AB188-ASA1,27,2
12. To For the clean water fund program only, to provide for financial hardship
2assistance, including grants.
AB188-ASA1, s. 85 3Section 85. 281.59 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB188-ASA1,27,64 281.59 (1m) Establishment of programs. (a) There is established a clean
5water fund program, administered under s. 281.58, with financial management
6provided under this section.
AB188-ASA1,27,87 (b) There is established a safe drinking water loan program, administered
8under s. 281.61, with financial management provided under this section.
AB188-ASA1, s. 86 9Section 86. 281.59 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB188-ASA1,27,1110 281.59 (2) (a) Administer its responsibilities under this section and s. ss.
11281.58, 281.60 and 281.61.
AB188-ASA1, s. 87 12Section 87. 281.59 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB188-ASA1,27,1513 281.59 (2) (b) Cooperate with the department in administering the clean water
14fund program, the safe drinking water loan program and the land recycling loan
15program
.
AB188-ASA1, s. 88 16Section 88. 281.59 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB188-ASA1,27,1917 281.59 (2) (c) Accept and hold any letter of credit from the federal government
18through which the state receives federal capitalization grant payments and
19disbursements to the clean water environmental improvement fund.
AB188-ASA1, s. 89 20Section 89. 281.59 (2m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB188-ASA1,27,2221 281.59 (2m) (title) Investment management; clean water environmental
22improvement
fund.
AB188-ASA1, s. 90 23Section 90. 281.59 (2m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB188-ASA1,28,224 281.59 (2m) (a) 1. Subject to par. (b), direct the investment board under s. 25.17
25(2) (d) to make any investment of the clean water environmental improvement fund,

1or in the collection of the principal and interest of all moneys loaned or invested from
2such that fund.
AB188-ASA1, s. 91 3Section 91. 281.59 (2m) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB188-ASA1,28,54 281.59 (2m) (b) 1. The action provides a financial benefit to the clean water
5environmental improvement fund.
AB188-ASA1, s. 92 6Section 92. 281.59 (2m) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB188-ASA1,28,87 281.59 (2m) (b) 2. The action does not contradict or weaken the purposes of the
8clean water environmental improvement fund.
AB188-ASA1, s. 93 9Section 93. 281.59 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB188-ASA1,28,1110 281.59 (3) (a) 1. An estimate of wastewater treatment , safe drinking water and
11land recycling project
needs of the state for the 4 fiscal years of the next 2 biennia.
AB188-ASA1, s. 94 12Section 94. 281.59 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB188-ASA1,28,1513 281.59 (3) (a) 2. The total amount of financial assistance planned to be provided
14or committed to municipalities for projects under subd. 1 during the 4 fiscal years of
15the next 2 biennia.
AB188-ASA1, s. 95 16Section 95. 281.59 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB188-ASA1, s. 96 17Section 96. 281.59 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB188-ASA1,28,2318 281.59 (3) (a) 5. Audited financial statements of the past operations and
19activities of the program under this section and s. 281.58, the estimated fund capital
20available in each of the next 4 fiscal years, and the projected clean water fund balance
21for each of the next 20 years given existing obligations and financial conditions
clean
22water fund program, the safe drinking water loan program and the land recycling
23loan program
.
AB188-ASA1, s. 97 24Section 97. 281.59 (3) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB188-ASA1,29,5
1281.59 (3) (a) 6. An amount equal to the estimated present value of subsidies
2for all clean water fund program loans and grants expected to be made for the
3wastewater treatment projects listed in the biennial needs list under s. 281.58 (3m),
4discounted at a rate of 7% per year to the first day of the biennium for which the
5biennial finance plan is prepared.
AB188-ASA1, s. 98 6Section 98. 281.59 (3) (a) 6e. of the statutes is created to read:
AB188-ASA1,29,107 281.59 (3) (a) 6e. An amount equal to the estimated present value of subsidies
8for all loans under the land recycling loan program to be made during the biennium
9for which the biennial finance plan is prepared, discounted at a rate of 7% per year
10to the first day of that biennium.
AB188-ASA1, s. 99 11Section 99. 281.59 (3) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB188-ASA1,29,1512 281.59 (3) (a) 6m. An amount equal to the estimated present value of subsidies
13for all loans under the safe drinking water loan program to be made during the
14biennium for which the biennial finance plan is prepared, discounted at a rate of 7%
15per year to the first day of that biennium.
AB188-ASA1, s. 100 16Section 100. 281.59 (3) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB188-ASA1,29,1817 281.59 (3) (a) 7. A discussion of the assumptions made in calculating the
18amount amounts under subd. subds. 6., 6e. and 6m.
AB188-ASA1, s. 101 19Section 101. 281.59 (3) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB188-ASA1,29,2120 281.59 (3) (a) 8. The amount of any service fee expected to be charged under
21s. 281.58 (9) (d)
during the next biennium under this section to an applicant.
AB188-ASA1, s. 102 22Section 102. 281.59 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB188-ASA1,30,223 281.59 (3) (b) The department of administration and the department shall
24consider as a guideline in preparing the portion of the biennial finance plan for the
25clean water fund program
that all state water pollution abatement general

1obligation debt service costs should not exceed 50% of all general obligation debt
2service costs to the state.
AB188-ASA1, s. 103 3Section 103. 281.59 (3) (c), (d), (dm), (e), (f) and (i) of the statutes are
4renumbered 281.59 (3e) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f), and 281.59 (3e) (a), (b) (intro.), (c),
5(d), (e) and (f), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB188-ASA1,30,86 281.59 (3e) (a) No moneys from the clean water fund may be expended for the
7clean water fund program
in a biennium until the legislature reviews and approves
8all of the following as part of the biennial budget act for the biennium:
AB188-ASA1,30,119 1. An amount of present value of the subsidy for the clean water fund program
10that is specified for that biennium under par. (d) (b) and is based on the amount
11included in the biennial finance plan under par. sub. (3) (a) 6.
AB188-ASA1,30,1412 2. The amount of public debt, authorized under s. 20.866 (2) (tc), that the state
13may contract for the purposes of s. 281.58 and this section the clean water fund
14program
.
AB188-ASA1,30,1615 3. The amount of revenue obligations, authorized under sub. (4) (f), that may
16be issued for the purposes specified in s. 25.43 (3) of the clean water fund program.
AB188-ASA1,30,1917 (b) (intro.) The amount of present value of the subsidy for the clean water fund
18program
that is required to be specified under par. (c) (a) 1. and approved by the
19legislature under this paragraph is as follows:
AB188-ASA1,31,220 (c) The department of administration may allocate amounts approved under
21par. (d) (b) as the present value of subsidies for financial assistance under this section
22and s. 281.58
the clean water fund program, including financial hardship assistance
23and assistance for the additional costs of approved projects. The department of
24administration may allocate amounts from the amount approved under par. (d) (b)
25for a biennium until December 30 of the fiscal year immediately following the

1biennium for projects for which complete applications under s. 281.58 (9) (a) are
2submitted before the end of the biennium.
AB188-ASA1,31,83 (d) The department may expend, for clean water fund program financial
4assistance in a biennium other than financial hardship assistance under s. 281.58
5(13) (e), an amount up to 85% of the amount approved by the legislature under par.
6(d) (b). The department may expend such amount only from the percentage of the
7amount approved under par. (d) (b) that is not available under par. (f) (e) for financial
8hardship assistance.
AB188-ASA1,31,149 (e) The department may expend, for clean water fund program financial
10hardship assistance in a biennium under s. 281.58 (13) (e), an amount up to 15% of
11the amount approved by the legislature under par. (d) (b) for that biennium. The
12department may expend such amount only from the percentage of the amount
13approved by the legislature under par. (d) (b) that is not available under par. (e) (d)
14for financial assistance.
AB188-ASA1,31,1915 (f) Using the amount approved under par. (d) (b) as a base, the department of
16administration shall calculate the present value of the actual subsidy of each clean
17water fund program loan or grant to be made for those projects in each biennium that
18are approved for financial assistance by the 2 departments. The present value shall
19be discounted as provided under par. sub. (3) (a) 6.
AB188-ASA1, s. 104 20Section 104. 281.59 (3) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB188-ASA1,32,221 281.59 (3) (j) No later than November 1 of each odd-numbered year, the
22department of administration and the department jointly shall submit a report, to
23the building commission and committees as required under par. (bm), on the
24implementation of the amount established under par. (d) sub. (3e) (b) as required
25under s. 281.58 (9m) (e), and on the operations and activities of the clean water fund

1program, the safe drinking water loan program and the land recycling loan program
2for the previous biennium.
AB188-ASA1, s. 105 3Section 105. 281.59 (3e) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB188-ASA1,32,44 281.59 (3e) (title) Clean water fund program expenditures.
AB188-ASA1, s. 106 5Section 106. 281.59 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB188-ASA1,32,116 281.59 (3m) Land recycling loan program expenditures. (a) No moneys may
7be expended for the land recycling loan program in a biennium until the legislature
8reviews and approves, as part of the biennial budget act for the biennium, an amount
9of present value of the subsidy for the land recycling loan program that is specified
10for that biennium under par. (b) and is based on the amount included in the biennial
11finance plan under sub. (3) (a) 6e.
AB188-ASA1,32,1312 (b) The amount of present value of the subsidy for the land recycling loan
13program that is approved by the legislature under this paragraph is as follows:
AB188-ASA1,32,1414 1. Equal to $4,500,000 during the 1997-99 biennium.
AB188-ASA1,32,1515 2. Equal to $1,000 for any biennium after the 1997-99 biennium.
AB188-ASA1,32,1816 (c) The department of administration may allocate amounts approved under
17par. (b) as the present value of subsidies for financial assistance under the land
18recycling program.
AB188-ASA1,32,2319 (d) Using the amount approved under par. (b) as a base, the department of
20administration shall calculate the present value of the actual subsidy of each land
21recycling loan made for those projects in each biennium that are approved for
22financial assistance. The present value shall be discounted as provided under sub.
23(3) (a) 6e.
AB188-ASA1, s. 107 24Section 107. 281.59 (3s) of the statutes is created to read:
AB188-ASA1,33,4
1281.59 (3s) Safe drinking water loan program expenditures. (a) No moneys
2may be expended for the safe drinking water loan program in a biennium until the
3legislature reviews and approves all of the following as part of the biennial budget
4act for the biennium:
AB188-ASA1,33,75 1. An amount of present value of the subsidy for the safe drinking water loan
6program that is specified for that biennium under par. (b) and is based on the amount
7included in the biennial finance plan under sub. (3) (a) 6m.
AB188-ASA1,33,98 2. The amount of public debt, authorized under s. 20.866 (2) (td), that the state
9may contract for the purposes of the safe drinking water loan program.
AB188-ASA1,33,1110 (b) The amount of present value of the subsidy for the safe drinking water loan
11program that is approved by the legislature under this paragraph is as follows:
AB188-ASA1,33,1212 1. Equal to $18,000,000 during the 1997-99 biennium.
AB188-ASA1,33,1313 2. Equal to $1,000 for any biennium after the 1997-99 biennium.
AB188-ASA1,33,1614 (c) The department of administration may allocate amounts approved under
15par. (b) as the present value of subsidies for financial assistance under the safe
16drinking water program.
AB188-ASA1,33,2117 (d) Using the amount approved under par. (b) as a base, the department of
18administration shall calculate the present value of the actual subsidy of each safe
19drinking water loan made for those projects in each biennium that are approved for
20financial assistance. The present value shall be discounted as provided under sub.
21(3) (a) 6m.
AB188-ASA1, s. 108 22Section 108. 281.59 (4) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB188-ASA1,34,223 281.59 (4) (am) Deposits, appropriations or transfers to the clean water
24environmental improvement fund for the purposes specified in s. 25.43 (3) of the
25clean water fund program
may be funded with the proceeds of revenue obligations

1issued subject to and in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18 or in accordance with
2subch. IV of ch. 18 if designated a higher education bond.
AB188-ASA1, s. 109 3Section 109. 281.59 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB188-ASA1,34,134 281.59 (4) (c) The building commission may pledge any portion of revenues
5received or to be received in the fund established in par. (b) or the clean water
6environmental improvement fund to secure revenue obligations issued under this
7subsection. The pledge shall provide for the transfer to the clean water
8environmental improvement fund of all pledged revenues, including any interest
9earned on the revenues, which are in excess of the amounts required to be paid under
10s. 20.320 (1) (c) and (u) for the purposes specified in s. 25.43 (3) of the clean water fund
11program
. The pledge shall provide that the transfers be made at least twice yearly,
12that the transferred amounts be deposited in the clean water environmental
13improvement
fund and that the transferred amounts are free of any prior pledge.
AB188-ASA1, s. 110 14Section 110. 281.59 (9) (a), (am) and (b) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are
15amended to read:
AB188-ASA1,34,2216 281.59 (9) (a) A loan approved under this section and s. 281.58 the clean water
17fund program, the safe drinking water loan program or the land recycling loan
18program
shall be for no longer than 20 years, as determined by the department of
19administration, be fully amortized not later than 20 years after the original date of
20the note, and require the repayment of principal and interest, if any, to begin not later
21than 12 months after the expected date of completion of the project that it funds, as
22determined by the department of administration.
AB188-ASA1,35,823 (am) The department of administration, in consultation with the department,
24may establish those terms and conditions of a financial assistance agreement that
25relate to its financial management, including what type of municipal obligation, as

1set forth under s. 66.36, is required for the repayment of the financial assistance.
2Any terms and conditions established under this paragraph by the department of
3administration shall comply with the requirements of this section and s. 281.58,
4281.60 or 281.61
. In setting such the terms and conditions, the department of
5administration may consider factors that the department of administration finds are
6relevant, including the type of municipal obligation evidencing the loan, the pledge
7of security for the municipal obligation and the municipality's applicant's
8creditworthiness.
AB188-ASA1,35,129 (b) (intro.) As a condition of receiving financial assistance under this section
10and s. 281.58, a municipality
the clean water fund program, the safe drinking water
11loan program or the land recycling loan program, an applicant
shall do all of the
12following:
AB188-ASA1,35,1413 1. Pledge the security, if any, required by the rules promulgated by the
14department of administration under this section and s. 281.58, 281.60 or 281.61.
AB188-ASA1, s. 111 15Section 111. 281.59 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB188-ASA1,35,2116 281.59 (11) Financial assistance payments. (a) The department of natural
17resources and the department of administration may enter into a financial
18assistance agreement with a municipality an applicant for which the department of
19administration has allocated subsidy under s. 281.58 (9m), 281.60 (8) or 281.61 (8)
20if the municipality applicant meets the conditions under sub. (9) and s. 281.58 (14)
21and the other requirements under this section and s. 281.58, 281.60 or 281.61.
AB188-ASA1,35,2522 (am) The department of administration shall make the financial assistance
23payments to a municipality which an applicant that has entered into a financial
24assistance agreement under par. (a) or to the municipality's applicant's designated
25agent.
AB188-ASA1,36,9
1(b) If a municipality fails to make a principal repayment or interest payment
2after its due date, the department of administration shall place on file a certified
3statement of all amounts due under this section and s. 281.58, 281.60 or 281.61.
4After consulting the department, the department of administration may collect all
5amounts due by deducting those amounts from any state payments due the
6municipality or may add a special charge to the amount of taxes apportioned to and
7levied upon the county under s. 70.60. If the department of administration collects
8amounts due, it shall remit those amounts to the fund to which they are due and
9notify the department of that action.
AB188-ASA1,36,1410 (c) The department of administration may retain the last payment under a
11financial assistance agreement until the department of natural resources and the
12department of administration determine that the project is completed and meets the
13applicable requirements of this section and s. 281.58, 281.60 or 281.61 and that the
14conditions of the financial assistance agreement are met.
AB188-ASA1, s. 112 15Section 112. 281.59 (13m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB188-ASA1,37,616 281.59 (13m) Legislative moral obligation. The building commission may, at
17the time the loan is made, by resolution designate a loan made under this section and
18s. 281.58
the clean water fund program as one to which this subsection applies. If
19at any time the payments received or expected to be received from a municipality on
20any loan so designated are pledged to secure revenue obligations of the state issued
21pursuant to subch. II of ch. 18 and are insufficient to pay when due principal of and
22interest on such loan, the department of administration shall certify the amount of
23such insufficiency to the secretary of administration, the governor and the joint
24committee on finance. If the certification is received by the secretary of
25administration in an even-numbered year before the completion of the budget under

1s. 16.43, the secretary of administration shall include the certified amount in the
2budget compilation. In any event, the joint committee on finance shall introduce in
3either house, in bill form, an appropriation of the amount so requested for the
4purpose of payment of the revenue obligation secured thereby. Recognizing its moral
5obligation to do so, the legislature hereby expresses its expectation and aspiration
6that, if ever called upon to do so, it shall make the appropriation.
AB188-ASA1, s. 113 7Section 113. 281.59 (13s) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB188-ASA1,37,118 281.59 (13s) Powers. The department of administration may audit, or contract
9for audits of, projects receiving financial assistance under this section and s. 281.58
10the clean water fund program, the safe drinking water loan program and the land
11recycling loan program
.
AB188-ASA1, s. 114 12Section 114. 281.59 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB188-ASA1,37,1513 281.59 (14) Rules. The department of administration shall promulgate rules
14that are necessary for the proper execution of this section and of its responsibilities
15under s. ss. 281.58, 281.60 and 281.61.
AB188-ASA1, s. 115 16Section 115. 281.60 of the statutes is created to read:
AB188-ASA1,37,17 17281.60 Land recycling loan program. (1) Definitions. In this section:
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