Section 51.904. General provisions.

 

(1)   Property management, boundaries, and deed.

(a) The sponsor shall manage property purchased and property that is developed with funding under this subchapter to preserve and enhance the conservation and recreation values of the property.

(b) Project boundaries for acquisition and development projects that are submitted with grant applications and approved by the department may not be altered without the approval of the department.

(c) The sponsor shall declare the state's interest in the Stewardship property on the warranty deed or other appropriate instrument of conveyance recorded in the appropriate county register of deeds office, using language provided by the department.

(2)   Requirements for development projects. The following requirements apply to development projects:

(a) Before development of public facilities begins, other state agencies may require formal project approval concerning health, safety and sanitation requirements, and historical and environmental considerations. Sponsors shall apply for federal and state permits, approvals, licenses or waivers necessary to implement the project. The sponsor may not begin work until all applicable permits have been obtained.

(b) The department may award grants under this subchapter for development projects on property not owned by the sponsor provided the sponsor has a lease of at least 25 years, and oversight and control of the property for at least 25 years.

(c) The boundary map submitted by the sponsor shall encompass a viable public outdoor recreation area that is capable of being self-sustaining without reliance upon adjoining or additional areas not identified in the scope of the project. Except in unusual cases where it can be shown a smaller area is clearly a self-sustaining outdoor recreation resource, the area subject to stewardship protection will be the park, open space, or recreation area being developed.

(3)   Requirements for acquisition projects. Requirements that apply to acquisition projects can be found in s. NR 51.005 and NR 51.006 .

(4)   Consistency with local planning. Before a grant is issued by the department, the property to be acquired or the proposed development project shall be consistent with a CORP that has been adopted by a governmental unit no more than five years prior to the date of the grant application. The department may establish interim eligibility for sponsors with CORPs adopted more than five years before the grant application date, if the sponsor can demonstrate that a revised CORP is under contract with a planning agency, is documented as being developed by the applicant, or is pending before the sponsor's governing body.

Emerg. cr. eff. 9-1-00; CR 00-135 : cr. Register July 2001, No. 547 eff. 8-1-01; CR 10-127 : cr. (1) (title), (c), (2) (c), renum. (1), (2), (9) (b) to be (1) (a), (b), (2) (b) and am., renum. (9) (intro.), (a) to be (2) (intro.), (b), r. and recr. (3), (4), r. (5) to (8) Register February 2012 No. 674 , eff. 3-1-12; corrections in (2) (title), (3) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 2. , Stats.