33.16 Financial assistance program.

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(1)Feasibility work contracted under s. 33.13

(b)is eligible for financial assistance subject to guidelines established by rule by the department for funding feasibility studies. Receipt of financial assistance for feasibility work does not guarantee financial assistance for implementation costs and the department may not make this type of commitment for future financial assistance.

(3)A district desiring financial assistance shall apply to the department on forms provided by it and prescribing the information to be submitted.

(4)The department shall review all applications for financial assistance under this section. In the course of review of applications for financial assistance for implementation work the department shall consider, without limitation because of enumeration, the following factors where appropriate:

(a)Whether the citizens of the state will reasonably benefit from any improvements made or information obtained, and the degree of benefit;

(b)Whether sufficient long- and short-term benefits will be derived from the project, in relation to its cost;

(c)Whether the project is financially viable, given the resources of the district and the possibility of financial and nonmonetary aid;