Section NR 162.001 - Purpose The purposes of this chapter are all of the following:
(1) Establish rules under ss. 281.58 and 281.59, Stats., to implement and administer a financial assistance program for the engineering and construction of treatment works and best management practices.(2) Establish a priority system for distributing clean water fund program financial assistance as provided in s. 281.58, Stats., and the mechanisms and methodology to be used to modify the priority scoring system.(3) Establish rules under s. 281.58 (6) (b) 8, Stats., to implement and administer interest rate subsidies for loans issued by the board of commissioners of public lands for projects to engineer and construct treatment works and best management practices with total estimated project costs of $2,000,000 or less.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 162.001
CR 03-027: cr. Register November 2003 No. 575, eff. 12-1-03.Amended by, CR 14-043: cr. Register June 2015 No. 714, eff.7/1/2015.Adopted by, CR 22-045: cr. Register October 2023 No. 814, eff. 11/1/2023All forms necessary for financial assistance under this chapter are available on the department's website. Paper forms may be acquired from the Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Community Financial Assistance, 101 S. Webster St., P.O. Box 7921, Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7921. Most information is required to be submitted through the department's online application system.