Wisconsin Legislature: Public works

Wind energy system rules: current rules repealed and PSC to submit rules required under current law - SB50

Wind energy systems setback requirements: allow municipality to impose requirement more restrictive than PSC rules, certificate of public convenience and necessity provision - AB581

Wind energy systems setback requirements: allow municipality to impose requirement more restrictive than PSC rules, certificate of public convenience and necessity provision - SB392

Wind energy systems setback requirements: PSC to promulgate rules after DHS reports on an epidemiological study; construction of a large wind energy system before rules go into effect prohibited; local governments may not impose more restrictive rules - SB263

Condemnation law revisions re public purpose, blighted property, residential property, public utilities, and procedures; PSC provision - SB83

Dry cask storage to store spent fuel from a nuclear power plant: public utility, or other person, required to make annual payments to municipality or county where it is stored; PSC duties - AB309

Dry cask storage to store spent fuel from a nuclear power plant: public utility, or other person, required to make annual payments to municipality or county where it is stored; PSC duties - SB216

Electric public utility to offer temporary discounted rates to qualifying industrial customers: PSC to approve if it will promote economic development - AB145

Electric public utility to offer temporary discounted rates to qualifying industrial customers: PSC to approve if it will promote economic development - SB102

Energy efficiency, conservation, and renewable resource programs: eliminating a repeal by 2011 WisAct 32 in which PSC must require electric and natural gas public utilities to spend a greater percentage on these programs - AB565

Municipal court judgment may be paid by assignment of earnings, pension, or prizes; municipal utility providing electric and water service to rental dwelling prohibited from using arrearage collection procedure under certain conditions - AB182

Nonessential uses of natural gas re utilities: prohibition and PSC rule-making authority repealed - AB229

PSC revisions re notices, orders, determinations, firm sale of electricity to affiliates, contracts or arrangements between public utilities and affiliated interests, certificate of approval, removal of certain electric and steam lines, renewable portfolio standards, prohibiting commissioners from certain political activities, and penalties for tampering or interfering with utility equipment; JRCCP report - AB527

PSC revisions re notices, orders, determinations, firm sale of electricity to affiliates, contracts or arrangements between public utilities and affiliated interests, certificate of approval, removal of certain electric and steam lines, renewable portfolio standards, prohibiting commissioners from certain political activities, and penalties for tampering or interfering with utility equipment; JRCCP report - SB428

Public Utility Distribution Account revisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 770e, gh, 1719d, 2187p, 2188d, 2191L, n] - AB40

Recall petition: employment discrimination against an individual who signs or refuses to sign prohibited; exception for nonpartisan employees of or applicants to GAB, the legislature, legislative service agencies, and other specified commissions - AB729

Recall petition: employment discrimination against an individual who signs or refuses to sign prohibited; exception for nonpartisan employees of or applicants to GAB, the legislature, legislative service agencies, and other specified commissions - SB566

State-owned heating, cooling, and power plant: sale or contractual operation of; DOA and PSC duties [A.Amdt.1: revisions and JCF approval; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - JR1 AB11

State-owned heating, cooling, and power plant: sale or contractual operation of; DOA and PSC duties - JR1 SB11

Unbilled utility service: customer not liable for service within the two year deadline if utility fails to bill the customer in a timely manner; PSC provision - SB58

Vehicle transporting poles, pipes, girders, and similar materials on highways: DOT overlength permit eliminated, conditions specified - AB253

Vehicle transporting poles, pipes, girders, and similar materials on highways: DOT overlength permit eliminated, conditions specified - SB189

Vehicle transporting poles, pipes, girders, and similar materials on highways: DOT overlength permit eliminated, conditions specified - SE1 AB8

Vehicle transporting poles, pipes, girders, and similar materials on highways: DOT overlength permit eliminated, conditions specified - SE1 SB8

Income maintenance administration unit: DHS to establish and administer programs in all counties; state supplemental payment program and the caretaker supplement program administration transferred to DCF; contract provision [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Health Services, Department of — Supportive living and treatment"] - AB40

Income maintenance administration unit: DHS to establish and administer programs in all counties; state supplemental payment program and the caretaker supplement program administration transferred to DCF; contract provision [for section numbers, see entry under ``Health Services, Department of — Supportive living and treatment"] - SB27

Development moratorium ordinance: city, town, or village may enact under specified conditions including burden on public facilities and public safety or health threat - AB562

Development moratorium ordinance: city, town, or village may enact under specified conditions including burden on public facilities and public safety or health threat [S.Amdt.1: ``land development" provisions deleted] - SB504

Energy conservation standards and environmental design standards for state-owned or leased, local government, and school district buildings; LEED certification, graywater and rainwater systems, administrative rules, and report provisions; DOA, DSPS, and Building Commission duties - AB737

Hiring persons not legally in the U.S.: companies are ineligible for income and franchise tax credits, property tax exemptions, public works contracts, and local governmental unit loans or grants for seven years - SB137

Prevailing wage applied to highway, road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main public works project for a town: statutory threshold for applicability raised; DWD duties - AB91

Prevailing wage applied to highway, road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main public works project for a town: statutory threshold for applicability raised; DWD duties - SB46

Prevailing wage exemption does not apply to public works project re nursing home in a county with a population less than 50,000 [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9154 (2c)] - AB40

Prevailing wage law: changes made by 2009 WisAct 28 altered or eliminated re certain publicly funded private construction projects, threshold for applicability to public works projects, inspection and submission of payroll records re DWD, and violation remedies; other revisions re enactment of statewide concern, ``prevailing wage rate" defined, exemptions for small municipalities and residential properties, incidental work outside a worker's usual trade, and application to work the local government is not required to compensate for and certain truck drivers and subjourneypersons - AB183

Prevailing wage law exemption for public works project with certain amount of private funding and completed facility is used for conservation, recreational, or education purposes - AB233

Prevailing wage law exemption for public works project with certain amount of private funding and completed facility is used for conservation, recreational, or education purposes - SB230

Prevailing wage revisions including publicly funded private construction projects, inspection and submission of payroll records to DWD, enactment of statewide concern, incidental work outside a worker's usual trade, work the local government is not required to compensate, and multiple- and single-trade project of public works [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 354y, 1727mb-y, 2390c-zhi, zr, 2404c, q, 2725t, 3534e-h, 9354 (1u); A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1: further revisions, deletes 9454 (1u)] - AB40

Public construction projects and highway improvement projects: eliminating prohibitions from 2011 WisAct 32 - AB454

Public construction projects and highway improvement projects: eliminating prohibitions from 2011 WisAct 32 - SB337

Public construction projects, which includes road projects: limitations on performance of by political subdivisions, method of bidding revisions, county highway department maintenance capacity and funding [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1727d-L, 2221i, 2267x, 9332 (1u), 9432 (1u); A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1: performance by political subdivisions provisions removed, limitation on highway work performed by a county for another county or municipality, exceptions provided, appropriation provisions, 1675n, 1696m, 1713m, 2278em, o, deletes 1727i] - AB40

State building contracting and construction procedures revised - SB366

Wisconsin conservation corps (WCC) program established and WCC Board created in DOA, finance and project criteria provisions; National and Community Service Board duties, public works exceptions, and annual report required - AB616

Attempts to influence state procurement decisions or proposals: former state public official prohibition and lobbyist principal reporting requirements created, penalty provisions - AB675

Audits on cost-benefit analyses and continued appropriateness reviews re state agency contracts for services - SB569

Bids for state procurement: threshold increased [Sec. 246-249, 259, 9301 (1); original bill only] - AB40

Bids for state procurement: threshold increased [Sec. 246-249, 259, 9301 (1)] - SB27

Biennial budget report: state agencies required to include certain contractual services and cost-benefit analysis information; DOT and U.W. provisions - SB573

Contracting for services in state procurement revisions; private contractors or consultants cannot be used to perform services of public employees required to serve an unpaid leave of absence, JCF provision - SB574

Contractual services purchased by state agencies: DOA and OSER review and cost-benefit analysis provisions repealed; annual report requirement eliminated [Sec. 188, 233, 237-239, 258, 2200, 9301 (2); original bill only] - AB40

Contractual services purchased by state agencies: DOA and OSER review and cost-benefit analysis provisions repealed; annual report requirement eliminated [Sec. 188, 233, 237-239, 258, 2200, 9301 (2)] - SB27

Cost-benefit analyses and continued appropriateness reviews re state agency contracts for services: exemptions specified, conducted by contract prohibited, and cannot be shown to a bidder until letter of intent is issued - SB570

Energy consuming equipment purchases by state agencies: units that cost less than set amount exempt from energy efficiency standards requirement [Sec. 260] - AB40

Energy consuming equipment purchases by state agencies: units that cost less than set amount exempt from energy efficiency standards requirement [Sec. 260] - SB27

False claim under a contract or order for materials, equipment, or services provided to the state or local government: penalties, AG duties, and relief for discriminated employee provisions - SB572

Food purchased by U.W. Board of Regents: exceptions to state procurement requirements - AB22

Generic drugs purchased for MA by competitive bidding process: DHS study required [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9121 (11i)] - AB40

Hiring persons not legally in the U.S.: companies are ineligible for income and franchise tax credits, property tax exemptions, public works contracts, and local governmental unit loans or grants for seven years - SB137

Income maintenance administration unit: DHS to establish and administer programs in all counties; state supplemental payment program and the caretaker supplement program administration transferred to DCF; contract provision [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Health Services, Department of — Supportive living and treatment"] - AB40

Income maintenance administration unit: DHS to establish and administer programs in all counties; state supplemental payment program and the caretaker supplement program administration transferred to DCF; contract provision [for section numbers, see entry under ``Health Services, Department of — Supportive living and treatment"] - SB27

Minority-owned business: preferences in state procurement percentage increased - SB166

Prison industries and state procurement [Sec. 242, 256, 261] - AB40

Prison industries and state procurement [Sec. 242, 256, 261] - SB27

Public construction projects, which includes road projects: limitations on performance of by political subdivisions, method of bidding revisions, county highway department maintenance capacity and funding [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1727d-L, 2221i, 2267x, 9332 (1u), 9432 (1u); A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1: performance by political subdivisions provisions removed, limitation on highway work performed by a county for another county or municipality, exceptions provided, appropriation provisions, 1675n, 1696m, 1713m, 2278em, o, deletes 1727i] - AB40

Purchasing preference for Wisconsin-based businesses revision re out-of-state vendors that have or will have 50% of their operations in Wisconsin - AB374

Purchasing preference for Wisconsin-based businesses revision re out-of-state vendors that have or will have 50% of their operations in Wisconsin - SB303

Purchasing preference from Wisconsin-based businesses: setting percentage goals for state agencies and local governmental units; DOA duties and plan required - AB21

Service contracts enforced by OCI: regulations created; definition, exemption, and penalty provisions [S.Amdt.3: preference in state procurement for Wisconsin-based businesses added; A.Amdt.1: deletes provisions added by S.Amdt.3] - SB492

State agency operations, contracts, and grants: deadline for DOA to implement disclosure of expenditures requirements from 2011 WisAct 32; time frame for state agencies to report to DOA - SB565

State agency operations, contracts, and grants: disclosure of expenditures, Internet provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 215m; A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1: computer operations upgrade exemption with JCF approval] - AB40

State contractual services exemptions: engineering or architectural service contracts approval by DOA modified; DOT reports on contractual engagements, cost-benefit analysis, and recommendations to improve local road improvement projects process required - SB575

State contractual services: notification to Governor and JCF provision; Division of Legal Services in DOA to develop standard performance measures and benchmark indicators; unsatisfactory contractor performance provisions - SB571

State highway improvement program: bidding process, designating government body as DOT agent, and emergency projects [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2195m, 2221cb-e, 2432w, 9448 (11f); deleted by A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1] - AB40

State procurement: DOA to maintain list of parties who violate a contract or statutory provision; ineligibility for state contracts provision [Sec. 240, 9301 (3)] - AB40

State procurement: DOA to maintain list of parties who violate a contract or statutory provision; ineligibility for state contracts provision [Sec. 240, 9301 (3)] - SB27

State purchasing agents prohibited from purchasing or contracting for materials or services with an entity engaging in investment activities in Iran; exception to lowest-bidder award, penalty for false information, and DOA duty re list of entities prohibited from purchasing contracts - AB570

Student information system: State Superintendent to develop request for proposal and criteria for selecting vendors - AB576

Student information system: State Superintendent to develop request for proposal procedures and criteria for selecting vendors, fee and compatible software provisions - SB556