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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
1995 ASSEMBLY BILL 150
AN ACT relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 1995 legislature, and making appropriations.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 3. 7.33 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
7.33 (1) (a) "Employe" has the meaning given under s. 101.01 (2) (a) (3).
SECTION 4. 7.33 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
7.33 (1) (b) "Employer" has the meaning given under s. 101.01 (2) (b) (4).
SECTION 5. 7.33 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
7.33 (1) (c) "State agency" has the meaning given under s. 20.001 (1) and includes an authority created under ch. 231, 232, 233 or 234.
SECTION 8. 11.36 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
11.36 (1) No person may solicit or receive from any state officer or employe or from any officer or employe of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority any contribution or service for any political purpose while the officer or employe is on state time or is engaged in his or her official duties, except that an elected state official may solicit and receive services not constituting a contribution from a state officer or employe or an officer or employe of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority with respect to a referendum only. Agreement to perform services authorized under this subsection may not be a condition of employment for any state such officer or employe.
SECTION 9. 11.36 (3) and (4) of the statutes are amended to read:
11.36 (3) Every person who has charge or control in a building, office or room occupied for any purpose by this state or, by any political subdivision thereof or by the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall prohibit the entry of any person into that building, office or room for the purpose of making or receiving a contribution.
(4) No person may enter or remain in any building, office or room occupied for any purpose by the state or, by any political subdivision thereof or by the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority or send or direct a letter or other notice thereto for the purpose of requesting or collecting a contribution.
SECTION 14L. 13.101 (4a) of the statutes is created to read:
13.101 (4a) The committee may transfer appropriated moneys from the appropriation account of any state agency, as defined in s. 20.001 (1), under which document production, reproduction or distribution costs are financed, other than a sum sufficient appropriation account, to the appropriation account under s. 20.870 (1) (r), in an amount not exceeding the savings accruing to the state during the fiscal biennium in which the transfer is made resulting from the centralization of document production, reproduction or distribution functions in the department of administration, as documented by the department.
SECTION 14g. 13.101 (4b) of the statutes is created to read:
13.101 (4b) The committee may transfer appropriated moneys from the appropriation account of any state agency, as defined in s. 20.001 (1), other than a sum sufficient appropriation account, in an amount not greater than the estimated savings to the state resulting from the implementation by the agency of an information technology project under s. 16.971 (5), to the appropriation account under s. 20.870 (1) (r). The committee shall not act under this subsection unless the estimated savings to the state are documented by the secretary of administration.
SECTION 15. 13.101 (4g) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.101 (4g) At the request of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under s. 92.14 (4r), the committee may transfer funds from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (cq) (6) (aq) to the appropriation under s. 20.115 (7) (q) if necessary to provide grants under s. 92.14 (4) (c).
SECTION 16. 13.101 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.101 (6) (a) As an emergency measure necessitated by decreased state revenues and to prevent the necessity for a state tax on general property, the committee may reduce any appropriation made to any board, commission, department, the university of Wisconsin system or to any other state agency or activity by such amount as it deems feasible, not exceeding 25% of the appropriations, except appropriations made by ss. 20.255 (2) (ac), (bc), (bh), (bm), (cg) and (cr), 20.395 (1), (2) (cq), (eq) to (ex) and (gq) to (gx), (3), (4) (aq) to (ax) and (6) (aq) and (ar), 20.435 (4) (a), (d) and (e) (1) (c), (6) (a) and (7) (da) and 20.445 (3) (a) and (d) or for forestry purposes under s. 20.370 (1), or any other moneys distributed to any county, city, village, town or school district. Appropriations of receipts and of a sum sufficient shall for the purposes of this section be regarded as equivalent to the amounts expended under such appropriations in the prior fiscal year which ended June 30. All functions of said state agencies shall be continued in an efficient manner, but because of the uncertainties of the existing situation no public funds should be expended or obligations incurred unless there shall be adequate revenues to meet the expenditures therefor. For such reason the committee may make reductions of such appropriations as in its judgment will secure sound financial operations of the administration for said state agencies and at the same time interfere least with their services and activities.
SECTION 16g. 13.101 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.101 (10) The committee may approve expenditure of moneys received by this state as a part of a block grant, and may approve a transfer of moneys allocated by the federal government to this state as a part of a block grant for use as a part of another such grant made for different purposes. In this subsection, "block grant" has the meaning given under s. 16.54 (2) (a).
SECTION 16m. 13.101 (13) of the statutes is created to read:
13.101 (13) (a) Upon the crediting of proceeds from the sale or lease of a state building or structure or state land to the appropriation account under s. 20.865 (4) (a), the amounts in the schedule for that appropriation are increased by the amount credited for the fiscal biennium in which the crediting occurs.
(b) If the building, structure or land was used by a single agency, as defined in s. 13.48 (14) (a), the committee may, upon request of that agency, transfer not more than 50% of the moneys so credited to any appropriation account of that agency, other than a sum sufficient appropriation account, without finding that an emergency exists under sub. (3) (a) 1. Upon such transfer, the amounts in the schedule for any sum certain appropriation to the agency from the account to which a transfer is made are increased by the amount transferred during the fiscal year or biennium for which the appropriation is made.
(c) The committee may, upon request of the building commission, transfer not more than 50% of the moneys so credited to the building trust fund without finding that an emergency exists under sub. (3) (a) 1.
(d) If the building, structure or land was not used by a single agency, as defined in s. 13.48 (14) (a), or was under the management of the department of administration for use by more than one agency, the committee may, upon request of the building commission, transfer an amount not greater than the amount of the moneys so credited to the building trust fund without finding that an emergency exists under sub. (3) (a) 1.
SECTION 16q. 13.123 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.123 (2) INTERIM EXPENSES. (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.765 (1) (a) or (b), each member of the legislature shall be entitled to an expense allowance for postage and clerical assistance for each full calendar month during which the legislature is in actual session 3 days or less. No allowance is payable to a representative to the assembly unless the speaker of the assembly files with the chief clerk of the assembly a written authorization for the allowance to be paid. No allowance is payable to a senator unless the majority leader of the senate files with the chief clerk of the senate a written authorization for the allowance to be paid. An authorization filed under this subsection becomes effective for the month in which it is filed and continues in effect through the month in which the speaker of the assembly or the majority leader of the senate files a written revocation of the authorization with the chief clerk of the appropriate house. The rate of such allowance shall be as follows:
SECTION 17. 13.172 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.172 (1) In this section, "agency" means an office, department, agency, institution of higher education, association, society or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, which is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, and any authority created in ch. 231, 233 or 234.
SECTION 17f. 13.45 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.45 (3) (a) For any day for which the legislator does not file a claim under s. 13.123 (1), any legislator appointed to serve on a legislative committee or a committee to which the legislator was appointed by either house or the officers thereof shall be reimbursed from the appropriations under ss. 20.315 and 20.765 (1) (a) or (b) for actual and necessary expenses incurred as a member of the committee.
SECTION 17m. 13.48 (1m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
13.48 (1m) (e) Notwithstanding par. (b), the building commission may grant waivers under s. 44.39 (5).
SECTION 18m. 13.48 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 13.48 (5) (a).
SECTION 18n. 13.48 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
13.48 (5) (b) Whenever the building commission considers any proposal for the construction of a new correctional institution or the expansion of an existing correctional institution, the department of administration shall provide the commission with information concerning annual operating costs, including staffing costs, that will result from such construction or expansion in connection with consideration of that proposal.
SECTION 22. 13.48 (10) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 288, is amended to read:
13.48 (10) APPROVAL BY BUILDING COMMISSION. (a) No state board, agency, officer, department, commission or body corporate may enter into a contract for the construction, reconstruction, remodeling of or addition to any building, structure, or facility, which involves a cost in excess of $100,000, without completion of final plans and arrangement for supervision of construction and prior approval by the building commission. The building commission may not approve a contract for the construction, reconstruction, renovation or remodeling of or an addition to a state building as defined in s. 44.51 (2) unless it determines that s. 44.57 has been complied with or does not apply. This section applies to the department of transportation only in respect to buildings, structures and facilities to be used for administrative or operating functions, including buildings, land and equipment to be used for the motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program under s. 110.20.
(b) This subsection does not apply to contracts any of the following:
1. Contracts by the department of natural resources for construction work related to hazardous substance spill response under s. 144.76 or environmental repair under s. 144.442. This subsection does not apply to projects
2. Projects approved by the governor in response to emergency situations under s. 16.855 (16) (b) or to allocations from the appropriation made under s. 20.867 (2) for special category projects when the building commission has released funds under sub. (3) and has also approved a plan for the expenditure of those funds. "Special category projects" for the purpose of this subsection subdivision include but are not limited to projects such as special maintenance, energy conservation, handicapped access and advance property acquisition designated by the building commission.
SECTION 22m. 13.48 (10) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 288 and 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
13.48 (10) (a) No state board, agency, officer, department, commission or body corporate may enter into a contract for the construction, reconstruction, remodeling of or addition to any building, structure, or facility, which involves a cost in excess of $100,000, without completion of final plans and arrangement for supervision of construction and prior approval by the building commission. The building commission may not approve a contract for the construction, reconstruction, renovation or remodeling of or an addition to a state building as defined in s. 44.51 (2) unless it determines that s. 44.57 or 16.846 has been complied with or does not apply. This section applies to the department of transportation only in respect to buildings, structures and facilities to be used for administrative or operating functions, including buildings, land and equipment to be used for the motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program under s. 110.20.
SECTION 23. 13.48 (10) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
13.48 (10) (b) 3. Construction or improvement projects of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.
SECTION 24. 13.48 (13) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.48 (13) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), every building, structure or facility that is constructed for the benefit of or use of the state or any state agency, board, commission or department or the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall be in compliance with all applicable state laws, rules, codes and regulations but the construction is not subject to the ordinances or regulations of the municipality in which the construction takes place except zoning, including without limitation because of enumeration ordinances or regulations relating to materials used, permits, supervision of construction or installation, payment of permit fees, or other restrictions.
SECTION 24c. 13.48 (13) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
13.48 (13) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) or (c), every building, structure or facility that is constructed for the benefit of or use of the state or any state agency, board, commission or department or the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall be in compliance with all applicable state laws, rules, codes and regulations and zoning ordinances or regulations of the municipality in which the construction takes place but is not subject to other ordinances or regulations of that municipality, including without limitation because of enumeration ordinances or regulations relating to materials used, permits, supervision of construction or installation, payment of permit fees, or other restrictions.
SECTION 24f. 13.48 (13) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
13.48 (13) (b) Every building, structure or facility that is constructed at state fair park shall be in compliance with all applicable state laws, rules and codes but is not subject to zoning or any other ordinances or regulations of the municipality in which the park is located.
SECTION 24g. 13.48 (14) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 13.48 (14) (am).
SECTION 24h. 13.48 (14) (a) of the statutes is created to read: