SECTION 4. 71.07 (3n) (a) 1p. of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 5. 71.07 (3n) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.07 (3n) (a) 2. (intro.) "Dairy "Livestock farm modernization or expansion" means the construction, the improvement, or the acquisition of buildings or facilities, or the acquisition of equipment, for dairy animal livestock housing, livestock confinement, animal livestock feeding, milk production, or waste management, including the following, if used exclusively related to dairy animals livestock:
SECTION 6. 71.07 (3n) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.07 (3n) (b) Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years that begin after December 31, 2003, and before January 1, 2010, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under ss. 71.02 and 71.08 an amount equal to 10% of the amount the claimant paid in the taxable year for dairy livestock farm modernization or expansion related to the operation of the claimant's dairy livestock farm.
SECTION 7. 71.28 (3n) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.28 (3n) (title) DAIRY LIVESTOCK FARM INVESTMENT CREDIT.
SECTION 8. 71.28 (3n) (a) 1m. of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 9. 71.28 (3n) (a) 1n. of the statutes is created to read:
71.28 (3n) (a) 1n. "Livestock" means domestic animals used in this state in the production of food, fiber, or other animal products and includes bovine animals, swine, poultry, fish, sheep, and goats. "Livestock" does not include equine animals, deer, ratites, camelidae, or mink.
SECTION 10. 71.28 (3n) (a) 1p. of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 11. 71.28 (3n) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.28 (3n) (a) 2. (intro.) "Dairy "Livestock farm modernization or expansion" means the construction, the improvement, or the acquisition of buildings or facilities, or acquiring equipment, for dairy animal livestock housing, livestock confinement, animal livestock feeding, milk production, or waste management, including the following, if used exclusively related to dairy animals livestock:
SECTION 12. 71.28 (3n) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.28 (3n) (b) Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years that begin after December 31, 2003, and before January 1, 2010, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.23 an amount equal to 10% of the amount the claimant paid in the taxable year for dairy livestock farm modernization or expansion related to the operation of the claimant's dairy livestock farm.
SECTION 13. 71.47 (3n) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.47 (3n) (title) DAIRY LIVESTOCK FARM INVESTMENT CREDIT.
SECTION 14. 71.47 (3n) (a) 1m. of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 15. 71.47 (3n) (a) 1n. of the statutes is created to read:
71.47 (3n) (a) 1n. "Livestock" means domestic animals used in this state in the production of food, fiber, or other animal products and includes bovine animals, swine, poultry, fish, sheep, and goats. "Livestock" does not include equine animals, deer, ratites, camelidae, or mink.
SECTION 16. 71.47 (3n) (a) 1p. of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 17. 71.47 (3n) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.47 (3n) (a) 2. (intro.) "Dairy "Livestock farm modernization or expansion" means the construction, the improvement, or the acquisition of buildings or facilities, or the acquisition of equipment, for dairy animal livestock housing, livestock confinement, animal livestock feeding, milk production, or waste management, including the following, if used exclusively related to dairy animals livestock:
SECTION 18. 71.47 (3n) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.47 (3n) (b) Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, for taxable years that begin after December 31, 2003, and before January 1, 2010, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43 an amount equal to 10% of the amount the claimant paid in the taxable year for dairy livestock farm modernization or expansion related to the operation of the claimant's dairy livestock farm.
SECTION 9341. Initial applicability; revenue.
(1) LIVESTOCK FARM MODERNIZATION CREDIT. The treatment of sections 71.07 (3n) (title), (a) 1m., 1n., 1p., and 2. (intro.), and (b), 71.28 (3n) (title), (a) 1m., 1n., 1p., and 2. (intro.), and (b), and 71.47 (3n) (title), (a) 1m., 1n., 1p., and 2. (intro.), and (b) of the statutes first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1 of the year in which this subsection takes effect, except that if this subsection takes effect after July 31 the treatment of sections 71.07 (3n) (title), (a) 1m., 1n., 1p., and 2. (intro.), and (b), 71.28 (3n) (title), (a) 1m., 1n., 1p., and 2. (intro.), and (b), and 71.47 (3n) (title), (a) 1m., 1n., 1p., and 2. (intro.), and (b) of the statutes first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year in which this subsection takes effect.
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Walker, BB0309 - Private contractor premises registration fee
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2005 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Agriculture
Under current law, beginning on November 1, 2005, a person who keeps livestock in this state must register each location at which the person keeps livestock. Each location is to be assigned an identification code. The law authorizes DATCP to contract with an agent to administer the program for registering and assigning codes to livestock premises. This bill provides that, if DATCP does contract with an agent to administer the program, the agent may collect fees that cover the cost of administering the program.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 95.51 (8) of the statutes, as created by 2003 Wisconsin Act 229, is amended to read:
95.51 (8) CONTRACT AGENT. The department may contract with an agent to administer the registration program under this section on behalf of the department. The department may not authorize an agent to release aggregate information under this section. If the department contracts with an agent under this subsection, the agent may collect fees from registrants that cover the agent's cost of administering the registration program.
SECTION 9403. Effective dates; agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
(1) LIVESTOCK PREMISES REGISTRATION. The treatment of section 95.51 (8) of the statutes takes effect on November 1, 2005.
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Walker, BB0312 - DATCP bioindustry grants
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2005 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Agriculture
This bill authorizes DATCP to make grants to increase the use of agricultural products and agricultural wastes as energy sources, to reduce the generation or increase the beneficial use of agricultural wastes, and to encourage the development of biochemicals from agricultural products. A grant may not exceed $300,000.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.115 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.115 (4) (c) Agricultural investment aids. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for agricultural research and development grants under s. 93.46 (2) and (3) and sustainable agriculture grants under s. 93.47.
SECTION 2. 93.46 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
93.46 (3) (a) The department may make grants for any of the following:
1. Research and development of technologies, including digesters, for using agricultural products or agricultural waste as energy sources.
2. Encouraging the use of agricultural products or agricultural waste as energy sources.
3. Reducing the generation of agricultural wastes or increasing the beneficial use of agricultural wastes.
4. Encouraging the development of biochemicals from agricultural products.
(b) The department may provide the recipient of a grant under this subsection with not more than $300,000, of which not more than $150,000 may be for planning and not more than $150,000 may be for implementation.
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CTS:wlj:pg
2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Statz, BB0315 - Department of Financial Institutions transfer to general fund
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2005 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Financial institutions
Under current law, DFI pays expenses related to services including photocopying and document production with moneys received as fees for such services. This bill lapses to the general fund from those moneys $125,000 on June 30, 2006, and $125,000 on June 30, 2007.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 9217. Appropriation changes; financial institutions.
(1) GIFTS, GRANTS, SETTLEMENTS, AND PUBLICATIONS; LAPSE.
(a) Notwithstanding section 20.001 (3) (c) of the statutes, and except as provided in paragraph (b), on June 30, 2006, there is lapsed to the general fund $125,000 from the appropriation account of the department of financial institutions under section 20.144 (1) (h) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2005, and on June 30, 2007, there is lapsed to the general fund $125,000 from the appropriation account of the department of financial institutions under section 20.144 (1) (h) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2005.
(b) The secretary of administration may not lapse moneys to the general fund under paragraph (a) if the lapse would violate a condition imposed by the federal government on the expenditure of the moneys or if the lapse would violate state or federal law.
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CTS:wlj:ch
2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Statz, BB0316 - Increase foreign corporation annual report filing fee
For 2005-07 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2005 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Commerce and economic development
Business organizations and financial institutions
This bill increases fees DFI charges to a foreign corporation when the corporation files its annual report or applies for a certificate of withdrawal (which withdraws authority for the corporation to transact business in this state). Under current law, a foreign corporation doing business in this state must, when filing its annual report, pay a fee of $2 for every $1,000 of capital employed in this state for which the corporation has not already paid a fee (excess capital). Also under current law, a foreign corporation doing business in this state must, when applying for a certificate of withdrawal, pay a $2 fee for every $1,000 of excess capital. This bill increases both fees to $3 for every $1,000 of excess capital.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 180.0122 (1) (w) of the statutes is amended to read: