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1560.17
(5r) (a) Under this subsection, the board may award to a business a loan
2that does not exceed $50,000 if all of the following apply:
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1. The business, together with any affiliate, subsidiary or parent entity, has
4fewer than 50 employes.
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2. The business is or will be located in a rural municipality.
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3. The rural municipality in which the business is or will be located satisfies
7either of the following criteria:
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a. The rural municipality is located in a county that has a median household
9income that is lower than the state median household income.
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b. If the rural municipality is located in a county that has a median household
11income that is higher than the state median household income, the rural
12municipality has a median household income that is lower than the county median
13household income.
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4. The business is starting or expanding its operations.
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5. The operations of the business do not involve metallic mining activities.
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6. The owner of the business attends a class that provides instruction in writing
17a business plan, making a business loan application and managing a start-up
18business.
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(b) A business applying for a loan under this subsection must submit an
20application package that includes a business plan and such personal and business
21financial information as the board requires to enable the board to assess sufficiently
22the potential viability of the business. The department shall assist a business in
23preparing an application.
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(c) A business that receives a loan under this subsection may use the loan
25proceeds for any of the following purposes:
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11. The purchase or improvement of land.
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2. The purchase of buildings, furniture, fixtures, machinery, equipment or
3inventory.
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3. Job training costs.
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4. Employe relocation costs.
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5. Working capital.
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(d) If a business that receives a loan under this subsection uses the loan
8proceeds for employe relocation costs under par. (c) 4., the department shall ensure
9all of the following:
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1. That an employe of the business has the option of accepting or declining any
11relocation assistance that is available as a result of the loan.
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2. That the compensation and benefits terms offered at the new location are at
13least as favorable as those offered by the business at its previous location.
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14Section 2955p. 560.17 (6m) of the statutes is renumbered 560.17 (6m) (a) and
15amended to read:
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560.17
(6m) (a)
In Except as provided in par. (b), in order to receive a grant or
17loan under this section a person or business shall contribute cash, from a source other
18than the state, in an amount that equals at least 25% of the total cost of the project.
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560.17
(6m) (b) The board shall determine whether, and the extent to which,
21in order to receive a loan under sub. (5r), a business must contribute from a source
22other than the state a portion of the cost of the project, except that the board may not
23require a business to contribute more than 20% of the cost of the project. The
24contribution may be in cash or in kind. The board shall determine what services or
25materials may be used as in-kind contributions.
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560.17
(7) (a) Except as provided in par. (am), the department shall designate
3staff to evaluate applications for grants or loans and assist the board under this
4section. The board shall act on an application for a grant or loan at its next regularly
5scheduled meeting after the department determines that the application is complete
,
6except that the board shall act on an application for a loan under sub. (5r) and advise
7the applicant of its decision within 45 days after the department determines that the
8application is complete.
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10560.175 Urban area early planning grants. (1) In this section:
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(a) "Early planning project" means the preliminary stages of considering and
12planning the expansion or start-up of a business that is or will be located in an urban
13area in this state.
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(b) "Urban area" means any of the following:
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1. A city, village or town that is located in a county with a population density
16of at least 150 persons per square mile.
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2. A city, village or town with a population of more than 6,000.
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18(2) Subject to subs. (3) and (6), the department may make a grant from the
19appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (c) to a person to fund an early planning project.
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20(3) The department may not award a grant to a person under this section unless
21the person submits an application, in a form required by the department, that
22contains or describes all of the following:
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(a) The location of the new or expanding business.
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(b) The ownership structure of the new or expanding business.
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(c) The product or service provided by the new or expanding business.
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1(d) The market for the product or service described in par. (c).
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(e) Competition within the market described in par. (d).
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(f) Any competitive advantages of the new or expanding business.
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(g) The person's estimate of the gross revenue of the new or expanding business
5over a period specified by the department.
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(h) The process for manufacturing the product, or providing the services, of the
7new or expanding business.
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(i) An estimate of the number of jobs that will be created by the new or
9expanding business.
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(j) The person's experience and training.
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(k) The person's estimate of the profit that will be generated by the new or
12expanding business over a period specified by the department.
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(L) The person's estimate of the capital required to complete the early planning
14project.
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(m) Potential sources of financing for the early planning project.
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(n) Any other information that the department requests.
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17(4) A person who receives a grant under this section may use the grant proceeds
18only for any of the following:
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(a) To perform a business feasibility study.
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(b) To prepare a detailed marketing plan.
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(c) To prepare a detailed business plan.
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22(5) In order to receive a grant under this section a person shall contribute cash,
23from a source other than the state, in an amount that equals at least 25% of the total
24cost of the project.
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1(6) (a) In any fiscal biennium, the department may not award to any one person
2more than $15,000 in grants under this section.
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(b) In any fiscal biennium, the department may not award more than $250,000
4in grants under this section.
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560.183
(3) (b) The agreement shall specify that the responsibility of the
7department to make the payments under the agreement is subject to the availability
8of funds in the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1)
(f), (jc)
and, (jm)
and (kr).
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560.183
(5) (a) The obligation of the department to make payments under an
11agreement entered into under sub. (3) (b) is subject to the availability of funds in the
12appropriations under s. 20.143 (1)
(f), (jc)
and, (jm)
and (kr).
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13Section
2959. 560.183 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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560.183
(5) (b) (intro.) If the cost of repaying the loans of all eligible applicants,
15when added to the cost of loan repayments scheduled under existing agreements,
16exceeds the total amount in the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1)
(f), (jc)
and, (jm)
17and (kr), the department shall establish priorities among the eligible applicants
18based upon the following considerations:
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560.183
(8) Administrative contract. (intro.) From the appropriation under
21s. 20.143 (1)
(f) (kr), the department shall contract with the board of regents of the
22University of Wisconsin System for administrative services from the office of rural
23health of the department of professional and community development of the
24University of Wisconsin Medical School. Under the contract, the office of rural health
25shall do all of the following:
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560.184
(3) (b) The agreement shall specify that the responsibility of the
3department to make the payments under the agreement is subject to the availability
4of funds in the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1)
(f), (jc)
and, (jL)
and (kr).
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560.184
(5) (a) The obligation of the department to make payments under an
7agreement entered into under sub. (3) is subject to the availability of funds in the
8appropriations under s. 20.143 (1)
(f), (jc)
and, (jL)
and (kr).
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9Section
2963. 560.184 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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560.184
(5) (b) (intro.) If the cost of repaying the loans of all eligible applicants,
11when added to the cost of loan repayments scheduled under existing agreements,
12exceeds the total amount in the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1)
(f), (jc)
and, (jL)
13and (kr), the department shall establish priorities among the eligible applicants
14based upon the following considerations:
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560.184
(7) Administrative contract. (intro.) From the appropriation under
17s. 20.143 (1)
(f) (kr), the department shall contract with the board of regents of the
18University of Wisconsin System for administrative services from the office of rural
19health of the department of professional and community development of the
20University of Wisconsin Medical School. Under the contract, the office of rural health
21shall do all of the following:
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23560.19 (title)
Hazardous pollution Pollution prevention.
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(1) In this section, "
hazardous pollution prevention" has the meaning
2given in s. 299.13 (1)
(c) (dm).
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560.19
(2) (a) 1. Determining the full costs of using and producing hazardous
5substances, toxic pollutants and
solid or hazardous waste.
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(2) (a) 2. Identifying processes that use or produce hazardous
8substances, toxic pollutants or
solid or hazardous waste and the composition of the
9hazardous substances, toxic pollutants or
solid or hazardous waste.
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(2) (a) 3. Identifying
hazardous pollution prevention options.
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(2) (b) 1. The need for a
hazardous pollution prevention assessment and
14a program participant's willingness to participate in an assessment.
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(2) (b) 2. The technical and financial ability of a program participant to
17implement
hazardous pollution prevention.
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(2) (b) 3. The potential for others to use the information gained from a
20hazardous pollution prevention assessment.
