16.964(12)(g)
(g) Grants provided under this subsection shall be provided on a calendar year basis beginning on January 1, 2007. If the office decides to make a grant to a county under this subsection, the office shall notify the county of its decision and the amount of the grant no later than September 1 of the year preceding the year for which the grant will be made.
16.964(12)(h)
(h) The office shall assist a county receiving a grant under this subsection in obtaining funding from other sources for its program.
16.964(12)(i)
(i) The office shall inform any county that is applying for a grant under this subsection whether the county meets the requirements established under
par. (c), regardless of whether the county receives a grant.
16.964(12)(j)
(j) The office shall enter into one or more contracts with another person for the purpose of evaluating the grant program established under this subsection. The office shall fund such contracts from moneys appropriated under
s. 20.505 (6) (b) and
(ku) with 1 percent of the amount awarded as grants under
par. (b).
16.964(12)(k)
(k) By December 31, 2011, the office, in collaboration with the departments of corrections and health services, shall submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under
s. 13.172 (3), regarding savings that have been generated through the implementation of the grant program. The report shall also include recommendations regarding how the grant program should be structured in the future.
16.964(14)
(14) Beginning in fiscal year 2008-09, from the appropriation under
s. 20.505 (6) (f), the office shall in each fiscal year provide $20,000 to each of the following child advocacy centers for education, training, medical advice, and quality assurance activities:
16.964(14)(d)
(d) Kenosha Child Advocacy Center in Kenosha County.
16.964(14)(e)
(e) Fox Valley Child Advocacy Center in Winnebago County.
16.964(14)(h)
(h) Child Advocacy Center of Northeastern Wisconsin in Marathon County.
16.964(14)(i)
(i) Chippewa County Child Advocacy Center in Chippewa County.
16.964 History
History: 1987 a. 27;
1989 a. 31,
122;
1991 a. 39;
1993 a. 193;
1997 a. 252;
1999 a. 9 ss.
110,
110j,
2294m;
2001 a. 16 ss.
3349d,
3350,
3351d;
2003 a. 33 ss.
230,
1159,
1161,
1163,
1165;
2005 a. 25,
60,
433;
2007 a. 20 ss.
123 to
125g,
3126 to
3128,
9121 (6) (a);
2007 a. 79,
96.
16.9645
16.9645
Interoperability council. 16.9645(1)(b)
(b) "Dispatch center" has the meaning given for "public safety answering point" in
s. 146.70 (1) (gm) [
s. 256.35 (1) (g)].
16.9645 Note
Note: The correct cross-reference is shown in brackets. Corrective legislation is pending.
16.9645(1)(c)
(c) "Interoperability" means the ability of public safety agencies to communicate with each other and with agencies and entities identified under
sub. (2) (a) by means of radio or associated communications systems, including the exchange of voice, data, or video communications on demand and in real time, as needed and authorized.
16.9645 Note
Note: The correct cross-reference is shown in brackets. Corrective legislation is pending.
16.9645(2)
(2) The council shall do all of the following:
16.9645(2)(a)
(a) Identify types of agencies and entities, including public works and transportation agencies, hospitals, and volunteer emergency services agencies to be included, in addition to public safety agencies, in a statewide public safety interoperable communication system.
16.9645(2)(b)
(b) Recommend short-term and long-term goals to achieve a statewide public safety interoperable communication system.
16.9645(2)(c)
(c) Recommend and periodically review a strategy and timeline for achieving the goals under
par. (b), including objectives for local units of government.
16.9645(2)(d)
(d) Assist the office of justice assistance in identifying and obtaining funding to implement a statewide public safety interoperable communication system.
16.9645(2)(e)
(e) Advise the office of justice assistance on allocating funds, including those available for homeland security, for the purpose of achieving the goals under
par. (b).
16.9645(2)(f)
(f) Make recommendations to the office of justice assistance on all of the following:
16.9645(2)(f)1.
1. Technical and operational standards for public safety interoperable communication systems.
16.9645(2)(f)2.
2. Guidelines and procedures for using public safety interoperable communication systems.
16.9645(2)(f)3.
3. Minimum standards for public safety interoperable communication systems, facilities, and equipment used by dispatch centers.
16.9645(2)(f)4.
4. Certification criteria for persons who operate public safety interoperable communication systems for dispatch centers.
16.9645 History
History: 2007 a. 79.
16.965
16.965
Planning grants to local governmental units. 16.965(1)(a)
(a) "Local governmental unit" means a county, city, village, town or regional planning commission.
16.965(1)(b)
(b) "Smart growth area" means an area that will enable the development and redevelopment of lands with existing infrastructure and municipal, state and utility services, where practicable, or that will encourage efficient development patterns that are both contiguous to existing development and at densities that have relatively low municipal, state governmental and utility costs.
16.965(2)
(2) From the appropriations under
s. 20.505 (1) (cm) and
(if), the department may provide grants to local governmental units to be used to finance the cost of planning activities, including contracting for planning consultant services, public planning sessions and other planning outreach and educational activities, or for the purchase of computerized planning data, planning software or the hardware required to utilize that data or software. The department shall require any local governmental unit that receives a grant under this section to finance a percentage of the cost of the product or service to be funded by the grant from the resources of the local governmental unit. The department shall determine the percentage of the cost to be funded by a local governmental unit based on the number of applications for grants and the availability of funding to finance grants for the fiscal year in which grants are to be provided. A local governmental unit that desires to receive a grant under this subsection shall file an application with the department. The application shall contain a complete statement of the expenditures proposed to be made for the purposes of the grant. No local governmental unit is eligible to receive a grant under this subsection unless the local governmental unit agrees to utilize the grant to finance planning for all of the purposes specified in
s. 66.1001 (2).
16.965(4)
(4) In determining whether to approve a proposed grant, preference shall be accorded to applications of local governmental units that contain all of the following elements:
16.965(4)(a)
(a) Planning efforts that address the interests of overlapping or neighboring jurisdictions.
16.965(4)(b)
(b) Planning efforts that contain a specific description of the means by which all of the following local, comprehensive planning goals will be achieved:
16.965(4)(b)1.
1. Promotion of the redevelopment of lands with existing infrastructure and public services and the maintenance and rehabilitation of existing residential, commercial and industrial structures.
16.965(4)(b)2.
2. Encouragement of neighborhood designs that support a range of transportation choices.
16.965(4)(b)3.
3. Protection of natural areas, including wetlands, wildlife habitats, lakes, woodlands, open spaces and groundwater resources.
16.965(4)(b)4.
4. Protection of economically productive areas, including farmland and forests.
16.965(4)(b)5.
5. Encouragement of land uses, densities and regulations that promote efficient development patterns and relatively low municipal, state governmental and utility costs.
16.965(4)(b)6.
6. Preservation of cultural, historic and archaeological sites.
16.965(4)(b)7.
7. Encouragement of coordination and cooperation among nearby units of government.
16.965(4)(b)8.
8. Building of community identity by revitalizing main streets and enforcing design standards.
16.965(4)(b)9.
9. Providing an adequate supply of affordable housing for individuals of all income levels throughout each community.
16.965(4)(b)10.
10. Providing adequate infrastructure and public services and an adequate supply of developable land to meet existing and future market demand for residential, commercial and industrial uses.
16.965(4)(b)11.
11. Promoting the expansion or stabilization of the current economic base and the creation of a range of employment opportunities at the state, regional and local levels.
16.965(4)(b)12.
12. Balancing individual property rights with community interests and goals.
16.965(4)(b)13.
13. Planning and development of land uses that create or preserve varied and unique urban and rural communities.
16.965(4)(b)14.
14. Providing an integrated, efficient and economical transportation system that affords mobility, convenience and safety and that meets the needs of all citizens, including transit-dependent and disabled citizens.
16.965(4)(c)
(c) Planning efforts that identify smart growth areas.
16.965(4)(d)
(d) Planning efforts, including subsequent updates and amendments, that include development of implementing ordinances, including ordinances pertaining to zoning, subdivisions and land division.
16.965(4)(e)
(e) Planning efforts for which completion is contemplated within 30 months of the date on which a grant would be awarded.
16.965(4)(f)
(f) Planning efforts that provide opportunities for public participation throughout the planning process.
16.965 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ch.
Adm 48, Wis. adm. code.
16.965 Annotation
Challenges to "Smart Growth": State Legislative Approaches to Comprehensive Growth Planning and the Local Government Issue. Yajnik. 2004 WLR 229.
16.9651
16.9651
Transportation planning grants to local governmental units. 16.9651(1)(1) In this section, "local governmental unit" means a county, city, village, town or regional planning commission.
16.9651(2)
(2) From the appropriation under
s. 20.505 (1) (z), the department may provide grants to local governmental units to be used to finance the cost of planning activities related to the transportation element, as described in
s. 66.1001 (2) (c), of a comprehensive plan, as defined in
s. 66.1001 (1) (a), including contracting for planning consultant services, public planning sessions, and other planning outreach and educational activities, or for the purchase of computerized planning data, planning software, or the hardware required to utilize that data or software. The department may require any local governmental unit that receives a grant under this section to finance not more than 25% of the cost of the product or service to be funded by the grant from the resources of the local governmental unit. 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.
16.9651 History
History: 1999 a. 9;
2001 a. 30.
16.9651 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ch.
Adm 48, Wis. adm. code.
16.966
16.966
Geographic information systems. The department may develop and maintain geographic information systems relating to land in this state for the use of governmental and nongovernmental units.
16.967
16.967
Land information program. 16.967(1)(b)
(b) "Land information" means any physical, legal, economic, or environmental information or characteristics concerning land, water, groundwater, subsurface resources, or air in this state. "Land information" includes information relating to topography, soil, soil erosion, geology, minerals, vegetation, land cover, wildlife, associated natural resources, land ownership, land use, land use controls and restrictions, jurisdictional boundaries, tax assessment, land value, land survey records and references, geodetic control networks, aerial photographs, maps, planimetric data, remote sensing data, historic and prehistoric sites, and economic projections.
16.967(1)(c)
(c) "Land information system" means an orderly method of organizing and managing land information and land records.
16.967(1)(d)
(d) "Land records" means maps, documents, computer files, and any other information storage medium in which land information is recorded.
16.967(1)(e)
(e) "Systems integration" means land information that is housed in one jurisdiction or jurisdictional subunit and is available to other jurisdictions, jurisdictional subunits, public utilities, and other private sector interests.
16.967(3)
(3) Duties of department. The department shall direct and supervise the land information program and serve as the state clearinghouse for access to land information. In addition, the department shall:
16.967(3)(a)
(a) Provide technical assistance and advice to state agencies and local governmental units with land information responsibilities.
16.967(3)(b)
(b) Maintain and distribute an inventory of land information available for this state, land records available for this state, and land information systems.
16.967(3)(c)
(c) Prepare guidelines to coordinate the modernization of land records and land information systems.
16.967(3)(d)
(d) Review project applications received under
sub. (7) and determine which projects are approved.
16.967(4)
(4) Funding report. The department shall identify and study possible program revenue sources or other revenue sources for the purpose of funding the operations of the land information program, including grants to counties under
sub. (7).
