AB1-SSA1,36 14Section 36 . 84.585 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-SSA1,24,18 1584.585 Additional contingent funding for southeast Wisconsin freeway
16megaprojects
. Subject to 2017 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 60 (1c), the
17proceeds of general obligation bonds issued under s. 20.866 (2) (uuz) may be used to
18fund southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects under s. 84.0145 (3) (b) 1.
AB1-SSA1,36m 19Section 36m. 106.271 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-SSA1,24,23 20106.271 Worker training and employment program. (1) Program. Of the
21amounts appropriated under s. 20.445 (1) (bg) in the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, the
22department shall allocate $20,000,000 to provide funding, through grants or other
23means, to facilitate worker training and employment in this state.
AB1-SSA1,25,3
1(1m) Eligible grant recipients. The persons eligible to apply for and receive
2grants made by the department under this section shall include institutions of higher
3education, as defined in s. 106.57 (1) (c).
AB1-SSA1,25,6 4(2) Powers of department. The department shall have all other powers
5necessary and convenient to implement this section, including the power to audit and
6inspect the records of grant recipients.
AB1-SSA1,25,9 7(3) Consultation. The department shall consult with the technical college
8system board and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation in
9implementing this section.
AB1-SSA1,25,14 10(4) Approval of joint finance committee. Prior to expending any funds
11appropriated under s. 20.445 (1) (bg), the department shall submit to the joint
12committee on finance a plan for implementing the program under this section. The
13department may not expend any funds appropriated under s. 20.445 (1) (bg) except
14in accordance with the plan as approved by the committee.
AB1-SSA1,25,18 15(5) Annual report. Annually, by December 31, the department shall submit
16a report to the governor and the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance
17providing an account of the department's activities and expenditures under this
18section during the preceding fiscal year.
AB1-SSA1,37 19Section 37 . 180.0622 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1,25,2420 180.0622 (2) Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, a
21shareholder of a corporation is not personally liable for the acts or debts of the
22corporation, except for a shareholder in a corporation defined under s. 71.365 (7), and
23only to the extent provided for under s. 73.0306, and
except that a shareholder may
24become personally liable by his or her acts or conduct other than as a shareholder.
AB1-SSA1,38 25Section 38 . 183.0304 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1,26,7
1183.0304 (1) The debts, obligations and liabilities of a limited liability
2company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be solely the debts,
3obligations and liabilities of the limited liability company. Except as provided in ss.
473.0306, 183.0502, and 183.0608, a member or manager of a limited liability
5company is not personally liable for any debt, obligation or liability of the limited
6liability company, except that a member or manager may become personally liable
7by his or her acts or conduct other than as a member or manager.
AB1-SSA1,39 8Section 39 . 196.192 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 196.192 (1) (intro.) and
9amended to read:
AB1-SSA1,26,1010 196.192 (1) (intro.) In this section, “electric:
AB1-SSA1,26,12 11(a) “Electric public utility" means a public utility whose purpose is the
12generation, distribution and sale of electric energy.
AB1-SSA1,40 13Section 40 . 196.192 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-SSA1,26,1514 196.192 (1) (b) “Electronics and information technology manufacturing zone”
15means a zone designated under s. 238.396 (1m).
AB1-SSA1,41 16Section 41 . 196.192 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 196.192 (2) (am).
AB1-SSA1,42 17Section 42 . 196.192 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-SSA1,27,218 196.192 (2m) (a) No later than January 1, 2020, an electric public utility
19providing service to an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone
20shall file with the commission tariffs that include market-based pricing and options
21that allow a new retail customer that is within the electronics and information
22technology manufacturing zone and that the commission determines is eligible for
23a credit under s. 71.07 (3wm) to receive market benefits and take market risks for
24some or all of the customer's purchases of capacity or energy, subject to the maximum

1capacity or energy purchase limits that shall be established by the commission. The
2electric public utility shall include the following requirements in the tariffs:
AB1-SSA1,27,43 1. The customer shall annually nominate the amount of capacity and energy
4subject to the market-based tariff.
AB1-SSA1,27,65 2. The customer shall provide not less than 12 months' notice to terminate
6service under the market-based tariff.
AB1-SSA1,27,77 3. The term of the market-based tariff may not be less than 10 years.
AB1-SSA1,27,108 4. The customer shall pay the difference, if any, between the otherwise
9applicable retail rate and the market-based tariff rate if the customer does any of
10the following:
AB1-SSA1,27,1211 a. Supplies false or misleading information regarding its applicability for the
12market-based tariff.
AB1-SSA1,27,1513 b. Leaves the electronics and information technology manufacturing zone to
14conduct substantially the same business outside the electronics and information
15technology manufacturing zone.
AB1-SSA1,27,1916 c. Ceases operations in the electronics and information technology
17manufacturing zone and does not renew operation of the business or a similar
18business within the electronics and information technology manufacturing zone
19within 12 months.
AB1-SSA1,27,2120 (b) The commission shall approve market-based rates that are consistent with
21par. (a).
AB1-SSA1,43 22Section 43 . 196.192 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 196.192 (2) (bm) and
23amended to read:
AB1-SSA1,28,324 196.192 (2) (bm) The commission shall approve market-based rates that are
25consistent with the options specified in sub. (2) par. (am), except that the commission

1may not approve a market-based rate unless the commission determines that the
2rate will not harm shareholders of the investor-owned electric public utility or
3customers who are not subject to the rate.
AB1-SSA1,44 4Section 44 . 196.192 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 196.192 (3m) and
5amended to read:
AB1-SSA1,28,86 196.192 (3m) Nothing in s. 196.20, 196.22, 196.37, 196.60 or 196.604 prohibits
7the commission from approving a filing under sub. (2) (am) or (2m) (a) or approving
8market-based rates under par. (a) sub. (2) (bm) or (2m) (b).
AB1-SSA1,45 9Section 45 . 196.192 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 196.192 (2) (c) and
10amended to read:
AB1-SSA1,28,1411 196.192 (2) (c) Subject to any approval of the commission that is necessary, an
12electric public utility that is not an investor-owned electric public utility may
13implement market-based rates approved under sub. (3) (a) par. (bm) or implement
14the options in filings under sub. (2) par. (am) that are approved by the commission.
AB1-SSA1,46 15Section 46 . 196.49 (5g) (ar) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-SSA1,28,1816 196.49 (5g) (ar) 3. The project is primarily to provide service to a new customer
17within an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone designated
18under s. 238.396 (1m).
AB1-SSA1,47 19Section 47 . 196.491 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1,29,220 196.491 (1) (f) Except as provided in subs. (2) (b) 8. and (3) (d) 3m.,
21“high-voltage transmission line" means a conductor of electric energy exceeding one
22mile in length designed for operation at a nominal voltage of 100 kilovolts or more,
23together with associated facilities, and does not include transmission line relocations
24that are within an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone

1designated under s. 238.396 (1m) or
that the commission determines are necessary
2to facilitate highway or airport projects.
AB1-SSA1,48m 3Section 48m. 238.03 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-SSA1,29,84 238.03 (5) The board shall hire a full-time employee who shall be known as the
5electronics manufacturing small business development director. The director's
6duties shall include coordinating with the economic development liaison in the
7department of administration and providing outreach to local economic development
8organizations. This subsection has no effect after December 31, 2022.
AB1-SSA1,48s 9Section 48s. 238.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-SSA1,29,1210 238.12 (1) In this section, “tax benefits" means the credits under ss. 71.07
11(2dm), (2dx), (3g), and (3t), and (3wm), 71.28 (1dm), (1dx), (3g), and (3t), and (3wm),
1271.47 (1dm), (1dx), (3g), and (3t), and 76.636.
AB1-SSA1,49 13Section 49 . 238.396 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-SSA1,29,16 14238.396 Electronics and information technology manufacturing zone.
15(1)
Definition. In this section, “tax benefits” means the income and franchise tax
16credits under ss. 71.07 (3wm) and 71.28 (3wm).
AB1-SSA1,29,19 17(1m) Designation of zone; criteria. (a) The corporation may designate not
18more than one electronics and information technology manufacturing zone in this
19state. The zone may not include any area outside this state.
AB1-SSA1,29,2120 (b) In determining whether to designate an area under par. (a), the corporation
21shall consider all of the following:
AB1-SSA1,29,2522 1. Indicators of the area's economic need, which may include data regarding
23household income, average wages, the condition of property, housing values,
24population decline, job losses, infrastructure and energy support, the rate of business
25development, and the existing resources available to the area.
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12. The effect of designation on other initiatives and programs to promote
2economic and community development in the area, including job retention, job
3creation, job training, and creating high-paying jobs.
AB1-SSA1,30,54 (d) The corporation shall, to the extent possible, give preference to the greatest
5economic need.
AB1-SSA1,30,7 6(2) Time limit. A designation under sub. (1m) shall remain in effect for no more
7than 15 years.
AB1-SSA1,30,9 8(3) Certification. The corporation may certify for tax benefits a business that
9begins operations in an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone.
AB1-SSA1,30,21 10(3m) Additional tax benefits for significant capital expenditures. If the
11corporation determines that a business certified under sub. (3) makes a significant
12capital expenditure in the electronics and information technology manufacturing
13zone, the corporation may certify the business to receive additional tax benefits in
14an amount to be determined by the corporation, but not exceeding 15 percent of the
15business's capital expenditures. The corporation shall, in a manner determined by
16the corporation, allocate the tax benefits a business is certified to receive under this
17subsection over a period of 7 years. Before certifying a business to receive tax
18benefits under this subsection, the corporation shall attempt to ensure that the
19business has sought and is seeking to satisfy certain hiring goals in this state, as
20identified by the corporation, in connection with the business's capital expenditures
21in the zone.
AB1-SSA1,30,24 22(3s) Limitations on tax benefits. (a) The corporation may not issue
23certifications to claim tax benefits under ss. 71.07 (3wm) (b) and 71.28 (3wm) (b) that
24total more than $1,500,000,000.
AB1-SSA1,31,2
1(b) The corporation may not issue certifications to claim tax benefits under ss.
271.07 (3wm) (bm) and 71.28 (3wm) (bm) that total more than $1,350,000,000.
AB1-SSA1,31,43 (c) The corporation may not certify a business to claim tax benefits under ss.
471.07 (3wm) (b) and 71.28 (3wm) (b) for services performed outside this state.
AB1-SSA1,31,6 5(4) Other duties. (a) The corporation shall revoke a certification under sub.
6(3) if the business does any of the following:
AB1-SSA1,31,77 1. Supplies false or misleading information to obtain tax benefits.
AB1-SSA1,31,98 2. Leaves the electronics and information technology manufacturing zone to
9conduct substantially the same business outside the zone.
AB1-SSA1,31,1210 3. Ceases operations in the electronics and information technology
11manufacturing zone and does not renew operation of the business or a similar
12business in the zone within 12 months.
AB1-SSA1,31,1613 (b) The corporation may require a business to repay any tax benefits the
14business claims for a year in which the business failed to maintain employment
15levels or a significant capital investment in property required by an agreement
16between the business and the corporation.
AB1-SSA1,31,1917 (c) The corporation shall determine the maximum amount of the tax benefits
18that a certified business may claim and shall notify the department of revenue of this
19amount.
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:
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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).
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