1. (1) County or municipality may apply. A county or municipality may apply for a clean sweep grant. A grant application shall comply with sub. (3).

   Note: Pursuant to s. 20.002 (10), Stats., a grant by a state agency made to any city, county, village, or town for any purpose also may be granted by that state agency to any federally recognized tribal governing body for the same purpose.

2. (2) Announcement soliciting grant applications. The department shall issue an announcement soliciting grant applications under sub. (1) for the next calendar year if grant funding may be available for any part of that calendar year. The announcements shall specify the general terms and conditions for grant awards, including all of the following:

   1. (a) The total amount available for clean sweep project grants, including separate amounts available for farm chemical waste collection projects and household hazardous waste collection projects. Subject to budget appropriations, the department shall offer a minimum of two-thirds of the funds available from the appropriation account under s. 20.115 (7) (va), Stats., for household hazardous waste collection grants.
   2. (b) The purposes for which grant funds may be used.

   3. (c) The percentage rate, if any, at which the department will reimburse a county’s cost to collect and dispose of farm chemical wastes received from very small quantity generators.

      Note: See s. ATCP 34.04 (4) (b).

   4. (d) Minimum grant eligibility criteria, including the minimum county or municipal funding contribution required under s. ATCP 34.04 (5).
   5. (e) Grant application deadlines and procedures.
   6. (f) Grant evaluation criteria, including the criteria in s. ATCP 34.08 (2) and the weights that the department will give to those criteria.

   7. (g) Other grant application terms and conditions that the department deems appropriate.

      Note: The department will normally issue a notice under sub. (2) in June of each year, soliciting grant applications for the next calendar year. Grant funding depends on state budget appropriations.

3. (3) Application contents. A county or municipality shall submit its grant application under sub. (1) in a manner designated by the department. The application shall comply with requirements contained in the department’s announcement under sub. (2) and shall describe all of the following:

   1. (a) The purpose and scope of the proposed clean sweep project, including all of the following:

      1. 1. The targeted waste collection area.
      2. 2. Types of wastes collected.
      3. 3. The agricultural or household populations served.
   2. (b) The proposed collection sites, if known.
   3. (c) The proposed collection dates, if known.
   4. (d) The proposed collection facilities, if known.
   5. (e) Any relevant limitations that the applicant will impose on waste collections.
   6. (f) A schedule of fees, if any, which the applicant proposes to charge to persons from whom it collects chemical waste or unwanted prescription drugs. A county may not charge an agricultural producer for the first 200 pounds of farm chemical waste collected from that agricultural producer, but may charge fees for amounts over 200 pounds of farm chemical waste or for agricultural producers disposing of any household hazardous waste or any unwanted prescription drugs.
   7. (g) The hazardous waste contractor who will handle, transport and dispose of hazardous waste or unwanted prescription drugs collected in the clean sweep project.

   8. (j) The public information program that the applicant will undertake in connection with the clean sweep project. The public information program shall do all of the following:

      1. 1. Advertise the clean sweep project to the target population.
      2. 2. Provide information to help the target population minimize, safely handle, and safely dispose of chemical waste.
   9. (k) The proposed budget for the clean sweep project, and the amount of funding requested from the department.
   10. (L) The applicant’s proposed contribution to the project. The applicant’s contribution shall comply with s. ATCP 34.04 (5). The applicant shall identify and distinguish applicant–funded project costs from grant–funded project costs.
   11. (m) The agency and individual that are primarily responsible for coordinating the project on behalf of the applicant, and any other agencies involved in implementing the project.

   12. (n) Other relevant information that the department requires in its announcement under sub. (2).

       Note: The grant application and related evaluation criteria are available from the department at the following address: Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Agricultural Resource Management Division, PO Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708-8911 or http://datcp.wi.gov.

History

History: CR 04-039: cr. Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 1-1-05; CR 14-007: am. (2) (intro.), (a), (3) (intro.), (a) 2., r. (3) (a) 4., am. (3) (b) to (d), (f), (g), r. (3) (h), (i), am. (3) (m) Register June 2015 No. 714, eff. 7-1-15.