AB1,27,2014 196.491 (1) (f) Except as provided in subs. (2) (b) 8. and (3) (d) 3m.,
15“high-voltage transmission line" means a conductor of electric energy exceeding one
16mile in length designed for operation at a nominal voltage of 100 kilovolts or more,
17together with associated facilities, and does not include transmission line relocations
18that are within an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone
19designated under s. 238.396 (1m) or
that the commission determines are necessary
20to facilitate highway or airport projects.
AB1,48 21Section 48 . 230.08 (2) (xt) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,27,2322 230.08 (2) (xt) The economic development liaison in the department of
23administration.
AB1,49 24Section 49. 238.396 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,28,3
1238.396 Electronics and information technology manufacturing zone.
2(1)
Definition. In this section, “tax benefits” means the income and franchise tax
3credits under ss. 71.07 (3wm) and 71.28 (3wm).
AB1,28,5 4(1m) Designation of zones; criteria. (a) The corporation may designate not
5more than one electronics and information technology manufacturing zone.
AB1,28,76 (b) In determining whether to designate an area under par. (a), the corporation
7shall consider all of the following:
AB1,28,118 1. Indicators of the area's economic need, which may include data regarding
9household income, average wages, the condition of property, housing values,
10population decline, job losses, infrastructure and energy support, the rate of business
11development, and the existing resources available to the area.
AB1,28,1412 2. The effect of designation on other initiatives and programs to promote
13economic and community development in the area, including job retention, job
14creation, job training, and creating high-paying jobs.
AB1,28,1715 (c) The corporation shall specify whether an electronics and information
16technology manufacturing zone designated under par. (a) is located in a tier I county
17or municipality or a tier II county or municipality.
AB1,28,1918 (d) The corporation shall, to the extent possible, give preference to the greatest
19economic need.
AB1,28,21 20(2) Time limit. A designation under sub. (1m) shall remain in effect for no more
21than 15 years.
AB1,28,23 22(3) Certification. The corporation may certify for tax benefits a business that
23begins operations in an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone.
AB1,29,6 24(3m) Additional tax benefits for significant capital expenditures. If the
25corporation determines that a business certified under sub. (3) makes a significant

1capital expenditure in the electronics and information technology manufacturing
2zone, the corporation may certify the business to receive additional tax benefits in
3an amount to be determined by the corporation, but not exceeding 15 percent of the
4business's capital expenditures. The corporation shall, in a manner determined by
5the corporation, allocate the tax benefits a business is certified to receive under this
6subsection over a period of 7 years.
AB1,29,9 7(3s) Limitations on tax benefits. (a) The corporation may not issue
8certifications to claim tax benefits under ss. 71.07 (3wm) (b) and 71.28 (3wm) (b) that
9total more than $1,500,000,000.
AB1,29,1110 (b) The corporation may not issue certifications to claim tax benefits under ss.
1171.07 (3wm) (bm) and 71.28 (3wm) (bm) that total more than $1,350,000,000.
AB1,29,13 12(4) Other duties. (a) The corporation shall revoke a certification under sub.
13(3) if the business does any of the following:
AB1,29,1414 1. Supplies false or misleading information to obtain tax benefits.
AB1,29,1615 2. Leaves the electronics and information technology manufacturing zone to
16conduct substantially the same business outside the zone.
AB1,29,1917 3. Ceases operations in the electronics and information technology
18manufacturing zone and does not renew operation of the business or a similar
19business in the zone within 12 months.
AB1,29,2320 (b) The corporation may require a business to repay any tax benefits the
21business claims for a year in which the business failed to maintain employment
22levels or a significant capital investment in property required by an agreement
23between the business and the corporation.
AB1,30,3
1(c) The corporation shall determine the maximum amount of the tax benefits
2that a certified business may claim and shall notify the department of revenue of this
3amount.
AB1,30,54 (d) The corporation shall annually verify the information submitted to the
5corporation under ss. 71.07 (3wm) and 71.28 (3wm).
AB1,30,96 (e) The corporation shall adopt policies and procedures defining a tier I county
7or municipality and a tier II county or municipality. The corporation may consider
8all of the following information when establishing the definitions required under this
9paragraph:
AB1,30,1010 1. Unemployment rate.
AB1,30,1211 2. Percentage of families with incomes below the poverty line established under
1242 USC 9902 (2).
AB1,30,1313 3. Median family income.
AB1,30,1414 4. Median per capita income.
AB1,30,1615 5. Other significant or irregular indicators of economic distress, such as a
16natural disaster or mass layoff.
AB1,30,1817 (f) The corporation shall adopt policies and procedures defining “significant
18capital expenditure” for purposes of sub. (3m).
AB1,30,22 19(5) No environmental impact statement required. The issuance of any permit
20or approval for a new manufacturing facility within an electronics and information
21technology manufacturing zone designated under this section is not a major action
22for the purposes of s. 1.11 (2) (c).
AB1,50 23Section 50 . 238.399 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,30,2524 238.399 (3) (a) The corporation may designate not more than 30 35 enterprise
25zones.
AB1,51
1Section 51. 238.399 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,31,62 238.399 (3) (e) If the corporation revokes all certifications for tax benefits
3within a designated enterprise zone, the corporation may cancel the designation of
4that enterprise zone. After canceling the designation of an enterprise zone, the
5corporation may designate a new enterprise zone subject to the limits of this
6subsection.
AB1,52 7Section 52 . 238.399 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 238.399 (4) (a).
AB1,53 8Section 53 . 238.399 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,31,109 238.399 (4) (b) If an enterprise zone designation expires under par. (a), the
10corporation may designate a new enterprise zone subject to the limits of sub. (3).
AB1,54 11Section 54 . 238.399 (5) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,31,1612 238.399 (5) (f) No more than one financial services technology business that,
13after completing a competitive corporate relocation process, retains its corporate
14headquarters in this state and retains at least 93 percent of its full-time employees
15in this state who were identified as being full-time employees of the business in the
16base year, as determined by the corporation.
AB1,55 17Section 55 . 238.399 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,31,2518 238.399 (5m) Additional tax benefits for significant capital expenditures.
19If the corporation determines that a business certified under sub. (5) makes a
20significant capital expenditure in the enterprise zone, the corporation may certify
21the business to receive additional tax benefits in an amount to be determined by the
22corporation, but not exceeding 10 percent of the business' capital expenditures. The
23corporation shall, in a manner determined by the corporation, allocate the tax
24benefits a business is certified to receive under this subsection over the remainder
25of the time limit of the enterprise zone under sub. (4) (a).
AB1,56
1Section 56. 281.346 (4) (c) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,32,62 281.346 (4) (c) 2m. The proposal is consistent with an approved water supply
3service area plan under s. 281.348 that covers the public water supply system unless
4the proposal is to provide water to a straddling community that includes an
5electronics and information technology manufacturing zone designated under s.
6238.396 (1m)
.
AB1,57 7Section 57 . 281.36 (3b) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,32,158 281.36 (3b) (b) No person may discharge dredged material or fill material into
9a wetland unless the discharge is authorized by a wetland general permit or
10individual permit issued by the department under this section or the discharge is
11exempt under sub. (4) or (4m) (a). No person may violate any condition contained in
12a wetland general or individual permit issued by the department under this section.
13The department may not issue a wetland general or individual permit under this
14section unless it determines that the discharge authorized pursuant to the wetland
15general or individual permit will comply with all applicable water quality standards.
AB1,58 16Section 58 . 281.36 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1,33,217 281.36 (3m) (a) When permit required. Any person wishing to proceed with a
18discharge into any wetland shall submit an application for a wetland individual
19permit under this subsection unless the discharge has been authorized under a
20wetland general permit as provided in sub. (3g) or is exempt under sub. (4) or (4m)
21(a)
. Before submitting the application, the department shall hold a meeting with the
22applicant to discuss the details of the proposed discharge and the requirements for
23submitting the application and for delineating the wetland. An applicant may
24include in the application a request for a public informational hearing. The

1application shall be accompanied by the applicable fee specified in sub. (11) or (12)
2(a).
AB1,59 3Section 59 . 281.36 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1,33,114 281.36 (4m) Exemption and waiver; electronics and information technology
5manufacturing zone.
(a) The permitting requirement under sub. (3b) does not apply
6to any discharge into a wetland located in an electronics and information technology
7manufacturing zone designated under s. 238.396 (1m) if the discharge is related to
8the construction, access, or operation of a new manufacturing facility in the zone and
9all adverse impacts to functional values of wetlands are compensated at a ratio of 2
10acres per each acre impacted through any of the following methods, consistent with
11the rules promulgated under this section:
AB1,33,1212 1. Purchasing credits from a mitigation bank located in this state.
AB1,33,1313 2. Participating in the in lieu fee subprogram under sub. (3r).
AB1,33,1414 3. Completing mitigation within this state.
AB1,33,1515 4. Participating in the escrow subprogram under sub. (3s).
AB1,33,1716(b) The department shall waive water quality certification under 33 USC 1341
17(a) 1. for a discharge under par. (a).
AB1,60 18Section 60 . Nonstatutory provision.
AB1,33,2219 (1) The department of transportation may not expend the proceeds of general
20obligation bonds issued under section 20.866 (2) (uuz) of the statutes unless the state
21receives an award of federal moneys for the I 94 north-south corridor project under
22section 84.0145 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes.
AB1,61 23Section 61 . Fiscal changes.
AB1,34,424 (1) Economic development liaison. In the schedule under section 20.005 (3)
25of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of administration under

1section 20.505 (1) (a) of the statutes, the dollar amount for fiscal year 2017-18 is
2increased by $183,500 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2018-19 is increased by
3$177,500 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department by 1.0 GPR
4unclassified economic development liaison position.
AB1,62 5Section 62 . Initial applicability.
AB1,34,96 (1) Sales and use tax exemption. The treatment of section 77.54 (65) of the
7statutes first applies to purchases made after the Wisconsin Economic Development
8Corporation enters into a contract with a business to locate in an electronics and
9information technology manufacturing zone.
AB1,63 10Section 63 . Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
11except as follows:
AB1,34,1412 (1) The treatment of sections 20.505 (1) (fr) of the statutes takes effect on the
13day after publication, or on the 2nd day after publication of the 2017 biennial budget
14act, whichever is later.
AB1,34,1515 (End)
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