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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) The department shall provide in state aid to the city of Milwaukee up to $500,000 for a conservation project for the Menomonee River if the city appropriates funds by June 30, 1991. Both the funds appropriated by the city and the state aid provided by the department shall be for any of the following stages of the project that may be undertaken by the city:
(a) A feasibility study on the acquisition or development, or both, of land adjacent to the Menomonee River for the uses specified in sub. (2).
(b) The acquisition of land adjacent to the Menomonee River for the uses specified in sub. (2).
(c) The development of land adjacent to the Menomonee River for the uses specified in sub. (2).
(2) The uses of the land acquired or developed with the state aid provided under sub. (1) shall be for any of the following:
(a) Recreational and community facilities.
(b) Improved river access.
(c) Nonpoint source pollution abatement.
(d) Restoration of wetland.
(3)(a) The amount of state aid provided under sub. (1) shall equal the actual amount, up to $500,000, that is expended by the city of Milwaukee for the stages of the project specified in sub. (1)(a) to (c).
(b) The department may not provide state aid under sub. (1) for the performance of a feasibility study unless the department has granted prior approval for its performance.
(c) Each time the city of Milwaukee completes a stage of the project as specified under sub. (1)(a) to (c) and has expended the total amount of its contribution for that stage, the city is entitled to receive the amount of state aid under par. (a) that equals the total amount of the contribution.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Wisconsin Statutes Public Lands, Waters and Natural Resources (Ch. 23 to 33) § 23.19. Menomonee River conservation project - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wi/public-lands-waters-and-natural-resources-ch-23-to-33/wi-st-23-19/
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