16.29 Technical assistance.
(1) Annually, the department shall grant to the Great Lakes inter-tribal council the amount appropriated under s. 20.505 (1) (kx) to partially fund a program to provide technical assistance for economic development on Indian reservations if the conditions under subs. (2) and (3) are satisfied.
(2)
(a) As a condition of receiving a grant under sub. (1), the Great Lakes inter-tribal council shall establish a technical assistance program.
(b) The program shall provide technical assistance to all of the following businesses:
1. A tribal enterprise.
2. An Indian business that is located on an Indian reservation.
3. An Indian business that is not located on an Indian reservation but that directly benefits the economy of an Indian reservation.
(c) The program shall provide the following types of technical assistance:
1. Management assistance to existing businesses.
2. Start-up assistance to new businesses, including the development of business and marketing plans and assistance in securing development financing.
3. Technical assistance to new and existing businesses in gaining access to tribal, state and federal business assistance and financing programs.
(d) The program may not provide technical assistance for a commercial gaming and gambling activity.
(3) As a condition of receiving a grant under sub. (1), the Great Lakes inter-tribal council annually shall prepare a report on the technical assistance program under sub. (2) and submit the report to the department.
History: 1991 a. 39, 261; 1995 a. 27; 1999 a. 9; 2011 a. 32 s. 3442m; Stats. 2011 s. 16.29.
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