AB584, s. 11 4Section 11. 79.04 (1) (c) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB584, s. 12 5Section 12. 79.04 (1) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB584,7,136 79.04 (1) (c) 4. Beginning with the distributions in 2003, if property that was
7exempt from the property tax under s. 70.112 (4) and that was used to generate power
8by a light, heat, or power company, except property under s. 66.0813, or by an electric
9cooperative, is decommissioned, the municipality shall be paid an amount calculated
10by subtracting an amount equal to the property taxes paid for that property during
11the current year to the municipality for its general operations from the following
12percentages of the payment that the municipality received under this section during
13the last year that the property was exempt from the property tax:
AB584,7,1414 a. In the first year that the property is taxable, 100%.
AB584,7,1515 b. In the 2nd year that the property is taxable, 80%.
AB584,7,1616 c. In the 3rd year that the property is taxable, 60%.
AB584,7,1717 d. In the 4th year that the property is taxable, 40%.
AB584,7,1818 e. In the 5th year that the property is taxable, 20%.
AB584, s. 13 19Section 13. 79.04 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB584,9,820 79.04 (2) (a) Annually Except as provided in par. (ad) and sub. (5), annually,
21the department of administration, upon certification by the department of revenue,
22shall distribute from the shared revenue account in 2002, and from the public utility
23distribution account in 2003 and subsequent years,
to any county having within its
24boundaries a production plant or a general structure, including production plants
25and general structures under construction, used by a light, heat or power company

1assessed under s. 76.28 (2), except property described in s. 66.0813 unless the
2production plant is owned or operated by a local governmental unit that is located
3outside of the municipality in which the production plant is located, or by an electric
4cooperative assessed under ss. 76.07 and 76.48, respectively, or by a municipal
5electric company under s. 66.0825 an amount determined by multiplying by 6 mills
6in the case of property in a town and by 3 mills in the case of property in a city or
7village, for the distribution in 2002, the first $125,000,000; for the distribution in
82003, the first $140,000,000; for the distribution in 2004, the first $160,000,000; for
9the distribution in 2005, the first $185,000,000; and for the distribution in 2006 and
10subsequent years, the first $250,000,000;
of the amount shown in the account, plus
11leased property, of each public utility except qualified wholesale electric companies,
12as defined in s. 76.28 (1) (gm), on December 31 of the preceding year for either
13"production plant, exclusive of land" and "general structures", or "work in progress"
14for production plants and general structures under construction, in the case of light,
15heat and power companies, electric cooperatives or municipal electric companies, for
16all property within the municipality in accordance with the system of accounts
17established by the public service commission or rural electrification administration,
18less depreciation thereon as determined by the department of revenue and less the
19value of treatment plant and pollution abatement equipment, as defined under s.
2070.11 (21) (a), as determined by the department of revenue plus an amount from the
21shared revenue account in 2002, and from the public utility distribution account in
222003 and subsequent years,
determined by multiplying by 6 mills in the case of
23property in a town, and 3 mills in the case of property in a city or village, of the total
24original cost of production plant, general structures and work-in-progress less
25depreciation, land and approved waste treatment facilities of each qualified

1wholesale electric company, as defined in s. 76.28 (1) (gm), as reported to the
2department of revenue of all property within the municipality. The total of amounts,
3as depreciated, from the accounts of all public utilities for the same production plant
4is also limited to not more than $125,000,000. The amount distributable to a county
5in any year shall not exceed $100 times the population of the county
, for the
6distribution in 2002; $140,000,000, for the distribution in 2003; $160,000,000, for the
7distribution in 2004; $185,000,000, for the distribution in 2005; and $250,000,000,
8for the distribution in 2006 and subsequent years
.
AB584, s. 14 9Section 14. 79.04 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Acts 16
10and .... (this act) is repealed and recreated to read:
AB584,9,2511 79.04 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (ad) and sub. (5), annually, the
12department of administration, upon certification by the department of revenue, shall
13distribute from the shared revenue account in 2002, and from the public utility
14distribution account in 2003 and subsequent years, to any county having within its
15boundaries a production plant or a general structure, including production plants
16and general structures under construction, used by a light, heat or power company
17assessed under s. 76.28 (2) or 76.29 (2), except property described in s. 66.0813 unless
18the production plant is owned or operated by a local governmental unit that is located
19outside of the municipality in which the production plant is located, or by an electric
20cooperative assessed under ss. 76.07 and 76.48, respectively, or by a municipal
21electric company under s. 66.0825 an amount determined by multiplying by 6 mills
22in the case of property in a town and by 3 mills in the case of property in a city or
23village, for the distribution in 2002, the first $125,000,000; for the distribution in
242003, the first $140,000,000; for the distribution in 2004, the first $160,000,000; for
25the distribution in 2005, the first $185,000,000; and for the distribution in 2006 and

1subsequent years, the first $250,000,000; of the amount shown in the account, plus
2leased property, of each public utility except qualified wholesale electric companies,
3as defined in s. 76.28 (1) (gm), on December 31 of the preceding year for either
4"production plant, exclusive of land" and "general structures", or "work in progress"
5for production plants and general structures under construction, in the case of light,
6heat and power companies, electric cooperatives or municipal electric companies, for
7all property within the municipality in accordance with the system of accounts
8established by the public service commission or rural electrification administration,
9less depreciation thereon as determined by the department of revenue and less the
10value of treatment plant and pollution abatement equipment, as defined under s.
1170.11 (21) (a), as determined by the department of revenue plus an amount from the
12shared revenue account in 2002, and from the public utility distribution account in
132003 and subsequent years, determined by multiplying by 6 mills in the case of
14property in a town, and 3 mills in the case of property in a city or village, of the total
15original cost of production plant, general structures and work-in-progress less
16depreciation, land and approved waste treatment facilities of each qualified
17wholesale electric company, as defined in s. 76.28 (1) (gm), as reported to the
18department of revenue of all property within the municipality. The total of amounts,
19as depreciated, from the accounts of all public utilities for the same production plant
20is also limited to not more than $125,000,000, for the distribution in 2002;
21$140,000,000, for the distribution in 2003; $160,000,000, for the distribution in 2004;
22$185,000,000, for the distribution in 2005; and $250,000,000, for the distribution in
232006 and subsequent years.
AB584, s. 15 24Section 15. 79.04 (2) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:
AB584,11,2
179.04 (2) (ad) The amount distributable to a county under par. (a) shall not
2exceed the following:
AB584,11,43 1. For the distribution in 2002, an amount equal to the county's population
4multiplied by $100.
AB584,11,65 2. For the distribution in 2003, an amount equal to the county's population
6multiplied by $225.
AB584,11,87 3. For the distribution in 2004, an amount equal to the county's population
8multiplied by $325.
AB584,11,109 4. For the distribution in 2005, an amount equal to the county's population
10multiplied by $475.
AB584,11,1211 5. For the distribution in 2006 and subsequent years, an amount equal to the
12county's population multiplied by $600.
AB584, s. 16 13Section 16. 79.04 (2) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB584,11,1514 79.04 (2) (am) 3. The amount of a distribution under this paragraph, as affected
15by subd. 1., may not exceed the per capita amount established under par. (a) (ad).
AB584, s. 17 16Section 17. 79.04 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB584,11,2117 79.04 (2) (b) The payment under par. (a) for any county in which a production
18plant is located, which the public service commission certifies to the department of
19revenue will produce a nominal rated capacity of 200 megawatts or more, shall be
20not less than $75,000 annually, except that the amount distributable to a county in
21any year shall not exceed the per capita limit specified in par. (a) (ad).
AB584, s. 18 22Section 18. 79.04 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB584,12,523 79.04 (2) (c) Beginning with the distributions in 2003, if property that was
24exempt from the property tax under s. 70.112 (4) and that was used to generate power
25by a light, heat, or power company, except property under s. 66.0813, or by an electric

1cooperative, is decommissioned, the county shall be paid an amount calculated by
2subtracting an amount equal to the property taxes paid for that property during the
3current year to the county for its general operations from the following percentages
4of the payment the county received under this section during the last year that the
5property was exempt from the property tax:
AB584,12,66 1. In the first year that the property is taxable, 100%.
AB584,12,77 2. In the 2nd year that the property is taxable, 80%.
AB584,12,88 3. In the 3rd year that the property is taxable, 60%.
AB584,12,99 4. In the 4th year that the property is taxable, 40%.
AB584,12,1010 5. In the 5th year that the property is taxable, 20%.
AB584, s. 19 11Section 19. 79.04 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB584,13,712 79.04 (5) (a) If a production plant, other than a coal-powered or
13nuclear-powered production plant, is built on the site of an existing or
14decommissioned production plant or on brownfields, as defined in s. 560.13 (1) (a),
15after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], and is operating
16at a total power production capacity of at least 50 megawatts, the city, village, or town
17in which the plant is located shall receive annually an additional payment from the
18department of administration equal to the portion of the amount in the account for
19the "production plant, exclusive of land," less depreciation and less the value of
20treatment plant and pollution abatement equipment, as described under s. 70.11 (21)
21(a); and for the total original cost of production plant, general structures, and
22work-in-progress of each qualified wholesale electric company, as defined in s. 76.28
23(1) (gm), less depreciation, land, and approved waste facilities; that is used to
24calculate a payment under sub. (1) (a) multiplied by one mill, and the county in which
25the plant is located shall receive annually an additional payment from the

1department of administration equal to the portion of the amount in the account for
2the "production plant, exclusive of land," less depreciation and less the value of
3treatment plant and pollution abatement equipment, as described under s. 70.11 (21)
4(a); and for the total original cost of production plant, general structures, and
5work-in-progress of each qualified wholesale electric company, as defined in s. 76.28
6(1) (gm), less depreciation, land, and approved waste facilities; that is used to
7calculate a payment under sub. (2) (a) multiplied by one mill.
AB584,14,28 (b) If a coal-powered production plant is built on the site of an existing or
9decommissioned production plant or on brownfields, as defined in s. 560.13 (1) (a),
10after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], and is operating
11at a total power production capacity of at least 50 megawatts, the city, village, or town
12in which the plant is located shall receive annually an additional payment from the
13department of administration equal to the portion of the amount in the account for
14the "production plant, exclusive of land," less depreciation and less the value of
15treatment plant and pollution abatement equipment, as described under s. 70.11 (21)
16(a); and for the total original cost of production plant, general structures, and
17work-in-progress of each qualified wholesale electric company, as defined in s. 76.28
18(1) (gm), less depreciation, land, and approved waste facilities; that is used to
19calculate a payment under sub. (1) (a) multiplied by 2 mills, and the county in which
20the plant is located shall receive annually an additional payment from the
21department of administration equal to the portion of the amount in the account for
22the "production plant, exclusive of land," less depreciation and less the value of
23treatment plant and pollution abatement equipment, as described under s. 70.11 (21)
24(a); and for the total original cost of production plant, general structures, and
25work-in-progress of each qualified wholesale electric company, as defined in s. 76.28

1(1) (gm), less depreciation, land, and approved waste facilities; that is used to
2calculate a payment under sub. (2) (a) multiplied by one mill.
AB584, s. 20 3Section 20. 79.04 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB584,14,84 79.04 (6) (a) Any increase in the total amount of payments to municipalities
5and counties under this section in any year may not exceed an amount equal to the
6sum of the revenue collected under ss. 76.28, 76.29, and 76.48 in that year, less an
7amount equal to the sum of the revenue collected under ss. 76.28 and 76.48 in fiscal
8year 2000-01.
AB584,14,139 (b) The total amount of the payments to municipalities and counties under this
10section shall be allocated to each municipality and county in proportion to the total
11amount of the payments to municipalities and counties calculated under this section
12in any year in which the total amount of the payments to municipalities and counties
13calculated under this section exceeds the limit under par. (a).
AB584, s. 21 14Section 21. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
15except as follows:
AB584,14,1716 (1) The repeal and recreation of section 79.04 (2) (a) of the statutes takes effect
17on January 1, 2002.
AB584,14,1818 (End)
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