560.10(2)
(2) The purpose of this section and the industrial building construction loan fund is to assist and advance the general prosperity and economic welfare of the people of this state and to improve their standard of living and improve employment opportunities in the state by making loans to regional and local development corporations to enable the construction of industrial buildings where such construction would not otherwise occur. In carrying out the purposes and exercising the powers granted by this section the department shall be regarded as performing an essential governmental function.
560.10(3)
(3) The department shall administer this section and make loans for the purpose provided under
sub. (2) to regional or local corporations. The department may determine the terms and conditions of any such loan, and may charge interest on such loans lower than the going market rate.
560.10 History
History: 1977 c. 418;
1979 c. 361 s.
105; Stats. 1979 s. 560.10.
560.11
560.11
Small business environmental council. 560.11(1)
(1) The small business environmental council shall do all of the following:
560.11(1)(a)
(a) Advise the department of natural resources concerning the effectiveness of the small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance assistance program under
s. 285.79, difficulties encountered by small business stationary sources, as defined in
s. 285.79 (1), in complying with
s. 299.15 and
ch. 285 and the degree and severity of enforcement of
s. 299.15 and
ch. 285 against small business stationary sources.
560.11(1)(b)
(b) Periodically report to the department of natural resources and to the administrator of the federal environmental protection agency concerning the compliance of the state small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance assistance program with the federal paperwork reduction act,
44 USC 3501 to
3520, the federal regulatory flexibility act,
5 USC 601 to
612, and the federal equal access to justice act,
5 USC 504.
560.11(1)(c)
(c) Review information to be provided to small business stationary sources in connection with
s. 299.15 and
ch. 285 to ensure that the information can be understood by persons without technical training.
560.11(1)(d)
(d) Provide other advice, as directed by the secretary, related to assisting small businesses in complying with federal and state air pollution laws.
560.11(2)
(2) The employees of the department of commerce who staff the small business ombudsman clearinghouse under
s. 560.03 (9) and the employees of the department of natural resources who staff the small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance assistance program under
s. 285.79 shall provide the small business environmental council with the assistance necessary to comply with
sub. (1).
560.11 History
History: 1991 a. 302;
1995 a. 227.
560.12
560.12
Recycling rebate program. 560.12(1)(ad)
(ad) "Qualified property" means machinery or equipment that is used exclusively in the process of recycling.
560.12(1)(ag)
(ag) "Recycling" means the processing of recyclable material or the manufacture of products from recyclable material with or without treatment and excludes any form of energy recovery or composting.
560.12(1)(am)
(am) "Recycling enterprise" means a person who engages in recycling.
560.12(2)
(2) Department powers and duties. The department shall develop, implement and administer a recycling rebate program. The department shall develop criteria for reporting on and evaluating the program.
560.12(3)
(3) Purposes of recycling rebate program. The department shall develop the recycling rebate program to increase the recycling of recyclable material that is generated in this state by providing incentives to do all of the following:
560.12(3)(a)
(a) Use recyclable material generated in this state as a raw material.
560.12(3)(b)
(b) Establish and expand viable recycling enterprises in this state.
560.12(3)(c)
(c) Create new markets and expand or maintain existing markets for recyclable materials generated in this state.
560.12(4)
(4) Eligibility. A municipality or other public entity, sole proprietorship, association, partnership, limited liability company, corporation or nonprofit organization may apply for a recycling rebate if all of the following apply:
560.12(4)(b)
(b) It makes products or components using recyclable material generated in this state as a raw material or processes recyclable material generated in this state into a marketable form.
560.12(4)(d)
(d) It meets other eligibility requirements established by the department.
560.12(5)
(5) Rebates for qualified property. 560.12(5)(a)(a) Before July 1, 1995, the department shall pay recycling rebates to recycling enterprises for qualified property to be purchased by the recycling enterprise or, if already purchased, for which the recycling enterprise has executed a purchase order not more than 90 days before applying for the recycling rebate. The department shall pay recycling rebates for qualified property used to process types of recyclable materials selected by the department based on the state priorities established under s.
159.03 (1) (b), 1991 stats., in effect on January 1 of the year in which the department pays the rebate. The department may not pay recycling rebates under this subsection for qualified property used to process a recyclable material unless there is a market for the processed recyclable material.
560.12(5)(b)
(b) The department shall make a rebate under
par. (a) as a one-time payment in an amount established by the department that is not less than 5% nor more than 25% of the cost of the qualified property and that is based in part on the amount of solid waste used by the recycling enterprise that is generated in this state and, if the qualified property replaces equipment or machinery used to make products from solid waste, in part on the increase in the amount of solid waste used by the recycling enterprise. The total amount of rebates awarded to any one facility under this subsection may not exceed $250,000.
560.12(5)(c)
(c) In the period beginning on December 3, 1993, and ending on June 30, 1995, the department may not award more than $5,000,000 for rebates under this subsection.
560.12(6)(a)(a) The department shall identify types of recyclable materials for which it will pay recycling rebates based on the goals of the recycling rebate program and the state priorities established under s.
159.03 (1) (b), 1991 stats., in effect on January 1 of the year in which the department makes the selection. The department may provide that recycling rebates will be available for a recyclable material only in specified areas of this state. The department may not pay recycling rebates under this subsection for the processing of a recyclable material unless there is a market for the processed recyclable material.
560.12(6)(b)
(b) For each type of recyclable material identified under
par. (a), the department shall establish the rate of payment and the total amount of recycling rebates to be paid. The department shall base the rate of payment and the total amounts of recycling rebates for each type of recyclable material on the amount of money available to pay rebates and the determination by the department of the amount of rebates necessary to accomplish the purposes of the recycling rebate program and the state priorities established under s.
159.03 (1) (b), 1991 stats., in effect on January 1 of the year in which the department makes the determination.
560.12(6)(c)
(c) The department shall make a commitment to pay recycling rebates under this subsection for a period of up to 5 years subject to the availability of funds. The department shall develop criteria for selecting the applicants to receive recycling rebates if eligible applications for any type of recyclable material exceed the total amount set aside for that type of recyclable material under
par. (b). An applicant may be selected more than once to receive recycling rebates under this subsection. The department may establish a maximum payment to any applicant for a year.
560.12(6)(d)
(d) The department shall pay recycling rebates to each applicant selected to receive recycling rebates under this subsection.
560.12(6)(e)
(e) The department may not pay a recycling rebate under this subsection on or after July 1, 1995, unless the department made a commitment to an applicant before July 1, 1995, to pay the recycling rebate.
560.12(7)
(7) Application. The department shall, by rule, develop application procedures for the recycling rebate program. The application for a rebate shall show that the applicant satisfies the requirements of
sub. (4). The application for a rebate under
sub. (5) shall identify the qualified property and the facility in which it is or will be used, state the cost of the qualified property and include an estimate of the amount of recyclable material that is used or that will be used by the applicant and that is generated in this state and documentation to support the estimate. The application for a rebate under
sub. (6) shall include an estimate of the amount of recyclable material generated in this state that will be used by the applicant in the year for which the application is submitted.
560.125
560.125
Diesel truck idling reduction grants. 560.125(1)(c)
(c) "Idling reduction unit" means a device that is installed on a diesel truck to reduce the long-duration idling of the truck by providing heat, air conditioning, or electricity to the truck while the truck is stationary and the main drive engine of the truck is not operating.
560.125(1)(d)
(d) "Post-1998 diesel truck engine" means a heavy-duty highway diesel engine that complies with the air pollutant emission standards promulgated by the federal environmental protection agency under
42 USC 7521 for engine model year 1998 or a later engine model year.
560.125(2)
(2) Authority. Beginning on July 1, 2006, and ending on June 30, 2011, the department may award a grant to an eligible applicant for the purchase and field testing of one or more idling reduction units as provided in
subs. (3) and
(4).
560.125(3)
(3) Eligible applicants. An applicant is eligible for a grant under this section only if all of the following apply:
560.125(3)(a)
(a) The applicant is a common motor carrier, contract motor carrier, or private motor carrier that transports freight.
560.125(3)(c)
(c) The applicant pays 30 percent of the eligible costs for each idling reduction unit covered by a grant under this section without the use of grants, loans, or other financial assistance from this state or from a local governmental unit in this state.
560.125(3)(d)
(d) The applicant agrees to collect information relating to the operation and performance of each idling reduction unit covered by a grant under this section, as required by the department, and to report that information to the department.
560.125(4)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), the costs that an applicant has incurred or will incur to purchase and install an idling reduction unit on a truck tractor that is owned and operated by the applicant and that has a post-1998 diesel truck engine are eligible costs under this section if the use of the idling reduction unit will result, in the aggregate, in a decrease in the emissions of one or more air contaminants, as defined in
s. 285.01 (1), from the truck tractor on which the idling reduction unit is installed or in a decrease in the use of energy by the truck tractor on which the idling reduction unit is installed.
560.125(4)(b)1.
1. The cost of shipping an idling reduction unit from the manufacturer to the facility where the idling reduction unit will be installed on the truck tractor.
560.125(4)(c)
(c) Subject to
par. (d), the department may make a grant under this section of 70 percent of the eligible costs for not more than the following number of idling reduction units:
560.125(4)(c)1.
1. If the applicant owns and operates one truck tractor with a post-1998 diesel truck engine, one.
560.125(4)(c)2.
2. If the applicant owns and operates at least 2 but not more than 10 truck tractors with post-1998 diesel truck engines, 2.
560.125(4)(c)3.
3. If the applicant owns and operates at least 11 but not more than 50 truck tractors with post-1998 diesel truck engines, the greater of the following:
560.125(4)(c)3.b.
b. Ten percent of the number of truck tractors with post-1998 diesel truck engines that the applicant owns and operates.
560.125(4)(c)4.
4. If the applicant owns and operates at least 51 but not more than 250 truck tractors with post-1998 diesel truck engines, the greater of the following:
560.125(4)(c)4.b.
b. Seven percent of the number of truck tractors with post-1998 diesel truck engines that the applicant owns and operates.
560.125(4)(c)5.
5. If the applicant owns and operates at least 251 but not more than 500 truck tractors with post-1998 diesel truck engines, the greater of the following:
560.125(4)(c)5.b.
b. Six percent of the number of truck tractors with post-1998 diesel truck engines that the applicant owns and operates.
560.125(4)(c)6.
6. If the applicant owns and operates at least 501 but not more than 2,500 truck tractors with post-1998 diesel truck engines, the greater of the following:
560.125(4)(c)6.b.
b. Five percent of the number of truck tractors with post-1998 diesel truck engines that the applicant owns and operates.
560.125(4)(c)7.
7. If the applicant owns and operates more than 2,500 truck tractors with post-1998 diesel truck engines, 3 percent of the number of truck tractors with post-1998 diesel truck engines that the applicant owns and operates.
560.125(4)(d)
(d) In any fiscal year, the department may not pay to any one applicant more than 20 percent of the amount appropriated under
s. 20.143 (3) (sm) for the fiscal year.
560.125(4)(e)
(e) The department may pay a grant over more than one fiscal year, subject to the availability of funds and to
par. (d).
560.125(4)(f)
(f) The department shall require that applicants receiving grants under this section covering more than one idling reduction unit purchase idling reduction units of more than one type and from more than one manufacturer. The department may impose other conditions on the receipt of grants.
560.125(4)(g)
(g) The department shall withhold payment of at least 20 percent of a grant under this section until the recipient has complied with the conditions of the grant established by the department, including providing to the department information relating to the operation and performance of each idling reduction unit covered by the grant.
560.125(5)
(5) Information. The department shall collect information from recipients of grants under this section relating to the operation and performance of idling reduction units. The department shall summarize the information collected and make it available to common motor carriers, contract motor carriers, and private motor carriers in an accessible and cost-effective manner, such as on department's Internet site.
560.125(5m)
(5m) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules for the administration of the program under this section.
560.125(6)
(6) Sunset. Subsections (2) to
(4) do not apply after December 31, 2012.
560.125 History
History: 2005 a. 25.
560.13
560.13
Brownfields grant program. 560.13(1)(a)
(a) "Brownfields" means abandoned, idle or underused industrial or commercial facilities or sites, the expansion or redevelopment of which is adversely affected by actual or perceived environmental contamination.
560.13(1)(b)
(b) "Brownfields redevelopment" means any work or undertaking by a person to acquire a brownfields facility or site and to raze, demolish, remove, reconstruct, renovate, or rehabilitate the facility or existing buildings, structures, or other improvements at the site for the purpose of promoting the use of the facility or site for commercial, industrial, or other purposes. "Brownfields redevelopment" does not include construction of new facilities on the site for any purpose other than environmental remediation activities.
560.13(1)(d)
(d) "Environmental remediation activities" means investigation, analysis and monitoring of a brownfields facility or site to determine the existence and extent of actual or potential environmental pollution; abating, removing or containing environmental pollution at a brownfields facility or site; or restoring soil or groundwater at a brownfields facility or site.
560.13(1)(g)
(g) "Person" means an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, nonprofit organization, city, village, town, county, or trustee, including a trustee in bankruptcy.
