers Grant Program › Section NR 51.934 - General provisions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)Sponsors may only use grant funds provided
				  under this subchapter to provide or enhance nature-based outdoor recreation as
				  specified under s.
				  30.277(2),
				  Stats.
(2)To be eligible for a
				  grant under this subchapter, a sponsor shall fund at least 50 percent of the
				  cost of the project from private, local, or federal funding, by donations or by
				  state funding. For purposes of this subchapter, state funding may not include
				  grants under this subchapter, moneys appropriated to the department under s.
				  20.370,
				  Stats., or money appropriated under s.
				  20.866(2) (ta), (tp) to (tw), (ty), or
				  (tz), Stats.
(3)Donations shall meet all eligibility
				  requirements of subchapter XI and s.
				  NR
				  51.006.
(4)Projects shall, either alone or in
				  conjunction with other supporting plans, restore, enhance or preserve the
				  environmental and natural resource values of an urban river or
				  riverfront.
(5)Projects shall
				  enhance or preserve diverse outdoor natural resource related recreation
				  opportunities for all segments of the population.
(6)Projects shall be supported by a town,
				  village, city, tribe, or county comprehensive outdoor recreation plan that is
				  consistent with the outdoor recreation program under s.
				  23.30,
				  Stats., and s.
				  NR
				  51.904(4).
(7)The application shall include a copy of
				  any relevant local comprehensive outdoor recreation plan, local green space
				  plan, integrated resource management plan, riverfront restoration plan or
				  appropriate sections of a comprehensive plan pursuant to s.
				  66.1001,
				  Stats.
(8)Riparian flowage lands
				  may be eligible for a grant under this subchapter, if the project overall is
				  more riverine in character than lake and if it is part of a comprehensive
				  riverway plan, or if the acquisition is for the purpose of the removing the
				  flowage and restoring the area to a natural river condition.
(9)Non-urban riverfront lands that are lying
				  adjacent to an urban area or that are likely to be urbanized may be eligible
				  for a grant under this subchapter if the department determines acquisition of
				  the land would contribute significantly to the overall success of an urban
				  river project or comprehensive riverway plan of which it is a part.
(10)The following shoreline enhancements, not
				  listed in priority order, are eligible for stewardship grants:
(a) Projects that support nature-based
				  outdoor recreation as defined in s.
				  NR
				  51.002(19).
(b) Riparian buffer rehabilitation including
				  establishment of native vegetation, which may include slope and site
				  preparation, and control of exotic plant species.
(c) Shoreline stabilization, which may employ
				  bioengineering practices, and other environmentally beneficial stabilization
				  techniques.
(d) Engineering and
				  design costs for approved shoreline enhancement projects.
(e) Removal of seawalls, retaining walls,
				  overhead wires, roads, buildings and levees.
(f) Open shelters, multi-purpose shelter
				  buildings and primitive campsites.
(g) Fences for protection of park
				  users.
(h) Lighting for public
				  safety.
(i) Park signs.
(j) Shoreline access.