29.947(2)(c)1.

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1. The names and salaries of the officials who provided additional law enforcement services during the spearfishing season.

29.947

29.947 Law enforcement aid program; spearfishing.

29.947(1)

(1) Definitions. As used in this section:

29.947(1)(p)

(p) “Municipality” means any city, village or town.

29.947(2)(c)4.

4. Any other information requested by the department.

29.947(4)

(4) Aid payments.

29.947(1)(a)

(a) “Additional law enforcement services” means an extraordinary type or level of service which is not normally provided or budgeted for by a law enforcement agency.

29.947(1)(t)

(t) “Spearfishing” means a method of taking fish which is authorized by an agreement negotiated between the state and the members of federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands domiciled in Wisconsin relating to the tribes’ or bands’ treaty-based, off-reservation rights to hunt, fish and gather.

29.947(2)

(2) Participating county or municipality. In order to be eligible to receive reimbursement from the department for costs incurred on or after August 1, 1987, by law enforcement agencies in response to members of federally recognized American Indian tribes exercising or attempting to exercise their right to engage in spearfishing, a county or municipality must do all of the following:

29.947(2)(b)

(b) Daily records. Maintain daily records of any costs for additional law enforcement services incurred by law enforcement agencies that are directly related to spearfishing and make the daily records available, upon request, to the department for inspection at periodic times during normal business hours.

29.947(2)(c)

(c) Filing of application. File an application for aid with the department by July 1 of the calendar year in which additional law enforcement services are provided, specifying all of the following:

29.947(2)(c)2.

2. The number of hours worked by the persons under subd. 1.

29.947(2)(c)3.

3. Any other costs, as specified by the department, incurred by the county or municipality that are directly attributable to providing additional law enforcement services during the spearfishing season.

29.947(2)(cm)

(cm) Amended claims. A county or municipality that has filed an application for aid under para. (c) by July 1 of a calendar year in which additional law enforcement services are provided may amend that application before August 1 of that calendar year.

29.947(4)(c)

(c) Prorated payments allowed. If the total amount of reimbursable costs under para. (a) exceeds the amount available for payments under § 20.370 (5)(ea), the department may prorate payments to participating counties and municipalities.

29.947(4)(a)

(a) Costs reimbursed. Except as provided under para. (c), the department may pay each participating county or municipality up to 100% of the county’s or municipality’s actual costs that are directly attributable to providing additional law enforcement services during the spearfishing season. The department shall make any aid payments from the appropriations under § 20.370 (5)(ea) by September 30 of the calendar year in which the county or municipality files an application under sub. (c). The department may not make an aid payment unless the payment is approved by the secretary of administration.