Amendment AU7 SA4-SSA1-AB1

LRBa1165/1

MPG/JK/ZDW:amn&jld

August 2017 Special Session

2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE

SENATE AMENDMENT 4, TO SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 1

September 12, 2017 - Offered by Senators Shilling, Miller, Ringhand, L. Taylor, Bewley, Wirch, Hansen, Larson, Vinehout, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Risser and Johnson.

AB1-SSA1-SA4,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the substitute amendment as follows:

AB1-SSA1-SA4,1,3 1. Page 6, line 11: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 7, line 18.

AB1-SSA1-SA4,1,4 2. Page 32, line 5: delete lines 5 to 8 and substitute:

AB1-SSA1-SA4,1,9 “(6) Site abandonment. If a business certified by the corporation under sub. (3) abandons a manufacturing facility in an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone, the business shall demolish all buildings and other structures located on the land occupied by the facility and shall plant grass and perform other necessary site remediation.

AB1-SSA1-SA4,2,4 (7) Divestment of land interest. If a manufacturing business that has an ownership interest in land in the electronics and information technology manufacturing zone does not begin using that land for manufacturing purposes within 4 years after the date the business first owned the land, or such a business ceases to use land in the zone for manufacturing purposes for at least 4 consecutive years, the business shall divest itself of the land, except that the business may maintain an interest in 640 contiguous acres within the zone.

AB1-SSA1-SA4,2,6 (8) Partial reimbursement of local governments. (a) In this subsection, “local governmental unit” has the meaning given in s. 16.297 (1) (a).

AB1-SSA1-SA4,2,12 (b) If a business certified by the corporation under sub. (3) substantially ceases operations, as determined by the corporation, in an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone while the zone is in effect under sub. (2), the business shall pay an amount equal to 40 percent of the principal and interest of each local governmental unit's obligation if the obligation was issued to finance costs related to development occurring in or for the benefit of the zone.”.

AB1-SSA1-SA4,2,14 3. Page 33, line 15: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 35, line 3.

AB1-SSA1-SA4,2,15 4. Page 37, line 11: after that line insert:

AB1-SSA1-SA4,2,20 “(4m) All agencies of the state preparing a recommendation or report relating to a major action in an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone designated under section 238.396 (1m) of the statutes shall include a statement on the environmental impact of the action as provided in section 1.11 (2) of the statutes.”.

AB1-SSA1-SA4,2,21 (End)