SB77, s. 4472 25Section 4472. 560.43 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1560.43 (1) (b) Cooperate with bureau center staff and respond promptly to
2requests for assistance in expediting and requests for information on the permit
3process under s. 560.42.
SB77, s. 4473 4Section 4473. 560.43 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1727,65 560.43 (1) (c) Include material provided by the bureau center under s. 560.42
6(4) in any public informational material on permits that it provides.
SB77, s. 4474 7Section 4474. 560.43 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1727,98 560.43 (1) (g) Provide to the center written notification of a change to a permit,
9along with a copy of the new or revised permit, before the effective date of the change.
SB77, s. 4475 10Section 4475. 560.43 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1727,1411 560.43 (2) Preapplication meetings. (intro.) Each regulatory agency shall
12provide an opportunity for a preapplication meeting with its staff to any person
13interested in applying for a permit upon request by the person or the bureau center,
14and shall comply with the following requirements:
SB77, s. 4476 15Section 4476. 560.43 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1727,1716 560.43 (2) (d) The regulatory agency shall invite participation by bureau center
17staff in preapplication meetings when appropriate.
SB77, s. 4477 18Section 4477. 560.44 of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1727,21 19560.44 Responsibilities related to brownfields redevelopment
20projects.
(1) Ombudsman. The center shall act as an ombudsman for brownfields
21redevelopment projects. As ombudsman, the center shall do all of the following:
SB77,1727,2322 (a) Promote brownfields redevelopment projects and related educational
23efforts.
SB77,1727,2524 (b) Coordinate interagency activities and responsibilities related to
25brownfields redevelopment projects.
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1(c) Coordinate, with the department of industry, labor and job development,
2training programs or activities for unemployed persons who reside in the vicinity of
3a brownfields redevelopment project.
SB77,1728,5 4(2) Administration of brownfields grant program. The center shall assist in
5administering the grant program under s. 560.13.
SB77, s. 4478 6Section 4478. 560.60 (1v) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1728,97 560.60 (1v) "Brownfields" means abandoned, idle or underused industrial or
8commercial facilities, the expansion or redevelopment of which is adversely affected
9by actual or perceived environmental contamination.
SB77, s. 4479 10Section 4479. 560.60 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1728,1411 560.60 (3) "Consortium" means an association of a business and a higher
12educational institution, or an association of a business and the Great Lakes
13composites consortium, which association is subject to an agreement complying with
14this subchapter
.
SB77, s. 4480 15Section 4480. 560.60 (4) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB77,1728,1816 560.60 (4) "Eligible recipient" means a governing body or a person who is
17eligible to receive a grant under s. 560.615, a grant or loan under s. 560.62, a grant
18or loan under s. 560.63 or a grant or loan under s. 560.65.
SB77, s. 4481 19Section 4481. 560.60 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1728,2420 560.60 (10) "Job" means a regular, nonseasonal full-time position providing
21full-time equivalent employment for one individual for one year, beginning after a
22project is completed
in which an individual, as a condition of employment, is required
23to work at least 2,080 hours per year, including paid leave and holidays
. "Job" does
24not include initial training before an employment position begins.
SB77, s. 4482 25Section 4482. 560.605 (1) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1560.605 (1) (e) 1. Except as provided under subd. 2. 3. and s. 560.68 (6), not less
2than 25% of the cost of the project.
SB77, s. 4483 3Section 4483. 560.605 (1) (e) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB77, s. 4484 4Section 4484. 560.605 (1) (e) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1729,65 560.605 (1) (e) 3. For grants under s. 560.615, not less than 50% of the cost of
6the management assessment and plan.
SB77, s. 4485 7Section 4485. 560.605 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1729,98 560.605 (1) (f) The project meets all criteria set forth in s. 560.615, 560.62,
9560.625, 560.63, 560.65 or 560.66, whichever is appropriate.
SB77, s. 4486 10Section 4486. 560.605 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1729,1311 560.605 (1) (g) Funds from the grant or loan under ss. s. 560.615, 560.62,
12560.625, 560.63, 560.65 and or 560.66 will not be used to pay overhead costs, except
13as provided in s. 560.65 (1m) (b), or to replace funds from any other source.
SB77, s. 4487 14Section 4487. 560.605 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1729,1715 560.605 (2) (intro.) The board shall consider all of the following before
16awarding a grant or loan to an eligible recipient for a project under ss. s. 560.615,
17560.62, 560.625, 560.63 or 560.66:
SB77, s. 4488 18Section 4488. 560.605 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1729,2119 560.605 (2m) (intro.) When considering whether a project under ss. s. 560.615,
20560.62, 560.625, 560.63 or 560.66 will be located in a targeted area, the board shall
21consider all of the following:
SB77, s. 4489 22Section 4489. 560.605 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1729,2423 560.605 (6) The board shall give priority for grants or loans under this section
24for projects related to brownfields redevelopment.
SB77, s. 4490 25Section 4490. 560.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1560.61 (1) Make a grant or loan to an eligible recipient for a project that meets
2the criteria for funding under s. 560.605 (1) and (2) and under s. 560.615, 560.62,
3560.625, 560.63, 560.65 or 560.66, whichever is appropriate, from the appropriations
4under s. 20.143 (1) (c), (cb), (ie), (s) and (sm).
SB77, s. 4491 5Section 4491. 560.61 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1730,86 560.61 (3) Make a loan grant under s. 560.16 from the appropriations under
7s. 20.143 (1) (c) and (ie) if the board determines that the loan grant meets the
8requirements of s. 560.16.
SB77, s. 4492 9Section 4492. 560.615 of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1730,14 10560.615 Manufacturing assessment grants. (1) The board may award a
11grant not exceeding $2,500 under s. 560.61 to a business operating for profit, with
12500 or fewer employes, including employes of any subsidiary or affiliated
13organization, to fund a management assessment and plan if all of the following
14apply:
SB77,1730,1715 (a) The manufacturing assessment and plan are likely to assist the business
16in adopting and implementing readily available and reasonably standardized new
17manufacturing processes and technologies.
SB77,1730,1918 (b) The manufacturing assessment and plan are likely to help make the
19business more competitive.
SB77,1730,2220 (c) The business commits to adopting and implementing the manufacturing
21and technological changes recommended as a result of the manufacturing
22assessment and plan.
SB77,1730,24 23(2) The total amount of grants made under this section may not exceed
24$750,000 in a fiscal biennium.
SB77, s. 4493 25Section 4493. 560.62 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1560.62 (1) (b) A technology development loan to a business to provide working
2capital or fixed asset financing for the development of the infrastructure of the
3business or for the initial commercialization of the a new industrial product or
4process if the business received a technology development grant or loan under par.
5(a) and if the research that was funded by the grant or loan under par. (a) resulted
6in the successful development of a new, or the improvement of an existing, industrial
7product or process
. A business that receives a loan under this paragraph may use
8the proceeds only to pay costs related to the production, marketing or sales of the a
9new or improved industrial product or process.
SB77, s. 4494 10Section 4494. 560.62 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB77, s. 4495 11Section 4495. 560.625 of the statutes is repealed.
SB77, s. 4496 12Section 4496. 560.63 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1731,2213 560.63 (1) The board may award a grant or loan under s. 560.61 to a business
14to fund a labor training program that provides state residents with job training in
15new technology, industrial skills or manufacturing processes or that are new to the
16business and in which advances have been made, as determined by the board, or with
17job training in
other employment-related skills or techniques in which advances
18have been made, as determined by the board, in order to meet the staffing needs of
19a the business,. The board may not award a grant or loan to fund a labor training
20program
if the training is not available fairly readily available, in the board's
21determination,
through existing federal, state or local resources except as provided
22in sub. (4).
SB77, s. 4497 23Section 4497. 560.63 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1732,224 560.63 (4) The contribution required under s. 560.605 (1) (e) 2. may consist of
25funding or of in-kind contributions. Not more than 20% of the contribution of a

1business may consist of funding which the business receives under the federal job
2training partnership act, 29 USC 1501 to 1781.
SB77, s. 4498 3Section 4498. 560.66 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1732,74 560.66 (1) (intro.) The board may award grants and loans under s. 560.61 to
5eligible recipients for any project that is not eligible for a grant or loan under ss. s.
6560.615,
560.62, 560.625 or 560.63, if the board determines that the project is a major
7economic development project and considers all of the following:
SB77, s. 4499 8Section 4499. 560.68 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1732,139 560.68 (3) The department may charge a grant or loan recipient an origination
10fee of up to 1.5% of the grant or loan amount if the grant or loan exceeds $200,000
11and is awarded under s. 560.63 or 560.66. The department shall deposit all
12origination fees collected under this subsection in the appropriation account under
13s. 20.143 (1) (gm).
SB77, s. 4500 14Section 4500. 560.70 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1732,2015 560.70 (2m) "Full-time job" means a regular, nonseasonal full-time position
16in which an individual, as a condition of employment, is required to work at least
172,080 hours per year, including paid leave and holidays, and for which the individual
18receives pay that is equal to at least 150% of the federal minimum wage and benefits
19that are not required by federal or state law. "Full-time job" does not include initial
20training before an employment position begins.
SB77, s. 4501 21Section 4501. 560.70 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1732,2422 560.70 (6) "Target population" means persons who are members of targeted
23groups for the purposes of the credit under ss. 71.07 (2dj) (2dx), 71.28 (1dj) (1dx) and
2471.47 (1dj) (1dx).
SB77, s. 4502 25Section 4502. 560.70 (7) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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1560.70 (7) "Tax benefits" means the development zones credit under ss. 71.07
2(2dx), 71.28 (1dx) and 71.47 (1dx).
SB77, s. 4503 3Section 4503. 560.71 (1m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1733,54 560.71 (1m) (d) The number of full-time jobs that are likely to be created or
5retained in the area as a result of its designation as a development zone.
SB77, s. 4504 6Section 4504. 560.71 (1m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1733,87 560.71 (1m) (e) The number of full-time jobs that are likely to be available to
8the target population as a result of the designation of the area as a development zone.
SB77, s. 4505 9Section 4505. 560.72 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1733,1110 560.72 (2) (h) An assessment of the effect of making the area a development
11zone on full-time jobs available to the targeted population.
SB77, s. 4506 12Section 4506. 560.73 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1733,1413 560.73 (1) (e) The effect of making the area a development zone on full-time
14jobs available to the targeted population.
SB77, s. 4507 15Section 4507. 560.735 (6r) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1733,2016 560.735 (6r) Subject to the population limit under sub. (6m), if an area that is
17nominated or designated as a development zone is comprised of one or more entire
18counties and a city, village or town is partially located in the area and partially
19located outside of the area, the entire city, village or town shall be part of the
20nominated or designated area.
SB77, s. 4508 21Section 4508. 560.745 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1733,2522 560.745 (1) (b) The local governing body may apply to the department for up
23to 3 5 12-month extensions of the designation. The department shall promulgate
24rules establishing criteria for approving an extension of a designation of an area as
25a development zone under this subsection.
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1Section 4509. 560.745 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1734,42 560.745 (2) (a) When the department designates a development zone under s.
3560.71, it shall establish a limit for tax benefits for the development zone determined
4by allocating to the development zone a portion of $28,155,000 $33,155,000.
SB77, s. 4510 5Section 4510. 560.745 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1734,86 560.745 (2) (am) Notwithstanding par. (a), the department may increase the
7established limit for tax benefits for a development zone that was designated before
8April 25, 1996, by no more than $500,000.
SB77, s. 4511 9Section 4511. 560.745 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1734,1210 560.745 (2) (c) 1. Ninety days after the day on which the department
11determines that the foregone tax revenues under par. (b) will equal or exceed the
12limit for the development zone established under par. (a) or (am).
SB77, s. 4512 13Section 4512. 560.75 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1734,1714 560.75 (8) Verify Annually verify information submitted to the department
15under ss. s. 71.07 (2di) (d) 2., (2dj) (e) 3., (2dL) (f) and (2ds) (d) 2. (2dx), 71.28 (1di)
16(d) 2., (1dj) (e) 3., (1dL) (f), (1ds) (d) 2. and (4) (am) and
(1dx) or 71.47 (1di) (d) 2., (1dj)
17(e) 3., (1dL) (f), (1ds) (d) 2. and (4) (am)
(1dx).
SB77, s. 4513 18Section 4513. 560.75 (9) of the statutes is repealed.
SB77, s. 4514 19Section 4514. 560.765 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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