CHAPTER 238
WISCONSIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
SUBCHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
238.02 Creation and organization of corporation.
238.045 Establishment of nonprofit organization.
238.046 Private interest in public contract.
238.05 Department of commerce assistance and coordination.
238.06 Liability limited.
238.07 Submission of annual reports to legislature.
238.08 Records of the corporation.
238.09 Procurement policies and procedures.
238.10 Allocation of volume cap on tax-exempt bonds.
238.11 Employment impact estimates.
238.12 Repayment of grants, loans, and tax benefits.
238.125 Notification of position openings; compliance.
238.127 State main street program.
238.13 Brownfields grant program.
238.133 Brownfield site assessment grants.
238.135 Grants to regional economic development organizations.
238.15 Early stage business investment program.
238.17 Historic rehabilitation tax credit.
238.25 Assistance to loan recipients.
238.26 Report to investment board.
SUBCHAPTER II
TAX INCENTIVES FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
238.301 Certification for tax benefits.
238.302 Eligible activities.
238.303 Limits on tax benefits and claiming tax benefits.
238.304 Eligible activities in economically distressed areas and benefiting members of targeted groups.
238.3045 Transferability of tax benefits.
238.305 Revocation of certification.
238.306 Responsibilities of the corporation.
238.31 Designation of development zone.
238.315 Invitation to nominate area.
238.32 Application by local governing bodies.
238.325 Evaluation by corporation.
238.335 Boundaries and size of development zones.
238.34 Change in boundary and size of development zones.
238.345 Duration, renewal and expiration.
238.35 Additional duties of the corporation.
238.363 Duties of local governing bodies.
238.365 Certification for tax benefits.
238.368 Limits on tax benefit to certified person.
238.37 Revocation of certification.
238.38 Certification prohibited in certain cases.
238.385 Rules on eligibility for tax benefits.
238.395 Development opportunity zones.
238.397 Enterprise development zone program.
238.398 Agricultural development zone.
238.3995 Airport development zones.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
238.01
238.01
Definitions. In this chapter, except as otherwise provided:
238.01(1)
(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the corporation.
238.01(2)
(2) "Corporation" means the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
238.01(3)
(3) "Economic development program" means a program or activity having the primary purpose of encouraging the establishment and growth of business in this state, including the creation and retention of jobs.
238.01 History
History: 2011 a. 7.
238.02
238.02
Creation and organization of corporation. 238.02(1)(1) There is created an authority, which is a public body corporate and politic, to be known as the "Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation." The members of the board shall consist of the governor, who shall serve as chairperson of the board, and 6 members nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, to serve at the pleasure of the governor; 3 members appointed by the speaker of the assembly, consisting of one majority and one minority party representative to the assembly, appointed as are the members of standing committees in the assembly, and one person employed in the private sector, to serve at the speaker's pleasure; and 3 members appointed by the senate majority leader, consisting of one majority and one minority party senator, appointed as are members of standing committees in the senate, and one person employed in the private sector, to serve at the majority leader's pleasure. The secretary of administration and the secretary of revenue shall also serve on the board as nonvoting members.
