AB1-SSA1,31,2120 (d) The corporation shall annually verify the information submitted to the
21corporation under ss. 71.07 (3wm) and 71.28 (3wm).
AB1-SSA1,31,2322 (f) The corporation shall adopt policies and procedures defining “significant
23capital expenditure” for purposes of sub. (3m).
AB1-SSA1,31,2524 (fm) The corporation shall cooperate with the legislative audit bureau for
25purposes of the audit bureau's performance of its duties under s. 13.94 (1) (u).
AB1-SSA1,32,1
1(fs) The corporation shall contract with a business certified under sub. (3).
AB1-SSA1,32,42 (g) The corporation shall, to the extent possible, attempt to include terms in any
3agreement negotiated between the corporation and a business under par. (fs) that
4encourage the business's hiring of Wisconsin residents.
AB1-SSA1,32,8 5(5) No environmental impact statement required. The issuance of any permit
6or approval for a new manufacturing facility within an electronics and information
7technology manufacturing zone designated under this section is not a major action
8for the purposes of s. 1.11 (2) (c).
AB1-SSA1,51 9Section 51 . 238.399 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-SSA1,32,1410 238.399 (3) (e) If the corporation revokes all certifications for tax benefits
11within a designated enterprise zone, the corporation may cancel the designation of
12that enterprise zone. After canceling the designation of an enterprise zone, the
13corporation may designate a new enterprise zone subject to the limits of this
14subsection.
AB1-SSA1,52 15Section 52 . 238.399 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 238.399 (4) (a).
AB1-SSA1,53 16Section 53 . 238.399 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-SSA1,32,1817 238.399 (4) (b) If an enterprise zone designation expires under par. (a), the
18corporation may designate a new enterprise zone subject to the limits of sub. (3).
AB1-SSA1,54 19Section 54 . 238.399 (5) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-SSA1,32,2420 238.399 (5) (f) No more than one financial services technology business that,
21after completing a competitive corporate relocation process, retains its corporate
22headquarters in this state and retains at least 93 percent of its full-time employees
23in this state who were identified as being full-time employees of the business in the
24base year, as determined by the corporation.
AB1-SSA1,55 25Section 55 . 238.399 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1,33,8
1238.399 (5m) Additional tax benefits for significant capital expenditures.
2If the corporation determines that a business certified under sub. (5) makes a
3significant capital expenditure in the enterprise zone, the corporation may certify
4the business to receive additional tax benefits in an amount to be determined by the
5corporation, but not exceeding 10 percent of the business' capital expenditures. The
6corporation shall, in a manner determined by the corporation, allocate the tax
7benefits a business is certified to receive under this subsection over the remainder
8of the time limit of the enterprise zone under sub. (4) (a).
AB1-SSA1,56 9Section 56 . 281.346 (4) (c) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1,33,1410 281.346 (4) (c) 2m. The proposal is consistent with an approved water supply
11service area plan under s. 281.348 that covers the public water supply system unless
12the proposal is to provide water to a straddling community that includes an
13electronics and information technology manufacturing zone designated under s.
14238.396 (1m)
.
AB1-SSA1,57 15Section 57 . 281.36 (3b) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1,33,2316 281.36 (3b) (b) No person may discharge dredged material or fill material into
17a wetland unless the discharge is authorized by a wetland general permit or
18individual permit issued by the department under this section or the discharge is
19exempt under sub. (4) or (4m) (a). No person may violate any condition contained in
20a wetland general or individual permit issued by the department under this section.
21The department may not issue a wetland general or individual permit under this
22section unless it determines that the discharge authorized pursuant to the wetland
23general or individual permit will comply with all applicable water quality standards.
AB1-SSA1,58 24Section 58 . 281.36 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1,34,10
1281.36 (3m) (a) When permit required. Any person wishing to proceed with a
2discharge into any wetland shall submit an application for a wetland individual
3permit under this subsection unless the discharge has been authorized under a
4wetland general permit as provided in sub. (3g) or is exempt under sub. (4) or (4m)
5(a)
. Before submitting the application, the department shall hold a meeting with the
6applicant to discuss the details of the proposed discharge and the requirements for
7submitting the application and for delineating the wetland. An applicant may
8include in the application a request for a public informational hearing. The
9application shall be accompanied by the applicable fee specified in sub. (11) or (12)
10(a).
AB1-SSA1,59 11Section 59 . 281.36 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-SSA1,34,1912 281.36 (4m) Exemption and waiver; electronics and information technology
13manufacturing zone.
(a) The permitting requirement under sub. (3b) does not apply
14to any discharge into a wetland located in an electronics and information technology
15manufacturing zone designated under s. 238.396 (1m) if the discharge is related to
16the construction, access, or operation of a new manufacturing facility in the zone and
17all adverse impacts to functional values of wetlands are compensated at a ratio of 2
18acres per each acre impacted through any of the following methods, consistent with
19the rules promulgated under this section:
AB1-SSA1,34,2020 1. Purchasing credits from a mitigation bank located in this state.
AB1-SSA1,34,2521 2. Participating in the in lieu fee subprogram under sub. (3r), under which the
22department shall identify and consider mitigation that could be conducted within the
23same watershed and may locate mitigation outside the watershed only upon
24agreement of the department and the person exempt from permitting under this
25subsection.
AB1-SSA1,35,1
13. Completing mitigation within this state.
AB1-SSA1,35,32(b) The department shall waive water quality certification under 33 USC 1341
3(a) (1) for a discharge under par. (a).
AB1-SSA1,59p 4Section 59p. 808.055 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-SSA1,35,8 5808.055 Direct review of decisions relating to electronics and
6information technology manufacturing zone.
(1) Supreme court appeal as of
7right.
(a) The supreme court shall take jurisdiction of an appeal filed under this
8section.
AB1-SSA1,35,139 (b) Notwithstanding s. 808.03, any party may immediately appeal as of right
10to the supreme court from any order of a circuit court vacating, enjoining, reviewing,
11or otherwise relating to a decision by a state or local official, board, commission,
12condemnor, authority, or department concerning an electronics and information
13technology manufacturing zone designated under s. 238.396 (1m).
AB1-SSA1,35,1814 (c) The parties and the court shall proceed according to the rules governing
15procedure in the court of appeals, except as described under this section or as
16otherwise ordered by the supreme court in a particular case. Unless otherwise
17ordered by the supreme court, the parties shall comply with the requirements for
18form of papers under s. 809.81.
AB1-SSA1,35,25 19(2) Stay pending appeal. Any order of a circuit court vacating, enjoining,
20reviewing, or otherwise relating to a decision by a state or local official, board,
21commission, condemnor, authority, or department concerning an electronics and
22information technology manufacturing zone designated under s. 238.396 (1m) shall
23be stayed automatically upon the filing of an appeal as provided under this section.
24Any party to the proceeding may apply to the supreme court to request that the stay
25be modified or vacated.
AB1-SSA1,59r
1Section 59r. 809.62 (1r) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1,36,62 809.62 (1r) Criteria for granting review. (intro.) Supreme Except as provided
3under s. 808.055, supreme
court review is a matter of judicial discretion, not of right,
4and will be granted only when special and important reasons are presented. The
5following, while neither controlling nor fully measuring the court's discretion,
6indicate criteria that will be considered:
AB1-SSA1,60 7Section 60 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB1-SSA1,36,16 8(1c) The department of transportation may not expend the proceeds of general
9obligation bonds issued under section 20.866 (2) (uuz) of the statutes unless the state
10receives an award of federal moneys for the I 94 north-south corridor project under
11section 84.0145 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes and submits a request to expend the proceeds
12to the joint committee on finance. The department may not expend the proceeds of
13general obligation bonds issued under section 20.866 (2) (uuz) of the statutes if,
14within 14 days of receiving the request to expend proceeds, the joint committee on
15finance objects to the request and, within 30 days of objecting, the joint committee
16on finance votes to deny the request to expend proceeds.
AB1-SSA1,36,25 17(2c) Except as otherwise specifically provided, the department of natural
18resources shall ensure that the conditions of applicable permits, licenses, and
19approvals under the department's jurisdiction are met for all activities related to the
20construction, access, or operation of a new manufacturing facility within an
21electronics and information technology manufacturing zone designated under
22section 238.396 (1m) of the statutes, including but not limited to permits, licenses,
23and approvals required under chapters 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 44, 77, 160,
24167, 254, 280, 281, 283, 285, 287, 289, 291, 292, 293, 295, and 299 of the statutes and
25any associated rules promulgated by the department of natural resources.
AB1-SSA1,37,9
1(2d) The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the
2Technical College System Board shall consult together on strategies to address
3long-term workforce development issues for the future economy, including
4strategies for the fields of engineering, computer science, and electronic technology
5manufacturing. No later than December 1, 2017, the boards shall submit a joint
6report to the joint committee on finance and the appropriate legislative standing
7committees generally responsible for legislation related to higher education and
8workforce development that includes recommendations to address long-term
9workforce development issues.
AB1-SSA1,37,11 10(3m) Section 13.52 (6) of the statutes shall not apply to the actions of the
11legislature in enacting this act.
AB1-SSA1,61 12Section 61 . Fiscal changes.
AB1-SSA1,37,2013 (1) Economic development liaison. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3)
14of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of administration under
15section 20.505 (1) (a) of the statutes, the dollar amount for fiscal year 2017-18 is
16increased by $183,500 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2018-19 is increased by
17$177,500 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department by 1.0 GPR
18unclassified economic development liaison project position. The project position
19shall be assigned to executive salary group 4. Notwithstanding section 230.27 (1) of
20the statutes, the project position shall expire on December 31, 2022.
AB1-SSA1,38,221 (1c) Electronics manufacturing small business development director. In the
22schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the
23Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation under section 20.192 (1) (r) of the
24statutes, the dollar amount for fiscal year 2017-18 is increased by $110,000 and the
25dollar amount for fiscal year 2018-19 is increased by $110,000 to provide funding for

1the electronics manufacturing small business development director position
2required under section 238.03 (5) of the statutes.
AB1-SSA1,62 3Section 62 . Initial applicability.
AB1-SSA1,38,74 (1) Sales and use tax exemption. The treatment of section 77.54 (65) of the
5statutes first applies to purchases made after the Wisconsin Economic Development
6Corporation enters into a contract with a business to locate in an electronics and
7information technology manufacturing zone.
AB1-SSA1,63 8Section 63 . Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
9except as follows:
AB1-SSA1,38,1210 (1) The treatment of section 20.505 (1) (fr) of the statutes and Section 61 (1)
11and (1c) of this act take effect on the day after publication, or on the 2nd day after
12publication of the 2017 biennial budget act, whichever is later.
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