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CMH:cjs:rs
2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
April 6, 2009 - Introduced by Joint Legislative Council. Referred to Committee
on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and
Housing.
SB147,1,3 1An Act to amend 165.90 (2) (c) and 165.90 (4) (intro.) of the statutes; relating
2to:
administration of grant funds under the county-tribal cooperative law
3enforcement program.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill is explained in the Notes provided by the Joint Legislative Council in
the bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
Joint Legislative Council prefatory note: This bill was prepared for the Joint
Legislative Council's Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations. It relates to the
administration of funds under the county-tribal cooperative law enforcement program
under s. 165.90, stats. (program).
Under the program, a county and an American Indian tribe with a reservation
located in that county may apply to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for a grant to fund
cooperative law enforcement activities. In applying for aid, a county and tribe must
prepare a joint program plan (plan). Among other things, the plan must specify "[t]he
governmental unit that shall administer aid received and the method by which aid shall
be disbursed". [s. 165.90 (2) (c), stats.] DOJ is directed to "distribute ... to each eligible
program the amount necessary to implement the plan ...". [s. 165.90 (4) (intro.), stats.]
This bill clarifies the quoted language to make explicit that the plan must specify
that either the county or the tribe is to receive and administer the aid, or that they each

are to receive and administer a portion of the aid. This bill further clarifies that DOJ must
distribute funds to the county, the tribe, or both, as specified in the plan.
SB147, s. 1 1Section 1. 165.90 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB147,2,62 165.90 (2) (c) The governmental unit that shall receive and administer aid
3received and the method by which aid shall be disbursed. The joint program plan
4shall specify that either the tribe or the county shall receive and administer the full
5amount of the aid or that the tribe and the county each shall receive and administer
6specified portions of the aid.
SB147, s. 2 7Section 2. 165.90 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB147,2,148 165.90 (4) (intro.) If the department approves a plan, the department shall
9certify the program as eligible to receive aid under s. 20.455 (2) (kt). Prior to
10January 15, of the year for which funding is sought, the department shall distribute
11from the appropriations under s. 20.455 (2) (kt) to each eligible program the amount
12necessary to implement the plan,. The department shall distribute the aid to the
13county, the tribe, or both, as specified in the joint program plan. Distribution of aid
14is
subject to the following limitations:
SB147, s. 3 15Section 3. Initial applicability.
SB147,2,1816 (1) The treatment of section 165.90 (2) (c) and (4) (intro.) of the statutes first
17applies to applications for aid under section 165.90 (1) of the statutes for calendar
18year 2010.
SB147,2,1919 (End)
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