287.23 Financial assistance for responsible units.

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(1)Definitions. In this section:

(ar)“Avoided disposal cost” means the amount of the cost of disposing of solid waste that a responsible unit avoids as a result of operating a solid waste management program with one or more of the components specified in s. 287.11

(a)to

(h)during the year for which an application is submitted under sub.

(4).

(d)“Prevailing market rate” means a reasonable estimate of the price for a recyclable material that will be paid by a collection facility serving the area within the boundaries of a responsible unit during the year for which an application for assistance is submitted.

(2)Department powers and duties.

(a)The department shall develop, implement, and administer a program to provide financial assistance to responsible units. The department shall develop criteria for reporting on and evaluating the program.

(b)Each year the department shall review the recycling programs of at least 5 percent of the recipients of grants in the previous year to ensure that programs and activities funded by grants under this section meet the requirements of this section.

(3)Eligibility.

(ae)Subject to par.

(am), a responsible unit is eligible for assistance under this section for a year after 2000 if the responsible unit has been determined under s. 287.11 to have an effective recycling program.

(am)The department may withhold all or a portion of the assistance for a responsible unit for one year if the department determines any of the following:

1. That the responsible unit has not maintained an effective recycling program following approval of the recycling program under s. 287.11 .

2. That the responsible unit spent funds received under this section on activities not eligible for assistance under par.

(b).

(b)Only expenses, including capital expenses, anticipated to be incurred for planning, constructing or operating a recycling program with one or more of the components specified in s. 287.11

(a)to

(h)and for complying with the prohibition under s. 287.07

(2)during the year for which an application is submitted under sub.

(4)are eligible for assistance under the program.

(d)A responsible unit or its designee may not use assistance under this section to pay at retail at a collection facility any amount for a recyclable material in excess of the prevailing market rate.

(e)No expenses related to the purchase of plastic containers for the collection of recyclable materials are eligible for assistance under the program unless the recycled content of the plastic containers is at least 25 percent by weight.