16.76 (4) (a) In this subsection, "master lease" means an agreement entered into by the department on behalf of one or more agencies for the lease of goods or the provision of to obtain property or services under which the department makes or agrees to make periodic payments.
(ag) The department may pay or agree to pay to the lessor under a master lease a sum substantially equivalent to or in excess of the aggregate value of goods involved property or services obtained and it may be agreed that the department or one or more agencies will become, or for no other or nominal consideration has the option to become, the owner of goods leased or to be leased property obtained or to be obtained under a master lease upon full compliance with the its terms of the agreement.
SECTION 95. 16.76 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.76 (4) (b) The Except as provided in par. (h), the department may enter into a master lease whenever the department determines that it is advantageous to the state to do so. If the master lease provides for payments to be made by the state from moneys that have not been appropriated at the time that the master lease is entered into, the master lease shall contain the statement required under s. 16.75 (3).
SECTION 96. 16.76 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.76 (4) (c) Payments under a master lease may include interest payable at a fixed or variable rate as the master lease may provide. The department may enter into agreements and ancillary arrangements which the department determines to be necessary to facilitate the use of a master lease, including liquidity facilities, remarketing or dealer agreements, letter of credit agreements, insurance policies, interest rate guaranty agreements, reimbursement agreements and indexing agreements.
SECTION 97. 16.76 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.76 (4) (e) The department may grant the lessor a perfected security interest in goods leased property obtained or to be leased obtained under each a master lease. The department shall record and preserve evidence of the security interest in its offices at all times during which the master lease is in effect.
SECTION 98. 16.76 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.76 (4) (f) The department may appoint one or more fiscal agents for each master lease. Each fiscal agent shall be an incorporated bank or trust company authorized by the laws of the United States or of the state in which it is located to do business as a banking or trust company. Sections 16.705 and 16.75 do not apply to contracts for fiscal agent services. The department shall periodically require competitive proposals, under procedures established by the department, for fiscal agent services under this paragraph. There may be deposited with a fiscal agent, in a special account for such purpose only, a sum estimated to be sufficient to enable the fiscal agent to make all payments which will come due under the master lease not more than 15 days after the date of deposit. The department may make such other provisions respecting fiscal agents as it considers necessary or useful and may enter into a contract with any fiscal agent containing such terms, including compensation, and conditions in regard to the fiscal agent as it considers necessary or useful.
SECTION 99. 16.76 (4) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
16.76 (4) (g) Sections 16.705 and 16.75 do not apply to agreements or ancillary agreements under par. (c) or contracts for fiscal agent services under par. (f).
SECTION 100. 16.76 (4) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
16.76 (4) (h) A master lease may not be used to obtain a facility for use or occupancy by the state or an agency or instrumentality of the state or to obtain an internal improvement.
SECTION 102. 16.76 (4) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
16.76 (4) (j) If a master lease is used to finance payments to be made under an energy conservation construction project as provided in s. 16.858 (2), payments under the lease may not be conditioned upon any payment required to be made by the contractor pursuant to an energy conservation audit.
SECTION 105m. 16.857 of the statutes is created to read:
16.857 Agency building maintenance. (1) In this section, "agency" has the meaning given under s. 16.70 (1).
(2) The department shall require each agency to which moneys are appropriated in any fiscal period for capital building maintenance purposes to submit a work plan to the department describing the agency's proposal for expenditure of those moneys. The plan shall be submitted for such period as the secretary may require, and shall be filed no later than the date prescribed by the secretary. Upon approval of a work plan by the department, the department shall forward the plan to the building commission for its review and approval under s. 13.48 (30).
(3) Notwithstanding s. 16.50 (2), the secretary may withhold approval of any proposed expenditure under s. 16.50 (2) by any agency for any significant capital building maintenance project, as determined by the secretary, if a project does not conform to a work plan approved by the department and the building commission.
(4) Following the end of each fiscal year, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance concerning the expenditure of capital building maintenance moneys by each agency and capital building maintenance work completed by each agency during the preceding fiscal year.
SECTION 106. 16.858 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 16.858 (2) (a) and amended to read:
16.858 (2) (a) Any A contract under sub. (1) shall require may provide for the construction work to be financed by the state or by the contractor to undertake the construction work at its own expense. The contract shall provide for the state to pay a maximum stated amount, which shall include any financing costs incurred by the contractor. The maximum stated amount may not exceed the minimum savings determined under the audit to be realized by the state within the period specified in the audit. The state shall make payments under the contract as the savings identified in the audit are realized by the state, in the amounts actually realized, but not to exceed the lesser of the maximum stated amount or the actual amount of the savings realized by the state within the period specified in the audit. If the department provides financing for construction work, the department may finance any portion of the cost of the work under a master lease entered into as provided under s. 16.76 (4). If the department provides financing for the construction work and the stated amount to be paid by the state under the contract is greater than the amount of the savings realized by the state within the period specified in the audit under sub. (1), the contract shall require the contractor to remit the difference to the department.
(b) The department shall charge the cost of the payments made by the state to the contractor to the applicable appropriation for fuel and utility costs at the building, structure or facility where the work is performed in the amounts equivalent to the savings that accrue to the state under that appropriation from expenditures not made as a result of the construction work, as determined by the department in accordance with the contract. The department may also charge its costs for negotiation and, administration and financing of the contract to the same appropriation.
SECTION 107. 16.858 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.858 (4) No later than January 1 of each year, the secretary shall report to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance identifying any construction work for which the department has contracted under this section for which the state has not made its final payment has not been made as of the date of the preceding report, together with the actual energy cost savings realized by the state as a result of the contract to date, or the estimated energy cost savings to be realized by the state if the total savings to be realized in the audit under sub. (1) have not yet been realized, and the date on which the state made its final payment under the contract or, if the final payment has not been made, the latest date on which the state is obligated to make its final payment under the contract, and any amount that remains payable to the state under the contract.
SECTION 109. 16.956 of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 110. 16.964 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
16.964 (6) (a) In this subsection, "tribe" means a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.
(b) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (6) (ks), the office shall provide grants to tribes to fund tribal law enforcement operations. To be eligible for a grant under this subsection, a tribe must submit an application for a grant to the office that includes a proposed plan for expenditure of the grant moneys. The office shall review any application and plan submitted to determine whether that application and plan meet the criteria established under par. (c). The office shall review the use of grant money provided under this subsection to ensure that the money is used according to the approved plan.
(c) The office shall develop criteria and procedures for use in administering this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), the criteria and procedures need not be promulgated as rules under ch. 227.
SECTION 110j. 16.964 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
16.964 (7) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (6) (kq), the office shall provide grants to counties to fund county law enforcement services. The office may make a grant to a county under this subsection only if all of the following apply:
1. The county borders one or more federally recognized Indian reservations.
2. The county has not established a cooperative county-tribal law enforcement program under s. 165.90 with each federally recognized Indian tribe or band that has a reservation bordering the county.
3. The county demonstrates a need for the law enforcement services to be funded with the grant.
4. The county submits an application for a grant and a proposed plan that shows how the county will use the grant moneys to fund law enforcement services.
(b) The office shall review an application and plan submitted under par. (a) 4. to determine if the application and plan meet the requirements of par. (a) 1. to 3. and the criteria established under par. (c). The office may not award an annual grant in excess of $50,000 to any county under this subsection.
(c) The office shall develop criteria and procedures for use in administering this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.10 (1), the criteria and procedures need not be promulgated as rules under ch. 227.
SECTION 110k. 16.964 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
16.964 (8) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (6) (ks), the office shall make the following grants:
(a) To the Stockbridge-Munsee Indian tribe, $175,000 in each fiscal year for a public safety initiative.
(b) To the St. Croix Chippewa Indian tribe, $150,000 in each fiscal year to develop law enforcement capabilities on the reservation and trust lands of the tribe.
SECTION 110m. 16.965 (title), (1) and (2) of the statutes are created to read:
16.965 (title) Planning grants to local governmental units. (1) In this section:
(a) "Local governmental unit" means a county, city, village, town or regional planning commission.
(b) "Smart growth area" means an area that will enable the development and redevelopment of lands with existing infrastructure and municipal, state and utility services, where practicable, and that will encourage efficient development patterns that are both contiguous to existing development and at densities which have relatively low municipal, state governmental and utility costs.
(c) "Supporting agency" means the department of administration, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of commerce, the department of natural resources, the department of revenue and the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
(2) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (kh), the department may provide grants to local governmental units to be used to finance the cost of planning activities, including contracting for planning consultant services, public planning sessions and other planning outreach and educational activities, or for the purchase of computerized planning data, planning software or the hardware required to utilize that data or software. The department may require any local governmental unit that receives a grant under this section to finance not more than 25% of the cost of the product or service to be funded by the grant from the resources of the local governmental unit. A local governmental unit that desires to receive a grant under this subsection shall file an application with the department. The application shall contain a complete statement of the expenditures proposed to be made for the purposes of the grant. No local governmental unit is eligible to receive a grant under this subsection unless the local governmental unit agrees to utilize the grant to finance planning for all of the purposes specified in s. 66.0295 (2).
SECTION 110n. 16.965 (title), (1) and (2) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), are repealed.
SECTION 110no. 16.965 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
16.965 (3) Prior to awarding a grant to a local governmental unit under sub. (2), the department shall forward a statement of the expenditures proposed to be made under the grant to the Wisconsin land council for its written approval. The council may approve or disapprove any proposed grant.
SECTION 110p. 16.965 (3) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.
SECTION 110q. 16.965 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
16.965 (4) In determining whether to approve a proposed grant, greater precedence shall be accorded to applications of local governmental units that contain one or more of the following elements:
(a) Planning efforts that address the interests of overlapping or neighboring jurisdictions.
(b) Planning efforts that contain a specific description of the means by which one or more of the following goals will be achieved:
1. Promotion of the redevelopment of lands with existing infrastructure and public services and the maintenance and rehabilitation of existing residential, commercial and industrial structures.
2. Encouragement of neighborhood designs that support a range of transportation choices.
3. Protection of natural areas, including wetlands, wildlife habitats, lakes, woodlands, open spaces and groundwater resources.
4. Protection of economically productive areas, including farmland and forests.
5. Encouragement of land uses, densities and regulations that promote efficient development patterns and relatively low municipal, state governmental and utility costs.
6. Preservation of cultural, historic and archaeological sites.
7. Encouragement of coordination and cooperation among nearby units of government.
8. Building of community identity by maintaining physical separation between urban areas, revitalizing main streets and enforcing design standards.
9. Providing an adequate supply of affordable housing for individuals of all income levels throughout each community.
10. Providing adequate infrastructure and public services and an adequate supply of developable land to meet existing and future market demand for residential, commercial and industrial uses.
11. Promoting the expansion or stabilization of the current economic base and the creation of a range of employment opportunities.
12. Balancing individual property rights with community interests and goals.
13. Planning and development of land uses that create or preserve varied and unique urban and rural communities.
(c) Planning efforts that identify smart growth areas.
(d) Planning efforts, including subsequent updates and amendments, that include development of implementing ordinances, including ordinances pertaining to zoning, subdivisions and land division.
(e) Planning efforts for which completion is contemplated within 30 months of the date on which a grant would be awarded.
(f) Planning efforts that provide opportunities for public participation.
SECTION 110r. 16.965 (4) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.
SECTION 110s. 16.965 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
16.965 (5) The Wisconsin land council may promulgate rules specifying the methodology whereby precedence will be accorded to applications in awarding grants under sub. (2).
SECTION 110t. 16.965 (5) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.
SECTION 110u. 16.965 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
16.965 (6) The department shall assess each supporting agency $250,000 per year to support planning assistance provided to local governmental units. Each supporting agency shall charge the cost of its assessment to the agency's appropriations for general program operations from general purpose revenue in the amounts specified by the secretary.
SECTION 110v. 16.965 (6) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.
SECTION 110w. 16.9651 of the statutes is created to read:
16.9651 Transportation planning grants to local governmental units. (1) In this section, "local governmental unit" means a county, city, village, town or regional planning commission.
(2) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (z), the department may provide grants to local governmental units to be used to finance the cost of planning activities related to the transportation element, as described in s. 66.0295 (2) (c), of a comprehensive plan, as defined in s. 66.0295 (1) (a), including contracting for planning consultant services, public planning sessions and other planning outreach and educational activities, or for the purchase of computerized planning data, planning software or the hardware required to utilize that data or software. The department may require any local governmental unit that receives a grant under this section to finance not more than 25% of the cost of the product or service to be funded by the grant from the resources of the local governmental unit. Prior to awarding a grant under this section, the department shall forward a detailed statement of the proposed expenditures to be made under the grant to the secretary of transportation and obtain his or her written approval of the proposed expenditures.
SECTION 114m. 16.967 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
16.967 (11) SOIL SURVEYS AND MAPPING. (a) The board may conduct soil surveys and soil mapping activities. The board may assess any state agency for any amount that the board determines to be required to conduct soil surveys and soil mapping activities. For this purpose, the board may assess state agencies on a premium basis and pay costs incurred on an actual basis. The board shall credit all moneys received from state agencies under this paragraph to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (kt).
(b) The board may contract with the board of commissioners of public lands to perform soil surveys and soil mapping activities on lands under the jurisdiction of the board of commissioners of public lands.
SECTION 114n. 16.967 (11) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.
SECTION 114p. 16.971 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
