Opinion No. Oag 44-87, (1987)

CARROLL D. BESADNY, Secretary Department of Natural Resources

HOWARD C. RICHARDS, Secretary Department of Agriculture, Tradeand Consumer Protection

You have asked for an opinion concerning the application of section 946.13, Stats., which prohibits a private interest in a public contract, to various grant programs administered by your agencies through county land conservation committees (committees). Land conservation committees are created by county boards under section 92.06. Section 92.07(3) gives them the authority to distribute and allocate federal, state and county funds made available for…