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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
February 6, 1995 - Introduced by Representatives Black, L. Young, Baumgart,
Hahn, Robson, Coleman, Wirch, Baldwin, Cullen, Hasenohrl, Boyle, R.
Young, Bock, Seratti, Gronemus and Morris-Tatum, cosponsored by
Senators Burke, Plewa, Chvala and Helbach. Referred to Joint survey
committee on Tax Exemptions.
AB108,1,2
1An Act to amend 70.111 (18) of the statutes;
relating to: continuing the
2property tax exemption for solar and wind energy systems.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the property tax exemption for solar and wind energy
systems will expire on December 31, 1995. This bill indefinitely extends that
exemption.
This bill will be referred to the joint survey committee on tax exemptions for a
detailed analysis, which will be printed as an appendix to the bill.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB108, s. 1
3Section
1. 70.111 (18) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB108,2,34
70.111
(18) Solar and wind energy systems. Solar energy systems and wind
5energy systems. In this subsection, "solar energy system" means equipment which
6directly converts and then transfers or stores solar energy into usable forms of
7thermal or electrical energy, but does not include equipment or components that
8would be present as part of a conventional energy system or a system that operates
9without mechanical means. In this subsection, "wind energy system" means
10equipment which converts and then transfers or stores energy from the wind into
1usable forms of energy, but does not include equipment or components that would be
2present as part of a conventional energy system.
The exemption under this
3subsection is effective until December 31, 1995.
