Section 336.05. General provisions.

 

(1)  

(a) Projects may be added to the dam grant inventory after receipt of an application. By signing the application, the applicant is acknowledging they are aware the dam will be placed on the dam grant inventory.

(b) As part of the application, the department shall provide notice to the dam owner stating that it will proceed on the funding request and addition to the dam grant inventory without a hearing unless a request for a hearing is filed with the department by the dam owner.

(c) For abandoned dams, the department shall provide notice to the dam owner, if he or she can be identified, stating that it will proceed on the funding request and addition to the dam grant inventory without a hearing under this chapter unless a request for a hearing is filed with the department by the dam owner.

(d) If a hearing is requested pursuant to notice under this subsection, the department may schedule the matter for hearing using the procedures under s. 31.06 (2) , Stats., or may notify the owner that the dam has been removed from the dam grant inventory.

(2)  Project work shall be completed prior to the project termination date.

(3)  Project work shall be completed prior to submission of a payment request.

(4)  Payment requests postmarked more than 90 days after the project termination date will not be honored.

(5)  Payment is limited to the eligible reimbursable cost contained in s. NR 336.10 (1) and may not exceed the amount of the grant award. Partial payments will not be made.

(6)  Payment may not be made until a department inspection finds that the project has been satisfactorily completed. The inspection will be conducted within 30 calendar days after department receipt of an inspection request or the payment request.

(7)  The department may approve a request to extend the project termination date only where special circumstances, good cause and circumstances beyond the control of the applicant make it necessary. The extension request shall be received by the department prior to the project termination date.

(8)  Indirect costs are not allowable in the claim for reimbursement.

(9)  All claims for payment shall be submitted on forms provided by the department and are contingent upon final department review of project expenditures.

(10)  All sponsors shall maintain detailed records of grant expenditures to show that grant funds were used for the purposes for which the grant was made. The sponsor shall keep all financial records, including invoices and canceled checks or bank statements that support all project costs claimed by the sponsor, and the records shall be available for inspection by state officials for 3 years after the date of final payment. Sponsors are required to account for all project funds in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles and practices and shall retain the funds in a separate account.

(11)  Total grant assistance provided under this chapter shall be 100% of eligible project costs up to $50,000 or the maximum award amount identified in the application materials.

CR 02-048 : cr. Register October 2003 No. 574 , eff. 11-1-03; CR 10-032 : am. (9) to (11) Register October 2010 No. 658 , eff. 11-1-10.