Provide $100,000 over the biennium, rather than $200,000 allocated under the enrolled bill, for a grant to the Burnett County Historical Society for educational programming, marketing and advertising for Fort Folle Avoine.
Provide a grant of $75,000 to both Polk and Burnett Counties over the biennium, rather than $150,000 to each county under the enrolled bill, for tourism promotion in northwestern Wisconsin.
Delete the provision to allocate $50,000 in 1999-00 for grants to the St. Croix Valley Tourism Alliance.
h. University of Wisconsin System: Aquaculture Demonstration Facility. Delete the requirement for submission to and approval of a construction and operation plan by the Joint Committee on Finance and eliminates the restriction that the bonding for this project could not be issued until the Committee approves the plan. Further, delete the requirement that the Board of Regents ensure that the facility provide applied research and training to aquaculturists at the facility as well as the requirement that the research and training emphasize: (1) environmental impact; (2) water quality; (3) appropriate water use; (4) fish health science; (5) innovative aquaculture methods and practices; and (6) demonstration, education and outreach activities through UW-Extension.
i. Veterans Affairs: Services to American Indian Veterans. Reduce the allocations for grants to each of 11 tribal governing bodies to assist American Indians in Wisconsin in obtaining federal and state veterans benefits by $12,500 PR in 1999-00 and $17,500 PR in 2000-01. Following the partial veto, grant funding for this purpose would total $15,000 PR in 1999-00 and $10,000 PR in 2000-01.
Reflecting these vetoes, Act 9 allocates $20,191,900 in 1999-00 and $22,235,200 in 2000-01 from tribal gaming revenue. Under the Act 9 provisions, the tribal gaming program revenue appropriation has an estimated balance of $1,173,100 on June 30, 2001. The following table lists the tribal gaming revenue allocations under Act 9. Each item is also summarized in greater detail, including any modifications to position authority, under the respective agency summaries.
Tribal Gaming Revenue Allocations -- Act 9
Program Revenue
Department 1999-00 2000-01 Purpose
1. Administration $500,000 $500,000 County management assistance grant program.
2. Administration -- Office of
Justice Assistance 650,000 1,050,000 Tribal law enforcement assistance grant program.
3. Administration -- Office of
Justice Assistance 250,000 250,000 County law enforcement grants for certain counties.
4. Arts Board 25,200 25,200 Grants-in-aid to, or contracts with, American Indian individuals or groups for services furthering the development of the arts and humanities.
5. Commerce 3,894,300 2,514,600 Gaming economic development grants and loans, including grants to Brown County to support construction of a new arena and Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley.
6. Commerce 0 2,500,000 Gaming economic diversification grants and loans, including a grant for the Swiss Cultural Center in New Glarus.
7. Commerce1 388,700 388,700 Physician Loan Assistance Program (PLAP), Health Care Provider Loan Assistance Program (HCPLAP) and a related contract.
8. Commerce7 109,700 109,700 Native American liaison, economic development liaison grants and technical assistance.
9. Health and Family Services 1,308,700 1,470,000 Tribal outreach positions, matching funds for federally qualified health centers (FQHC) and a contingency fund for BadgerCare premiums of Native American families.
10. Health and Family Services1 920,000 920,000 Health services: tribal medical relief block grants ($800,000 PR annually) and cooperative American Indian health projects ($120,000 PR annually).
11. Health and Family Services1 771,600 771,600 Social services: Indian substance abuse prevention education ($500,000 PR annually) and Indian Aids ($271,600 PR annually).
12. Health and Family Services2 250,000 250,000 Compulsive gambling awareness campaign grants.
13. Higher Education Aids Board1 779,800 779,800 Indian student assistance grant program for Native American undergraduate or graduate students.
14. Higher Education Aids Board 400,000 400,000 Wisconsin Higher Education Grant (WHEG) program for tribal college students.
15. Historical Society1 170,100 170,100 Northern Great Lakes Center operations funding.
Program Revenue
Department 1999-00 2000-01 Purpose
16. Justice3 $758,900 $758,900 County-tribal law enforcement programs: local assistance ($708,400 annually) and state operations ($50,500 annually).
17. Natural Resources4 2,500,000 2,500,000 Transfer to the fish and wildlife account of the conservation fund.
18. Natural Resources5 669,000 619,000 Snowmobile enforcement program.
19. Natural Resources1 120,000 120,000 Nonpoint grants and local assistance to the Oneida Nation.
20. Natural Resources1 109,700 109,700 Management of state fishery resources in off-reservation areas where tribes have treaty-based rights to fish.
21. Natural Resources 27,600 172,400 Management of an elk reintroduction program.
22. Natural Resources6 100,000 100,000 Payment to the Lac du Flambeau Band relating to certain fishing and sports licenses.
23. Natural Resources 81,000 131,000 Mandatory snowmobile education program.
24. Natural Resources 100,000 300,000 One-time grant to the Town of Swiss in Burnett County and the St. Croix Band for a drinking water study and for planning activities related to construction of wastewater and drinking water treatment facilities.
25. Natural Resources 92,700 103,500 Study of crop damage by cranes and a position relating to the reintroduction of whooping cranes.
26. Public Instruction7 198,000 203,000 Aid to alternative schools operating American Indian language and culture education programs.
27. Tourism 4,000,000 4,000,000 General tourism marketing, including grants to nonprofit tourism promotion organizations and specific earmarks.
28. University of Wisconsin System 0 0 Ashland full-scale aquaculture demonstration facility: debt service payments and operational costs. (No funding is provided in the 1999-01 biennium.)
29. Veterans Affairs 66,900 68,000 American Indian services coordinator project position and grants to assist American Indians in obtaining federal and state veterans benefits.
30. Workforce Development 350,000 350,000 Vocational rehabilitation services for Native American individuals and tribes or bands.
Program Revenue
Department 1999-00 2000-01 Purpose
31. Workforce Development $600,000 $600,000 Work-Based Learning Board grants for work-based learning programs.
Total Act 9 Allocations $20,191,900 $22,235,200
1 Would eliminate GPR funding and provide an identical amount of gaming revenue for the same purpose.
