1. (1) An applicant may apply to the department for a grant to develop a plan or plan update for any of the following activities:

   1. (a) Services and activities included in ss. 16.965 (2) and 16.9651 (2), Stats., including contracting for planning consultant services, public planning sessions, educational activities, and purchase of computerized planning data, planning software and hardware required to utilize planning data or software.
   2. (b) Development of the plan document including printing costs.
   3. (c) Public participation and outreach activities including educational materials, citizen surveys, internet activities and newsletters.

   4. (d) Development, purchase and documentation of data, maps and computerized information used within the plan or plan update as follows:

      1. 1. Digital mapping and data development activities funded under this grant such as geographic information system development shall be consistent with applicable county land records modernization plans developed under s. 59.72 (3) (b), Stats.

      2. 2. Digital mapping and data development activities funded under this grant may not duplicate efforts funded through the Wisconsin land information program under s. 16.966, Stats.

         Note: Approved land records modernization plans and the planning grant manual can be obtained from the Comprehensive Planning Grant Program, Department of Administration, P.O. Box 8944, Madison, WI 53707 (telephone 608/267-3369).

   5. (e) Other activities that the applicant deems necessary in the preparation of a plan or plan update except ineligible activities noted under s. Adm 48.03 (2).

2. (2) The following activities are ineligible for funding under this grant:

   1. (a) Segmented activities not related to the development of a plan or plan update such as highway corridor plans, outdoor recreational plans and recreational trail plans.

   2. (b) Planning activities and plan development costs incurred by the applicant prior to the council approving the grant priority list under s. Adm 48.08.

      Note: Section 15.107 (16), Stats., Wisconsin Land Council, was repealed in 2011 Wisconsin Act 257.  Pursuant to s. 16.9651 (2), Stats., “Prior to awarding a grant under this section, the department shall forward a detailed statement of the proposed expenditures to be made under the grant to the secretary of transportation and obtain his or her written approval of the proposed expenditures.”  Section 48.03 (2) (b) will be modified accordingly in future rule-making by the Department.

   3. (c) Costs incurred by the applicant to prepare the grant application.
   4. (d) Activities undertaken by applicants that have received a fully funded planning grant under s. Adm 48.05 within the previous ten years.
   5. (e) Purchase of property or land.

History

History: CR 01-086: cr. Register February 2002 No. 554, eff. 3-1-02.