Section Trans 510.04 - Screening(1) CRITERIA. Applications that meet the following screening criteria shall be evaluated for funding eligibility if they are for transportation facility improvements not excluded under sub. (2): (a) The economic development project is unlikely to occur in Wisconsin unless the transportation facility improvement is built.(b) The transportation facility improvement is not likely to occur without the grant.(c) The business development meets the definition of an "economic development project" set forth in s. 84.185(1) (am), Stats.(d) Construction of the transportation facility improvement would be scheduled to begin within 3 years of the date when a grant is awarded for the improvement.(2) EXCLUSIONS. The following transportation facility improvements are ineligible for assistance: (a) Street, road and highway improvements that are not open to the public and not under either the jurisdiction or ownership of a public authority.(b) Any improvement that is not described under par. (a) and is not under the jurisdiction of a public authority, unless businesses or persons other than the economic development project may use the improvement. (c) Airplane hangars and other airport facilities not listed in s. 84.185(1) (d) 2, Stats.(d) Parking lots, parking lanes and other lanes exceeding those required to provide adequate traffic capacity.(e) Transportation facility improvements needed for business developments that are likely to displace employment in the state rather than create net employment gains. Such business developments are likely to include, for example, retail stores, eating and drinking establishments, recreation and entertainment facilities, and hotels and motels. An economic development project may include business developments that displace employment in the state, but the jobs associated with them shall not be counted as direct jobs.(f) Transportation improvements for ethanol production facilities unless the department determines that a competitive bidding process, consistent with s. Trans 510.09(3) (e) 1., is used for the construction of the ethanol production facility.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation Trans 510.04
Cr. Register, February, 1990, No. 410, eff. 3-1-90; CR 06-036: Cr. (2) (f) Register August 2006 No. 608, eff. 9-1-06.