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287.25

287.25 Waste reduction and recycling demonstration grants.

287.25(1)

(1) Definitions. As used in this section:

287.25(1)(a)

(a) "Demonstration grant" means a waste reduction and recycling demonstration grant.

287.25(1)(b)

(b) "Development costs" means engineering, design, equipment, property and construction costs associated with the implementation of waste reduction and recycling activities.

287.25(1)(c)

(c) "Waste reduction and recycling activity" includes any project or incentive to reduce the amount of solid waste generated, reuse solid waste, recycle solid waste, compost solid waste or recover energy from solid waste.

287.25(2)

(2) Department powers and duties. The department shall develop, implement and administer a demonstration grant program. The department shall develop evaluation criteria for reporting on and evaluating this program including the number of demonstration grants awarded, the extent to which the grant moneys are used as required under this section and the impact of activities financed with these grants on the amount of solid waste disposed of at land disposal facilities.

287.25(3)

(3) Demonstration grants; eligibility; applications.

287.25(3)(a)

(a) A municipality, public entity, private business or nonprofit organization which meets eligibility requirements established by the department may apply for a demonstration grant for the purpose of implementing innovative waste reduction and recycling activities or a community-wide waste reduction project.

287.25(3)(b)

(b) An application for a demonstration grant shall contain the information, shall be in a form and shall be submitted in the manner required by the department.

287.25(4)

(4) Demonstration grants; criteria.

287.25(4)(a)

(a) The department shall develop by rule criteria for determining eligibility, for approving, for determining the amount of and for establishing priorities for distributing demonstration grants for innovative waste reduction and recycling activities. These criteria shall include:

287.25(4)(a)1.

1. The weight or equivalent volume of solid waste which is anticipated to be diverted from disposal at land disposal facilities through the implementation of waste reduction and recycling activities. This weight or equivalent volume shall not include solid waste diverted from waste reduction or recycling facilities or activities in existence or for which a feasibility report is submitted on or before the date of application for the demonstration grant.

287.25(4)(a)2.

2. The type or types of waste reduction and recycling activities to be implemented.

287.25(4)(a)3.

3. Consideration of existing waste reduction and recycling activities.

287.25(4)(a)4.

4. Consideration of existing and anticipated solid waste management needs.

287.25(4)(a)5.

5. The value of implementation of the waste reduction or recycling activity as a demonstration or experimental project.

287.25(4)(a)6.

6. Consideration of the implementation of innovative technologies in a waste reduction or recycling activity. No grant moneys may be awarded for costs of proven technologies, including, but not limited to, incinerator projects.

287.25(4)(a)7.

7. Consideration of the application or implementation of innovative technologies in a project which employs a proven technology in a waste reduction or recycling activity. Notwithstanding subd. 6., a project which employs a proven technology may receive grant moneys for that portion of the project which implements innovative technologies and applications.

287.25(4)(b)

(b) The department shall develop by rule eligibility criteria for determining eligibility, for approving and for determining the amount of demonstration grants for community-wide waste reduction projects and for establishing priorities for distributing the grants.

287.25(4s)

(4s) Requests for proposals. The department may request proposals for a waste reduction and recycling activity or a community-wide waste reduction program eligible for funding under this section. Notwithstanding sub. (4) (a) 6. and 7., the department may award a demonstration grant for a waste reduction and recycling project proposed in response to a request under this subsection that does not implement innovative technology. The amount awarded for demonstration grants under this subsection in a fiscal biennium may not exceed 50% of the total amount available for demonstration grants under this section in that fiscal biennium.

287.25(5)

(5) Demonstration grants; financial assistance.

287.25(5)(a)

(a) The department may enter into agreements with eligible applicants to make demonstration grants from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (br).

287.25(5)(b)

(b) An eligible applicant for a demonstration grant may receive a grant based upon the weight or equivalent volume of solid waste anticipated to be diverted from disposal at land disposal facilities but a demonstration grant may not exceed 50% of the actual eligible costs of the innovative waste reduction or recycling activities or 75% of the actual eligible costs of the community-wide waste reduction project or $150,000, whichever is less. An applicant's required contribution for a demonstration grant may consist of funding or an in-kind contribution. The department may award up to 75% of the grant to the applicant upon approval. The department shall award the remainder of the grant only if the waste reduction and recycling activities are implemented and approved by the department. The department may not award grants under this section to any applicant that total more than $250,000.

287.25(6)

(6) Restrictions on beverage container deposit regulations. The department may not require a municipality to establish beverage container deposit regulations as a condition for receiving a grant under this section. The department may not consider the establishment of beverage container deposit regulations as a factor in issuing any grant under this section. The department may not institute beverage container deposit regulations by rule under this section.

287.25 - ANNOT.

History: 1983 a. 426; 1985 a. 29 s. 3202 (39); 1987 a. 27; 1989 a. 31; 1989 a. 335 ss. 69b to 71b, 73b, 73d, 73h, 73L, 73p, 74, 76; Stats. 1989 s. 159.25; 1989 a. 359; 1993 a. 16, 75, 245; 1995 a. 27; 1995 a. 227 s. 906; Stats. 1995 s. 287.25; 1997 a. 60, 252.

287.25 - ANNOT.

Cross Reference: See also chs. NR 186 and 548, Wis. adm. code.